What does /g/ think about netbooks?

Just a meme.

>>56242850
Made obsolete by smart phones

>>56242850
Intentional garbage. Made with the worst hardware and in the worst way possible. These things are a good example of how W A S T E F U L our fucking economy is.

I love them, it's a shame tablets killed them and UMPCs off.

>>56242850
I like the X220.

>>56243018
Too bad it's not a netbook

>>56242850
Only thinkpad

>>56242850
Too small

Has there ever been a netbook that was actually decent? How did they end up with such shit hardware while afterwards tablets and phones that are even smaller ended up being 20 times more powerful?

I just asked on the FGLT thread.

does anyone recommend the Asus Eee PC 1001PX?
Atom N450
1GB of RAM
250GB HDD

any special distros recommended?

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I don't think. I just use one.

>>56242850
They are complete fucking trash.
I don't know why you would buy one when you could just buy a cheap used thinkpad (X,T,W,P series) like pic related.

talk me out of buying an MSI U100

>>56244240
Thinkpad is cheaper, faster, rugged, and more a e s t h e t i c

>>56243451
Maybe Lubuntu?

>>56244410
Yeah, Lubuntu is the first distro that came into my mind
maybe xubuntu or ubuntu mate too
dont know what difference, performance wise, there would be

>>56243362
The MacBook is a decent netbook. It's just overpriced as all hell.

>>56243451
got antergos with openbox on my 1018P, it works really well

>>56244410
>cheaper
the fucking U100 is $50.

>>56244781
>12"
It's not a netbook though

>>56244240
IdeaPad S10 is $10 more (at least that's what I got mine for) and looks much better with similar specs

>>56245055
they look about the same...

>>56245117
Not really

netbooks are good for lurk

>>56242895
this and tablets

>>56245517
show me the huge differences.
The ideapad has the stupid barrel styled hinge and looks worse.

>>56245657
Look at the lids. The IdeaPad's doesn't look like ass, and that stupid barrel style hinge is better, especially if you get the extended battery.

>>56242850
I like the idea
But they keep underspecing them to death. I haven't seen one I would actually buy, makes me sad.
it goes something like this

Small form factor, great I think laptops are too big for my highly mobile browsing and editing and a smart phone is too small and tablets lack that keyboard feel I love

i3 mobile sure, I don't really need an i7 for the basic stuff, but don't you dare go lower this ain't some embedded unit.

Last years embedded graphics, makes sense this is not my gaming unit and we are cutting costs

Small HDD, you know I am willing to pay more for a SSD even if it is just 120GB cause this is going to get tossed about and that drive head is going to die.

1 or possibly 2 GB of RAM, NO WHAT THE HECK? You need the RAM to compensate for the low CPU and bring the multi tasking power to bare, also newer OS's are bloating to the point I need ~3.7GB to run everything smoothly.

end result is will not buy, till some one fixes these things.

>>56244980
you can get BIOS Locked ThinkPad's for that much.
It just requires some work to remove and you are golden.

>>56244469
xubuntu is a bit heavier but still lightweight, but I think it will run on decent hardware.
ubuntu mate is much heavier than the former so.

>>56247110
>bios locked
noty

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>>56242850
is my x100e a netbook?

>>56249190
>AMD
if only it wasn't amd ;_;

>>56249387
Better than being Intel.

>>56249190
What can you even do on that? How long does the battery last?

replaced by Chromebooks. Seriously. CB's are dirt cheap and have stupid long battery life. That's the whole point of a netbook. To do stuff on the net.

An X220 with i7, 4 hours battery life and meh screen (stock one anyway) is just an undersized laptop in all the wrong ways.

>>56249595
Are there even any 10" Chromebooks?

>>56249626
11" I think is the smallest. "true" netbooks are a thing of the past. Better off with a 10.1" tablet and small bluetooth keyboard. Shit even stuff like the MS Surface 10.1" is good for that.

>>56249190
Yes.

>>56249387
AMD's cat cores were one of their better things recently. I had an HP with an E-350 in it and it ran circles around its Intel Atom competitors.

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>>56249676
>"true" netbooks are a thing of the past
They're still a thing, just uncommon. Pic related, my next netbook.
>Better off with a 10.1" tablet and small bluetooth keyboard. Shit even stuff like the MS Surface 10.1" is good for that
Fuck that bullshit.

>>56242850
think of a notebook, but with the specs of a phone

>>56249736
What ports does it have?
Specs?

>>56242850
Cute little things but otherwise serve no real purpose outside being a cheap laptop alternative for the basic consumer

>>56249691
might go with one over a u100 now, thanks.

>>56250155
Core M CPU
4 or 8GiB RAM
128 or 256GiB SSD
10.1" 1920x1200 IPS touchscreen
14h battery life

3x USB 3.0
SD slot
Ethernet
HDMI
VGA

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>>56250155
Not that guy but it looks like an older version of this: http://panasonic.jp/pc/products/rz5v/

I have no idea who would consider that a netbook with a $2000 price tag. It even says Ultrabook on the sticker on the palm rest.

That being said a 10.1" 1920x1200 IPS display sounds fucking awesome.

>>56250290
Does it have audiojacks?

>>56250230
Just check the processor that's in it, they sold a version with an E-240 in it and that was pretty bad compared to the E-350.

E-240: single core 1.5GHz
E-350: dual core 1.6GHz

>>56250319
Of course

>>56250334
I mean in jack and out jack or one combined?

>>56250374
Looks like it's only got one jack so I'm assuming it's a combo one

>>56242850
The form factor is good. It would be cool if more of them were premium like the Panasonic RZ5 though.

>>56250394
uhhh it kinda sucks
Still it's a great purchase considering that many ultrabooks today have less ports.
Enjoy your netbook

>>56250443
>Enjoy your netbook
I definitely will

>>56243451
I have a netbook running crunchbang and love it. I don't think that diatro is supported anymore, but there is a new, similar one that came out of the crunchbang community.

>>56250504
*distro

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Just picked this up recently, what can I do to improve performace and make it a tolerable web browser?
Already have Xubuntu installed but I'm willing to try anything

>>56242850
pretty sure the X line isn't lumped in with netbooks despite being a portable

>>56243451
I would go Slax. Netbooks run super well on them

>>56249736
"netbook" is a marketing buzzword

the very expensive portable in your picture doesn't really fall into netbook category as defined by the western market

The RZ5 is the perfect portable imo
Shame it doesn't exist on the US market officially

>>56242850
If they're the size of my hand and have network ports and or serial ports they gucci for network maintenance.

why did tablets have to kill them off

they were taking off too

>>56252268
normals just want to consume media
tablets make it easier to do that

>>56242850
Panasonic Let's Note netbooks are super cute

I use old low-end laptop to browse internet without noscript and to download hardcore fetish porn and torrents. The laptop I work on was like $3k initially so I don't want to mess with it.

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Got me through college

>Too small for proper laptop use
>Too big for a phone
>About as fast as cheap smartphone
Useful for emergency use with Linux? On vacation?

Isn/t it furstrating having to scroll horizontally to see a full web page? I feel like that would drive me nuts.

>>56242850
>What does /g/ think about netbooks?
Are they still a thing?
A local school bought one for every kid in the place a few years ago. I wonder who got the kickback.

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>>56242850
The fuck is a netbook? From who's ass was this term pulled? Why do they keep renaming laptops.

>>56258516
A netbook is a small laptop, no need to get your panties in a bunch

>>56258516
Laptops are a misnomer.
Having them on your lap while using them fucks up your spine and balls.

>>56242850
Well my ThinkPad P50 runs like a champ.
Been thinking about getting a netbook and making it into a dedicated Linux machine

>>56242850
i have a probook, I love it. Netbooks are comfy.

Since when X series Thinkpads are netbooks?

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>>56258542
>>56258543
I just made this out of the sheer anger this thread has caused me. Deal with it.

>>56258832
No picture of a smug asshole on the right side. 5/10

>>56242850
X220 is a UMPC, not a netbook
UMPC dedicated LV SKUs of full voltage CPUs, decent screens and build quality
netbooks made to be cheap as possible with shitty cut down CPUs, shitty screens, and shitty polycarbonate cases and terrible keyboards.

>>56259159
Who was I supposed to put?

>>56258832
>Then, use same term for different products
>Now, use different names for different products

wtf, I hate then now ?

>>56259882
they're essentially the same products.

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>>56242850
What does /g/ think about Internet Appliances?

>>56249736
>core M
>cooling fan
muh "joponese design"

x100e vs 120e or 130e.
Which do i go with /g/

>>56259836
M * * * i

>>56260243
x200s

>>56260265
?????

>>56260298
M a c k i

>>56258832
portable PC is the only sane term.

>>56260277
I have an old broken x220T. This would not be a daily driver rather something to fuck around with.
And no, I don't want to replace the mobo in the T. I want to let it enjoy its retirement.

Also, not a netbook.

>>56260597
THIS
H
I
S

What's a good non meme laptop under 200€ for anime and python programming, pls don't say thinkpads they look terrible

>>56242850
I use one as a home file server for my local repo and ebooks. Videos are too slow to provide info.

>>56251880
I know netbooks are generally tiny cheap notebooks but I don't see why a 10" notebook wouldn't fall under the netbook category. Aren't netbooks essentially just sub-12" laptops (well I wouldn't even really count 11.6" but I know it does)

>>56251879
Shit man I forgot about Slax, that was my first distro.

>>56258516
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=define%3Anetbook

>>56261145
>I know netbooks are generally tiny cheap notebooks but I don't see why a 10" notebook wouldn't fall under the netbook category. Aren't netbooks essentially just sub-12" laptops (well I wouldn't even really count 11.6" but I know it does)
Netbook normally very heavily implied a small size, gimped processor, and cheap.

Over $400? Good luck selling that as a netbook. Maybe with a fancy 1366x768 screen or something premium.
Something more powerful than a Intel Atom or AMD *cat processor? Good luck keeping the price down, now you are $600+ and calling it an ultrabook.

I never remember anybody calling $1000+ laptops/ultraportables/whatever netbooks just because they had a small screen. Cheap was an important part of it.

The reason they died was because manufacturers were tired of the race to the bottom. I think they realized it was filling all the needs of too many people at too low of a price for them to get the profit they wanted. Chromebooks also kinda took their place but they were basically netbook guts minus the HDD and around the same price as a cheap netbook but sufficiently gimped they didn't feel it was cannibalizing their sales of more expensive products anymore.

>>56242850

I have an old Lenovo S10-3. It is impossible to use because ancient. Single core Atom, 2gb ram, 5400rpm hdd.

Would an SSD make it usable again? I'd like to maybe try Ubuntu on it also.

>>56261717
>It is impossible to use
I use the original S10 daily.

>>56249190
Had an X120e in college.

Great machine for a netbook. But Gentoo on it still is a good Facebook browsing word processing machine.

>>56260243
Anyone?

>>56260243
Between those 3 you'd want to pick the x120e.

But you'd probably want any other X class Thinkpad if you didn't need to get any of those 3. They're pretty old at this point.

>>56261743
Specs and why?

>>56261899
>specs
Atom N270
2GB RAM
1024x576 screen
120GB chink SSD
OpenBSD
>why
My laptop broke. I was using this almost daily as a netbook anyway and right now it's my only notebook with a battery that holds a charge.

>>56261967

If you had a more powerful laptop would you bother using it?

I really just want something light and portable for writing/programming/Ru!scripts. Worth $20 to throw a chink SSD in?

>>56262067
>If you had a more powerful laptop would you bother using it?
Of course. Like I said I was using it almost daily as a netbook even when I did have a better laptop.
>Worth $20 to throw a chink SSD in?
Yeah

>>56262107
Thanks anon, I'll give it a shot

>>56242850
netbooks are bad, ultrabooks are ultimately awesome

small form factor is great idea, but i'd never buy any kind of atom eee pc piece of shit that barely runs anything.

>>56246302
>implying Bluetooth keyboards for tablets aren't a thing

Faggot what even this isn't 2006 anymore.

I remember when netbooks were popular

>ooh anon why not get one of these?

They're shit and terrible. Laptops are bad enough you don't need something that'll make your eyes squint just to read off of.

>but to they have great battery life desu and weigh nothing

They also perform like nothing. Unless you're solely going to use Microsoft Word 2003 on it at least get a cheap laptop.

>>56262906
Modern Atoms have great performance. Even the old ones are easy to work with if you know what you're doing

>>56263095
>tablet with a keyboard
No replacement for a netbook.

>>56261832
Why the 120e over the 130e?
I have a SP2, so I'm not looking for something special. Just something <$60 to have fun with.

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>>56262906
What do you guys think of ultrabooks? I'm thinking of going for the ux303ub since it comes with a 940m.

I just don't know if I care about that 1800p resolution.

>>56265721
someone?

>>56260243
posting from x131e

>>56268050
fuck those are pushing the budget of like $50 I was looking at for a U100.
The 350 120es are a bit more than i'd like to spend

>>56250794
Oh fuck, saw the thread, was reading before posting about this one, I have one somewhere else, needs some fixes, I'm thinking about putting it to use has some time already, is it worth it?

>>56268387
I'd say so. I've been debating selling my Vaio UX for a Vaio P for a while, the P's much more pocketable.

>>56268417
It has 1/3 of the size of the Toshiba I'm using on the go, any idea about how arch would run? Minimal use, SSHing and some lurking around only.

>>56268534
Linux for just basic browsing and SSH will be fine

>>56243451
I use lububtu on my insperon from 2004 with 2 GB ram. Runs pretty well

>>56249418
everything but gaming, just one thing at a time because it's a single core. I can shitpost and watch a video at the same time but that's it.

It also gets really hot (53°C idle, 76°C on heavy load). Battery lasts about 2 hours.

Thing is, I have it since 2011 and the damn thing just refuses to break. Not even a dent. I clean it up and it looks brand new. I also have an x220 and the corners broke within one year. Weird stuff.

They are pretty decent. My daily driver is an Asus 1015E (1GHz Celeron dual-core, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD) running Linux Mint 18. Works very reliably for web browsing, scripting, web dev, etc.

>>56269369
W E B D E V
E
B
D
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Leave inmediately.

Just get a Macbook lmao

>>56270266
Just quit shitposting

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>>56260243
Dont go above 120e

130e looks like shit

Pic related is x130e

>>56270355
What's the issue with it? Looks fine.

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>>56270355
>>56270362

And here is x120e
Damn near looks like a smaller x220

Even has an extended battery option

>>56270362
>that huge fucking bezel
>on that tiny a computer
Yawn.

>>56270380
>waah bezels
Oh I see, the problem's not the device it's your autism

>>56270390
No, it is the device. Screen space is a premium, and you've already got such a tiny amount of it on a netbook. Pointlessly and wastefully making it even smaller is dumb.

>>56242850
They're far too small, keyboards are all shit with weak actuation force even X series are crap.

Have been using a X250 for a year or two now and have just ordered a T460P, cannot wait to be rid of this small piece of shit excuse for a laptop.

>>56270402
>muh screen space
Just fuck off kid.

>>56270355
>>56270362
>>56270369
x130e looks like a fucking toy compared to x120e.

x130e is more a Thinkpad Edge while x120e is a Thinkpad proper

>>56270403
X series thinkpads use literally the same keyboards as the T models. Same part numbers, same switches.

>>56270425
>X series thinkpads use literally the same keyboards as the T models.
Hasn't been true since X240

>>56242850
>netbooks
6 years ago, under-powered but very handy!
Today, totally pointless....

>>56270436
They're still very handy

>>56270425
Except they don't...

I know this because our fleet laptops are composed of X and T series laptops.

The keyboards are identical in the design/function but they have smaller keys and lighter membranes in the X series.

>>56270475
Well, it was true on the Thinkpads that matter (everything until after the X230 series)

>>56270483
>Ivy Bridge or older
>mattering

Is my x200s a netbook?

>>56271258
No

>>56249736
that looks preddy comfy. I have a thinkpad yoga myself and it's pretty comfy as well. Memelake cpu is shitty thing to have in a laptop though.

>>56271271
Is my w520 a netbook?

>>56272711
is my asus g75vw a netbook?

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>>56249190
>Windows 7 Home Premium