ASUS Eee PC 1015PN-PU17 Netbook w/ NVIDIA ION Graphics Intel Dual Core Atom 1.5GHz 250GB HDD $279 AC

I heard the performance gains aren't really substantial on this Dual-core Atom. At this price though, it's hard to argue.

Quote from smartdeals : wish this were 1366x768

I know, I'm using an Asus netbook right now with 1024X600 and sometimes I wish it was a bit more for certain apps. I also noticed that this one has a webcam with only .3 megapixels. This is still a decent deal though since these things pretty indestructible. I've had mine for over 2 years and it's been through hell, but still going strong except for the hard drive (which is expected since it had been dropped so many times) and the battery which was only about $30 or so shipped from ebay. The ebay battery was a 9 or 10 cell (sticks out the back a little), but actually lasts 5 or 6 real hours (I would only get about 2 with the factory 6 cell). I also had an original 4G eeepc and that thing was pretty indestructible until something spilled all over it. Asus seems to make much better laptops/netbooks than the others such as Toshiba and HP.

This deal is not bad, considering dual-core Atom.

Quote from superDaddy : Agree, compared to today's transformer deal from J&R, for <$100 more.

How does spending more money on a less capable device w/ no keyboard = a better deal?

Quote from cuoreesitante : good deal, but imho netbooks arent worth buying anymore, given the improvement in practicality and usability of the tablets.

Given the improvements in sex change surgery, it's not worth dating regular women anymore. Transvestites are easier to pick up, look almost the same & they don't expect to be wine & dined.

I was of the same idea that i needed a netbook cause i type a lot. netbook was slow and clumsy so i ended up buying an ipad ( couldnt wait for the trasnformer ) and on landscape i have gotten so used to typing on it, that i type just as fast. I think it is a personal preference, atom based netbooks are not fast at all...if you need something small and portable i'd look into the ultra portable HP laptops. they are about 400-420 dollars for something you can actually use. If you want something a little flashier, the tablet will handle most things just fine. I know the price is good, but honestly i bought my netbook at a good price too and i still got frustrated with it ( frustrating mouse pad, resizing screen to be able to see a webpage, etc etc )

Quote from SlickDogg : Given the improvements in sex change surgery, it's not worth dating regular women anymore. Transvestites are easier to pick up, look almost the same & they don't expect to be wine & dined.

Very good point. We are talking about two different machines, built to perform two different tasks. Comparing them is strange at best.

If you want your netbook to be fast, try getting rid of Windoze and put Ubuntu in it. Even with just the 1 gig of RAM, it is now a fast machine... (I recommend Ubuntu 10.04.2)

Quote from SlickDogg : Given the improvements in sex change surgery, it's not worth dating regular women anymore. Transvestites are easier to pick up, look almost the same & they don't expect to be wine & dined.

i wonder if there is a CNET review about this.

If the ram can be upgraded the only downside in the low resolution screen. I was looking at the Transformer Tablet as well, however I want more control and storage space.

1024x600........

Quote from sabin : I heard the performance gains aren't really substantial on this Dual-core Atom. At this price though, it's hard to argue.

It's a terrible price.

Gripes about netbooks revolve around low resolution display and crappy video. <$20 upgrade:

Acer c-50 AO522

http://www.provantage.com/acer-lu...CEN17W.htm

+720p screen
+better video
+DX11 support
+virtualization
- green

AMD fusion system still have a premium but there is zero reason to purchase crappy ATOM based netbooks besides price. $230 might be a deal.

Quote from superDaddy : Agree, compared to today's transformer deal from J&R, for <$100 more.

Where?

I just searched for this and got nothing.

Quote from cuoreesitante : good deal, but imho netbooks arent worth buying anymore, given the improvement in practicality and usability of the tablets.

if you are a girl or girly whose need is chatting with other girls, you definitely don't need anything with computing functionalities.

thanks