Comments on: Mobile Email Without a Magnifying Glass

By: Chad A. Johnson

Chad A. Johnson — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:56:31 +0000

Susan,

My last laptop was a 14" Dell that I really enjoyed. When I was always on the road, it gave me the perfect combination of mobility and power.

The Aspire is a great mini notebook that would be a wonderful compliment to your 14" laptop or even better for someone with a 17" laptop that needs more portability at times.

A mini notebook as someones only notebook computer will definitely not make for a good situation.

By: Susan Goulding

Susan Goulding — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:14:45 +0000

I bought the Aspire had it for 48 hours, returned it — bought a 14" lap top instead. Aspire is really CUTE! Super hard to type on, had to buy "N" wireless adapter to connect to wireless network, have to have external CD drive to load any software not available via a downloadable program…. by the time I bought everything the 14" laptop made more sense– not as CUTE though!

By: Chad A. Johnson

Chad A. Johnson — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:57:12 +0000

Ken,

That is the great thing about technology, the diverse choices. You are able to choose the equipment that is right for the way that you compute. While a mini notebook may not fill your technology needs, many people are raving about them.

By: Mobile Email Without a Magnifying Glass

Mobile Email Without a Magnifying Glass — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:07:04 +0000

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By: Ken Cook

Ken Cook — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:56:59 +0000

I just can't see the need for it … no pun intended. I mean I'm only 50 and wear bifocals but my Treo is very easy to read. Yes it is a bit tedious for a day's full work but I have no problem creating fliers in Word and printing them to a PDF then emailing them to my contact list. I do like the fact that it comes with optional Linux but I'm very familiar with *nix kernel based systems. Unfortunately Calyx Point does not support Linux – unless I missed some big announcement.

By: Chad A. Johnson

Chad A. Johnson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:09:00 +0000

Matt,

Thank you so much for sharing your firsthand experience with a mini notebook. At $325, that Acer sounds like a great product.

I am sorry to hear that the ASUS Eee is going away. I know several people with them and have had nothing but good things to say about them.

By: Matt Rains

Matt Rains — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:55:11 +0000

Oh, sorry forgot to mention. The ASUS Eee PC is being discontinued by ASUS and only the 10" and above notebooks will be released from now on. Also, make sure to check the comparable speed of the solid state drive before you buy it. Most net books solid state drives run at a comparable 4200rpm or less and it makes transferring/uploading data take forever.

Hope this helps. Sorry to post twice I couldn't edit my first post.

Matt Rains

By: Matt Rains

Matt Rains — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:50:29 +0000

Hey Chad, Great post. I really like my 8.9 " Acer Aspire One. It runs XP or Linux has an Intel Atom processor, 1GB DDR, 120/160GB hard drive and anything else you could ask for. All for only $350 or if your a costco shopper its $325. Check out my vlog about it HERE -Matt Rains