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Hi this is Moshe
Pleas look at my post.
Comments will be appreciated.
http://www.wepc.com/vote/view/dream/7362/William_Gibson_Cyberspace_Machine

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/29/three-reasons-why-netbooks-just-arent-good-enough/

interesting to see ranting about why he sees netbooks as a fail...

Most people here use a 3G HSDPA dongle for internet-connectivity.

Of course people basically use it as an internet tablet and theres those Nokia Internet Tablets around which feature mobile like hardware (ARM-processor) but with no phone capability. Most people spend most of their time on the Internet and it can be nice having a keyboard. It's perfect for whining on the web or IRC/chat. A phone is a computer not the other way around btw.

hi, yeah I'll take it on a trip
heading out to DR soon.
My cousin has an eeePC and I wanted to borrow it for my vacation to see how it flies before getting one myself. Where do you live? I'm in CT
wintkat

dont forget to include windows xp

If I could find a netbook with an xga screen I'd buy one tomorrow.Who wants to see a blockbuster film on a tiny screen.

Yes, a wxga screen is o/k for large televisions or large games computers but is useless for surfing on a netbook.

My perfect notebook would consist of a 12 inch 1024x768 semi-mat screen, not a shiny letter-box a third of which is used by the Google heading when surfing,or Photoshop when trying to edit my latest masterpiece on location, or write a report or letter.A large capacity SSD to save my work on, good graphics card, 2G memory, modem, DVD Drive, card reader, x4 USB sockets, good battery life and light weight. Not possible yet ? then I'll wait.

I don't do any of those things on my phone. I think that's weird to do that because typing on a phone is so limited and difficult (says the girl who touch-types at 120wpm). My EeePC sits next to my bed and lets me check email before going to bed or before getting up. To be honest, it was a present so I didn't feel it necessary, but it's definitely cool to take when I visit friends!

Also, they're shooting a commercial here at the office and the producer is using an EeePC for running the teleprompter, giving cues, checking her mail, etc.

I just bought a HP Mini about 2 weeks ago and I love it! I bought it mainly for surfing the net and watching movies on trips. I got tired of carrying a full size laptop everywhere I went when all I was using it for was watching videos and checking my email. I haven't tried to install Photoshop, Illustrator or any other similar program on it yet and I might only to see how/if it would work. I work as a graphic designer and spend all day at work on a Mac with dual monitors and a large Wacom tablet. At home I have a large desktop with dual monitors, a Macbook and a regular size Gateway laptop so this is more of an auxiliary computer. Its really easy to use the it (I am using it right now infact) when on the couch watching TV and it is so small that its hard not to take everywhere with me yet it is large enough not to be too uncomfortable typing for any length of time.
Don't buy a netbook as a replacement for a proper powerful laptop or desktop because that isn't what it is.