Intel Netbook Revealed As The 2go PC

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The crew at Engadget have a good deal of info on Intel’s newly renamed 2go PC (formerly the Netbook). If this thing retails for under $400 as predicted this could be put serious pressure on other mini-laptops that are on the market now. The 2go PC would definitely be an awesome machine for younger students.

The 2go features an Intel Celeron M CPU on top of the 915GMS chipset, 512MB of RAM (upgradeable to 1GB), a 9-inch, 800 x 480 LCD display, 40GB hard drive, 802.11b/g, SD / MMC reader, and a full complement of standard ports and jacks. The systems natively run XP (though Linux appears to be an option), feature a VGA webcam, and are expected to go about three hours between full charges.
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Mini laptop manufacturers neeeeeeed to make battery life longer. I need a reason to buy these. I don't want to carry an adapter and a laptop bag around with me. I want to be able to tuck these little babies under my arms like books and just use them on a whim like we do with cellphones and smartphones.

I just can't see myself spending a few hundred on mini pc's when I can get a full-fledged laptop for $300 more.

Why can't they make those things go 5+ hours without charging?
 
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Why can't they make those things go 5+ hours without charging?
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cost...

but i agree... they should give us the option of a bigger cell battery, even if it costs $150 clams more... at least make it an option...


and i think the specs are slightly misleading, it says max 1GB, but i think they're confusing the options, you can get it with 512MB mem or 1GB... i THINK this is in addition to a free dimm slot...

what is nice about this thing is the 1.8" hdd, which means its probably got upgradable storage... we can choose solid state later if we want to...

also bootable USB and card reader is nice... but i think the eee has this as well....



so thats Acer, and now this Intel.... and i know MSI is readying a contender too...

Asus will have to play ball here soon enough....
 
Stupid looking handle and 800x480. I'll pass. I'm waiting for one true winner to come out of this low end mini notebook war and so far not a single company has learned from the cometitors mistakes.

Also agree 5+ hours is really a must.
 
These mini-notebook manufacturer's are going to have to bring the price below $300 to compete with full-blown notebooks which can retail for under $500 these days. They may be small and portable, but if I don't have a laptop and am thinking about getting one, if the choice is $400 for one with limited functionality, i.e. small screen, small hard drive, Linux OS, etc, and $500 for a full-blown laptop, I'm probably going to buy the full-blown lappy. Just my opinion. These minis are more for people who are looking to supplement their computer stash, not replace a computer.
 
These things are complete wastes of time. I mean, for the same amount of money, or a little more, you can get a MUCh more capable machine.
We all know that "retailing for under $400" means 399$. For 499$ you can get one of these bad boys-
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8706536&type=product&id=1199496037804
or this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115415
or this:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Tosh...99880/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

all of which are only $100 more and have a dual core cpu and 2x the ram.
Plus there are any number of celeron based machines that are less than these, and even reconditioned/refurbs from NE and MC.

I realize they are small and portable, but if you can't DO anything with them, who cares?
I'd rather have my Nokia N800, if all i wanted was internet access, word processing, movies music, photos, IM etc.

I have to side with that guy who did that interview a while back (vague huh) who said that these systems are BAD for the industry.
http://www.nokiausa.com/A4779085
 
yea that is one of the fugliest computer designs I've seen in a long while. It probably will fail just on that fact. Modred all those laptops are huge and would never be of interest to me. I also agree that i wish these laptops had 5+ hours of battery life and I think we maybe getting closer with the diamondville platform. I'm still looking at the EEE pc and all of its real competitors as my first laptop. I don't need a huge screen to take notes and the few times I've spent with the 7" EEE i know I will be very satisfied with the larger screen one.
 
Comparing these to a regular laptop is not quite the way to go, these are designed as a 2nd system, and one that is a lot lighter than the others and will do what most people want from a 2nd system.

Right now Asus is in the lead and with the statement that the price will come down after a month or 2 of the 2nd gen and the GOOD news that they talked about a battery that could last a FULL (6-7h) day makes it a winner.

For me I look at it as an almost perfect Ebook reader, with XP on the system you can read ANY format that is out there right now, and not be tied into anything propriety.
The size is just a little larger than a hardback book, and the not only is the screen foldable, but it can be read "sideways", It also means that Comics are able to be read as well

The other thing that has sold these is the fact that it is ridiculously moddable for those that want to do so, (to the point that even I might do the touch screen addon)

Another way to look at this is to look at it as the other "end" of the Macbook Air, each having it's own area to play in (though the fact that the Asus has a LOT more ports than the AIR must be embarrassing)
 
If you can afford $400, you can stretch to $529 for this:
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10099104&catid=24193&logon=&langid=EN

I don't get what Intel is thinking...maybe at $289 or something like that, but not at $400 in today's world. Helloooo...Vista Home Premium, DVD, 15.4", 160gb HDD, what else would you want for your extra $129???

Ok, granted it's a refurb, but you could find something new for that price if you hunted around...I just wasn't willing to take the time.
 
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