Thread: Netbooks

I had gotten two of this model - Amazon.com: Lenovo IdeaPad S10e Netbook: Electronics - for my wife and daughter and although I find the little keypad a pain, they love it. It is small enough to fit in a large purse/carry all and light as a feather.

The one complaint they've had is that the limited screen resolution can be frustrating at times with sites that have a lot of material on their pages. Battery life doesn't seem to be that great either but naturally there are going to be some trade-offs.

Otherwise, sounds like a great idea for you.

have the Acer Aspire One, the white one. Got it at WallyWorld (WalMart) for 300. That's what I use mine for, traveling. It's light, I can email, edit my pics and IM.....about all I want to do while traveling. Except mine has XP.

Check it here. Walmart.com: Acer White 10.1" Aspire One D250-1604 Netbook PC with Intel Atom Processor & Windows 7 Starter: ComputersI

So I got what I was thinking of in my OP. I couldn't wait until the end of January since I'm studying abroad and thus need to have everything really set up before I leave. I finally got to take it out of the box and fool around with it today.

First impressions:
The size of the keyboard is pretty good. I can still touch type, with only a couple of small errors here and there due to spacing. I have small hands and fingers, though, so this might not work for people with larger hands, but personally I am adjusting well to the smaller keyboard. Keys feel solid.

The size of the screen is acceptable, I think I just have to get used to it. I've made all my toolbars and such as small as possible to leave more space, but it still feels tiny. The screen could have easily been made a bit longer, I think. Ah well. Could be worse.

Battery power is so far ridiculously great. Right now it's at 62% and 4 hours remaining. One thing I would like to note is that the battery meter is not reliable, at all. A few minutes ago I checked when it was at 65% and it told me I had 5.5 hours. So I've just been averaging things out, but it's annoying. I'll have to see if there's a way to fix that, probably not.

Speakers are tinny, to be expected. Have not yet tried the integrated webcam.

Where are you studying?

I'm a history major, and I'll be in London. I'm ridiculously excited since so far I can't remember ever being off the east coast of the US except for a two day trip to Canada earlier this year, and IMO Canada doesn't count as 'abroad.' So yeah. Can't wait!!

I just installed ubuntu netbook remix on a lenovo S10, blows windows 7 starter out of the water. I would seriously recommend trying out ubuntu if you're on a netbook.

hope you have fun