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Javascript power to weight ratio. What's yours? Click here, wait for the result and divide it by your device weight in kilos. E.g the Aigo MID with ff3.0 scores 18 which, with 0.35kg gives a jp/w of 51.4 http://bit.ly/v8v3benchmark - http://code.google.com/apis...
Oliver Maruhn, Warner Crocker, jean-paul and Rodfather liked this
Aigo MID with ff3.0 = 18/0.35 = 51.4
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun Note with ff3.0 = 38/0.75 = 50.6
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Wibrain b1h with ff3.0 = 37/0.53 = 69
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun Note with Chrome 0.3 = 408/0.8 = 510 Chrome shines!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Gigabyte M912 Netbook with FF3.0 = 56 / 1.35 = 42
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
M912 with Chrome = 432 / 1.35 = 320
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun (original) with ff3.0 = 19/0.5 = 38
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun (original) with Chrome = 126 / 0.5 = 252
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Archos 605 with Opera = 2 / 0.2 = 10
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu u1010 with Chrome 0.3 = 580 / 0.8 = 725
- jean-paul
Asus Eee PC 1000H (with 2GB CAS4 RAM) - ff3.0: 63/1.45=43.4 Chrome: 467/1.45=322
- Rodfather
Looks like Fuji U2010 would be the ultimate!!!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Really? I thought Silverthorne processors were slower?
- Rodfather
Can someone run this on an iPhone for me?
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
I just tried a few times to run this on my iPhone 3G 16GB. First time, it hung Safari. Second time, fresh after a reboot, it never completed, even though I let it run for about 10 minutes. Both times, it. Got to 57% complete, and the scores were: Richards 2, DeltaBlue 2, Crypto 5. Hope that helps, let me know if you want me to run it again! :-)
- Josh Bancroft
first run on my iPaq 614c with PocketIE : same as Josh - got to 57%, then 71% then device hanged ... Second try with Netfront 3.5 : stopped at 43% .. Third shot with Opera 9.5beta: completed ! score: 8 / .145 = 55 :)))
- jean-paul
it hung on an S60 phone for me in the same place. Good to know that Opera completes the task although for some reason, their browsers always seem to be poor at Javascript.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Aigo MID with FF3.1 = 23/0.35 = 65
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
iPaq 614c with Skyfire : 107/.145 = 737 !!
- jean-paul
Still haven been able to test Skyfire to see how well ajax works and how the latency is. I guess I could RDP to my server at home and get a similar 1000+ result though ;-) I'll post why I dont like the proxy solutions soon.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
N800 for shits and giggles: 3/0,206 = 14,6. funny enough it wondered if i wanted to kill the javascript around step 3 or 4.
- turn.self.off
and now multiply the figure by the online battery life of your device and you have an index of internet mobility. Mmmm. Maybe im on to something here!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
remind me, that archos is using cortex, yes? got to be somewhat bothersome that the older N800 scored as much as it did. or maybe that say something about the microb javascript, even before any kind of optimization...
- turn.self.off
The archos 605 is the old one. Not Cortex bassed but Opera, while accurate, isnt the best at javascript. I will contact Jenn to see if i can get a result from her.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
ah yes, i got my numbers crossed. that makes a bit more sense. and i recall having issues with javascript (to the point i left it off most of the time) back on my 770. but then that was also a weaker device then the N800, so...
- turn.self.off
Wibrain i1 with ff3 = 47/0.51 = 92
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Wibrain i1 with Chrome 1.0. = 514 / 0.51 = 1007 A NEW RECORD!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu Loox U/B50n 1.6ghz with ff3 = 53 / 0.58 = 91
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu Loox U/B50n 1.6ghz with chrome v1.0154 = 395 / 0.58 = 681 (looks like latest chrome is slower!)
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
tried tear just now, on the old N800, interestingly enough that got me, 18,8 / 0.206 = 87,38! what a difference that is compared to the microb test i did some time ago...
- turn.self.off
Don't forget to use v3 of the benchmark http://bit.ly/v8v3benchmark
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Android
Archos 5 Android. ARM Cortex at 800mhz = 46.3 / .189 = 239
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Android
Has anyone got and 800mhz Intel MID that thet can test with FF3.5? iPhone 3gs and Droid would be interesting too.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Android
Gigabyte T1028M at 1.6ghz. Chrome 3. = 734 / 1.46 = 489
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Gigabyte T1028M at 800Mhz. Chrome 3. = 380 / 1.46 = 260
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
One other (actually more important) javascript benchmark is here: http://www2.webkit.org/perf...
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
...and here are some benchmarks to get us started. (Maybe I should start a new thread for SunSpider!) http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL...
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
re-test (with v3 of the test) Fujitsu U820 1.6Ghz Chrome 3.0 - 779 / .55 = 1416 New winner!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Fujitsu u1010 - debian r5 - chrome 4.0.223.11 - 921 / .8 = 1151,25 :)
- jean-paul
Fujitsu U820 1.6ghz with Chrome 4.0.223.16 879 / .55 = 1598
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Interesting that a chrome OS on a Menlow platform would be the most powerful combo for a web-app-focused tablet device.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Modded UX280 scored 2130 on the test and weighs .725kg = 2937 (running latest stable Chrome)
- Ben L.
How modded is the ux280 ben?
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
iPhone 3gs with safari 61/0.135 = 452
- Paul Graham
from iPhone
Confirms the 3gs as the most powerful javascript engine on a smartphone.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Kohjinsha SC3 standard, Vista and Chrome 422/0.798 = 529
- Paul Graham
eking s515, chrome 3.0.195 on win7 527 / 447 = 1178
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
HTC Touch Pro2 with Opera Mobile 9.5: 5.47 / 0.1785 = 30.6
- Oliver Maruhn
HTC Touch Pro2 with Dorothy Browser 0.2.2 (Webkit): 16.6 / 0.1785 = 93
- Oliver Maruhn
eking s515 1.2ghz. Chrome 3.0.195 on xp 598/0.45=1317
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
i dont believe it. I've just killed my second everun note by plugging the wrong adaptor in. 5v in with a standard plug was a stupid design choice. SO ANNOYED.
Loren Heiny liked this
ouch
- turn.self.off
Oh that really sucks : /
- Ben L.
I was really enjoying it too.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
damm steve :(
- Joao de Oliveira(BassoPT)
still upset about this. Its the 4th UMPC that's failed because of DC cct. (and my 6th broken UMPC in 2.5years)
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
jkOnTheRun » Blog Archive CES live- promotion reaches new low « - http://jkontherun.com/2009...
LPH™ and his dog P™ and Ben L. liked this
What a smelly tactic. ;)
- Kevin C. Tofel
from Bookmarklet
this is just clever
- Ben L.
from Alert Thingy
What woudl I do without the J key
For starters, you could try using the others keys, though there can really be no replacement for J. Maybe his close friend K could offer some words of wisdom?
- Ben L.
Was on the phone with Apple support for the first time about buzzing iPhone 3G headphones. I've been on plenty of customer support lines before and I'm used to their canned responses. Apple support actually seemed human and was nice.
Try it with any small image, very cool! - http://alteredqualia.com/visuali...
Doesn't work in Chrome btw...
- Ben L.
What is your computer game of the year (any platform)?
Morgan Haley, Rodfather, Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF and 5 other people liked this
I can't really comment on this since I've only just got any kind of console only last year, but Wii Tnnis has gotten my attention the most since then. :-)
- Kol Tregaskes
It's a tie between MLB The Show and NHL 09 ...
- Amani
it's nothinh huge and exciting, but im quite addicted to tetris
- ♥ Stephiepooos ♥
Fable II was great but Lego Batman was super fun. Hard to decide.
- Andrew Smith
I can't answer this either since I am too retro and prefer minimalistic styled puzzles. I think the most recent game I have is this one: http://timns.dcmembers.com/CluGrid...
- April Russo (app103)
Portal.
- Carlos Ayala
FriendFeed
- Josh Haley
I'm still playing and loving Oblivion on the Xbox 360. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is also incredible.
- Kevin C. Tofel
Fable II, COD5, Oblivion
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Oh, I just played the Lego Batman demo and want to buy that. I generally don't like the Lego games, but that was fun. I haven't played any new games. All the stuff I started playing recently is either just new to me since we just bought it or has been sitting around for the past year and I'm just now playing them.
- Admiral Anika
left4dead... it has seriously impressed me.
- alphaxion
Mirror's Edge. Innovative and graphically impressive. Available for 360/PS3/PC
- Ben L.
Can't believe no one's mentioned Fallout 3 yet. So let me right that wrong: Fallout 3 (PC).
- David Young
Mother 3
- Remo
So far for me it's Fable II. Castle Crashers gets an honorable mention once the patch comes out.
- Rob Haas
For casual games, has to be Castle Crashers. For other games either Fallout 3 or Tales of Vesperia (the artwork is just so gorgeous).
- Alex Scoble
Rock Band 2. I've become a casual gamer
- Rodfather
Portal
- xero
I've played Rock Band 2 the most, but I wouldn't give it GotY (not innovative enough over RB1). I suspect it will be Fallout3 once I get it, though - I was a huge fan of Oblivion.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
no GTA IV?
- Rodfather
GTA still exists?
- xero
GTA4 came out for PC the other day.
- mjc
@Rodfather, oh, wow, I forgot GTA IV was this year! That's be a likely candidate, although even months later I still haven't finished it. Because I suck.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Fallout 3.
- Akiva Moskovitz
@Jandy: I didn't get to finish it either. My Xbox broke at the time and every since I got it back, it's all Rock Band. There's too many games out. I still need to check out Gears of War 2, Farcry 2, Fable 2, and COD 5.
- Rodfather
Fallout 3
- Mo Kargas
I'd say it has to be Derrick. Oh wait, I thought you said 'computer Gay'. my bad....and Derrick, I tease with the utmost respect and love....
- Morgan Haley
I still haven't finished GTA IV yet. :(
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
Forgot to mention Bioshock as well.
- Amani
For those of you mentioning Portal, yes amazing game, but it came out in 2007 : P
- Ben L.
Oh yes, Bioshock was awesome!!!
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
I think Bioshock was 2007, too, wasn't it? Didn't it get GotY last year?
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Left4Dead
- Alan Le
Oh yes, Braid is up there as well. Though I liked GTAIV and it had a great story, it's pretty much the same game it's been for several iterations now. After the hype has died down, it's just not very memorable. I still think Vice City is much better.
- Rob Haas
Fallout 3 and GTA 4 arrived a few days ago, yet to play but looking forward to both.
- Kol Tregaskes
I've played the Bioshock demo, looks cool but yes think it's been out a while.
- Kol Tregaskes
COD 5 Online, not 1 player, but now I've reached Prestige I'm feeling a bit bored. GTA4 doesn't get near as the online aspect was awful, The Club was the most innovative FPS and fun game this year and FarCry 2 was very medicore.
- Toby Graham
I haven't played GoW2 yet. I still have the first one and never finished it. A buddy of mine and I was going to do it co-op but he flaked. :( Far Cry 1 had fun multiplayer, but I've never played Far Cry 2.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
You've gotta get Bioshock, Kol. At least rent it. One of the best stories (not to mention best art design) in a game ever.
- Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF
Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Tasks - http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008...
Ben L. liked this
At last. A native google tasks tool. Well integrated.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
from Bookmarklet
Ah why can't they just release a full fledged task management web app?! It would integrate wonderfully with Google calendar and be available from any computer with an internet connection.
- Ben L.
Adding more people to start using Twitter again...
I never really got hooked on twitter, friendfeed seems to be the way to go.
- Ben L.
Why am I suddenly hearing the word "verbiage" everywhere. It's even worse that "content." - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki...
Warner Crocker liked this
I think the real question is: Why does everyone abbreviate etcetera? It's such a cool word, why cut it short?
- Ben L.
Thinking a lot about why Nokia can't seem to hit it off with US Carriers for high end devices
I'm sure they are too. ;) It's killing them in the U.S. smartphone market.
- Kevin C. Tofel
Way too expensive. High end Nokia phones shine because they have so many features, but their ease of use is not going to convince anyone that doesn't already use smartphone to use one.
- Ben L.
For the first time ever, I'm more dependent on Google right now than Microsoft. How dependent on MSFT are you?
Nicholas James, Aaron Draczynski, Rolf Schewe and 13 other people liked this
I use a Mac to remote desktop to Win. I move transparently between Linux, Mac and Windows - Thanks cloud. MSFT services...no.
- Stephen Pierzchala
actually started my ubuntu desktop this month. i TS to winbox now.
- MikeAmundsen
I am happy to say I have been mostly MS free for about 6 years now. Excusing the occasional word doc
- Bill Pennington
from twhirl
Supporting MS products pays my bills. It IS my job, whereas Google only helps me do my job.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
I've basically been MS free for 7 years now. Google not only provides my calendar, e-mail, search, and collaborative document editing, but my paycheck as well. Yeah, I'd say I am pretty dependent.
- Thomas Stromberg
the cloud let's me work regardless of the OS, though I'm most comfortable at home with Windows XP.
- Ben L.
Dependent? Very little. However, that doesn't mean I don't use MS products regularly.
- Kenton
Mostly MS-free. I did not set out to be that way, but I switched from Win to Mac last year, and I've never used Office much, so I don't have much dependence on MSFT. As for Google: I use them a lot, but don't feel dependent. Others provide services that are about as good, and the switching cost is trivial.
- Mitch Wagner
I rarely use MSFT products, most seem very dated these days.
- Rich
At work, very dependent (OS, Office, Outlook, corporate-approved browser). At home, less so, but still dependent.
- Ontario Emperor
Not very at all... I have moved away from M$ products almost completely.
- Clay Newton
Dependent on MS Exchange / Outlook, nothing else.
- Susan Beebe
I have strived to be MS-free for over two years. I operate OSX and the occasional Ubuntu. Google's services have suited me quite well, making my not so dependent upon any one platform.
- Trevor Carpenter
I've basically been Microsoft-Free in my personal life for about 6 years now, and for about 3 in my professional life.
- matthew john ernisse
Ramen Pizza - Would you eat it? Y or N - http://www.neatorama.com/2008...
David Cook, drew olanoff, Morgan Haley and 13 other people liked this
No
- Shevonne
N
- Chris Baskind
NO!
- Susan Beebe
I'd try it but I wouldn't be hopeful.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Y...I like Ramen and I like Pizza...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
N. Looks too messy for starters.
- Kevin C. Tofel
I'll always try things once but this I don't think I'd like.
- ronin
It actually kind of reminds me of something we cook at our house called spaghetti pie. It's regular cooked spaghetti mixed with egg and parmesan then covered with mozzarella and baked. Cut out a slice and serve it with spaghetti sauce on top. It's great and I just realized we haven't had it in a long, long time. I know what I'll be cooking one day this week.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Akiva - there's VEGETARIAN peperoni on top. YUCK.
- Mona Nomura
HELL NO.
- Melissa Maskevich
I'd try it. I'd hate to go to my grave knowing that I could have had Ramen Pizza and I passed on it.
- Derek Coward
N
- Clay Newton
HELL YES
- Josh Haley
Ugh. I just threw up in my mouth again. (I hid this since it's SO gross)
- Mona Nomura
yes yes yes:)
- Ekin Acar
first let her remove word PIZZA... we can go further only then.
- A.T.
That looks good, actually.
- matthew john ernisse
Umm, maybe? I would try it.
- Kevin L
I would try it, at least.
- Stellina
no way
- David Ward
Y - I'd try it.
- Miranda
Sure, why not? I have had baked ziti pizza and taco pizza and all that crazy pizza stuff my husband used to bring home, so why not ramen too?
- April Russo (app103)
Hell nah. But I should admit to willingly putting cheese in my ramen soups (cheddar and mozzarella) so I may be a hypocrite here.
- Admiral Anika
Oh yeah, I would put some Sriracha on there and tear that up! mmmm
- Victor
OMG Rooster sauce FTW!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
oh yeah
- Aaron Krug
I NEED TO HAVE THIS. Ramen is the *ish*
- Harold Cabezas
I'd hit it
- Bwana ☠
Uh.... No
- MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)
Run.AWAY!
- Stephen Pierzchala
I may try it once, but I don't think I would eat it ever again.
- Mathew™ one of a kind
only to be polite...if i absolutely had to
- Sarah Perez
I'll try anything once. Mostly.
- Morgan Haley
I would totally try it! Ramen Pizza! The best of both worlds!
- Drew Lucas
Yes please.
- drew olanoff
no, even though I like ramen
- Rajiv Doshi
Not particularly digging 中華料理 and ラーメンピザ ain't gonna convert me :|
- Michael Leuker
Yes, the best of both worlds!
- Ben L.
hell to the no
- Pete Delucchi
Grrrr. customs holding my goodies. 2 new SSDs and one new netbook... they were said to be here today but now i have to wait until monday...
Sorry to hear jkk; waiting for gadgets is no fun!
- Ben L.
Hope it's worth waiting for!!!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Sorry to hear it JKK.
- CW™
customs seems to love doing that, i guess it gives them a kind of power trip...
- turn.self.off
*sigh* still no push notifications in iPhone/iPod Touch OS 2.2. It was supposed to be released month ago with the 2.0 update that brought the app store.
and someone please tell me what the point is of putting the google search bar next to the URL bar in Mobile Safari? It still takes the same number of button presses to initiate a Google search. It isn't like Apple to make such trivial changes.
- Ben L.
Question for an article I'm writing. Does the ipod touch support exactly the same games as the iPhone?
Yes, every iPhone (EDGE or 3G) and iPod Touch (1st gen or second gen) can run the same games. Some games might use GPS on the 3G, or only be useful if you have a microphone, but you can run any app from the app store on any device from the touch family regardless of the hardware that the specific hardware that the app might make use of
- Ben L.
Thanks Ben.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
I'm playing Chess with a blog friend on my iPhone. She's in HI, I'm in PA. It's turn-based, but free. Frackin' awesome!
MiniMage TKDteacher of FF liked this
What is your CWF ID?
- Ben L.
No themes in my Gmail yet. Anyone get em?
Morton Fox and tony liked this
I still keep logging out and into Gmail to look myself. Nothing yet.
- Mike Lewis
from IM
got themes on 2/3 accounts.
- embee
Yeah, they popped up about an hour or so ago for me.
- Jon, the Chilled Beartato
Nothing on mine either.maybe the themes went to those with GOOG stock options
- tony
Nothing yet.
- Spencer
No luck for personal or work accounts yet. Maybe the Gmail fairy will enable them overnight if I put my mouse under the pillow?
- Kevin C. Tofel
I take that back. They just showed up.
- Spencer
Got them, too, about an hour ago. BTW: really liked your panel at PRWeek NEXT today.
- Romina Rosado
I have access to the new g-mail themes. My favorite one is called Default.
- Rex Hammock
Yep, I got them 30 minutes ago in my main account. There are some cute options for girls.
- Bibi
I've got them and they are lovely! I feel so special.
- Kevin Gamble
still nothing for me : /
- Ben L.
Not yet in my gmail account in Portuguese.
- Bibi
Got it about 2 hours ago. I'm in Canada which apparently is a transatlantic flight from the U.S. according to the dude from "The Office". I'm looking forward to seeing you next week at the MeetUp in Toronto...along with 200 other people. =)
- B2B Specialist
I got my themes. now I want themes for gReader
- Christian Burns
I am thinking about getting a netbook. Any advice?
Melissa, Karthick R, Sumit Chachra and 29 other people liked this
I use an eee pc 1000h -- it's great, recommend it highly
- Dave Winer
I ordered an Eee PC 1000H after several recommendations, haven't gotten it yet though, so can't give any personal experience.
- Daniel Bruce
EEE PC 1000H. I have an EEE PC 901 and my brother 1000H. The last one is better.
- alinmechenici
How's the battery life on it?
- Karoli
I hear OS X works well on the Wind...
- Alexander Carlill
I've been doing some research on this. Here's a vid: http://video.google.ca/videose...
- B2B Specialist
I have an Acer Aspire One (Linux) and love it. It helps if you live inside the browser and don't need apps.
- Andy Beal
@Andy That is definitely my MO. How is the UI/keyboard?
- Steve Rubel
Vid review on Acer: http://www.youtube.com/watch...
- B2B Specialist
I thought you had a MacBook Air? A netbook is much smaller but a lot less power. And a smaller screen is not that good for the eyes.
- Digerati Asia
@Hacker that's correct. It's a discretionary purchase to say the least! That's why it's just a thought right now.
- Steve Rubel
I've heard a lot of good things about the Dell Mini 9, esp. re: OSX. I'm thinking about getting one myself.
- Rubin Sfadj
I'm looking into a netbook too - what are the limitations to connecting to the enterprise? i.e., file xfer over VPN.
- Bill Sanders
i still love my lenovo ultra-portable...i've spilled coffee on it and it didn't break...thing is a champ -- get a 12", you'll be really happy with it, definitely the best size. 13.3 is too big, 10" is too small: http://tinyurl.com/3amkdy
- Adam Singer
Dave Winer: I love my white one too. :D It's absolutely "eye candy".
- Erhan Erdogan
Karoli: It's around 4 hours(at high performance, while full workin) 6-7 hours(power saving+in a slow day)
- Erhan Erdogan
MSI Wind or HP Mini 1000
- James Kendrick
@James What do you think of the Mini9? And are netbooks redundant for a MacBook Air user like me?
- Steve Rubel
I drool over the MSI Wind myself
- Michael W. May
from twhirl
I have an air, so I think they are redundant.
- Francine Hardaway
Some people have big problems with MSI Wind and Apple routers. I was one of them. Still get comments on my blog post about it, got one today. If you use an Airport of some ilk, you may have to return the computer. Make sure you can. http://bit.ly/coxx
- Dave Winer
@Dave I read that in my research.
- Steve Rubel
from IM
Samsung NC10 seems to be the best 10" netbook at the moment: http://www.umpcportal.com/product...
- Ben L.
Dave W., Steve R.: Oh! After Friendfeed, world of geeks get smaller. : )
- Erhan Erdogan
@Steve I do think that a netbook is not going to buy you much since you have an Air. They are mostly for those with heavier/ bigger notebooks who want small and light to carry around. Plus they are not Macs.
- James Kendrick
@James that's where I am netting out too. Still, I want to be part of the cool kids club!
- Steve Rubel
I must be the only geek in the world who sees no reason for wanting a netbook
- Deepak Singh
Why I Like Netbooks: http://www.scripting.com/stories...
- Dave Winer
I got the MSI Wind and I really like it. Keyboard is a good size, but the one button for rt-clicking is kind of hard to get used to, but that's alright. $399 at Best Buy!
- Sarah Perez
What is the average resolution on netbooks like the Acer Aspire or ASUS Eee PC?
- Mitch
I found my answer: 1024x600. That's a bit of a turn-off for me.
- Mitch
love the Asus eee of 1000h. If you can wait I expect screen rez to go up in the near future. 1024 x 600 is a bit cramped.
- Omar Shahine
I just ordered an MSI Wind; intending to run OS X on it.
- Chuck Lawson
Samsung NC10
- Jamie
I've had a few friends rave about the Acer's over here, but I don't know what their market availability is in the States. http://www.trustedreviews.com/noteboo...
- Ed Richardson
These look nice . . . http://www.engadget.com/2008... surely you can't go wrong with a red netbook!
- Ed Richardson
I have a UIMPC, an Ultra-Immoble-Personal-Computer. My Dell Latitude's battery so fried that I need to stay plugged in. Waiting for laptop to die so that I can get a new one, perhaps a real UMPC :)
- Mike Reynolds
Steve - no surprise here but I'd suggest getting a Dell Mini 12, though @gapingvoid really like the Mini 9. I'm waiting for the 12 given the thickness of my fingers :).
- Bruce Eric Anderson
Since 95% of the components are the same in netbooks, I'd look at the 5% differences. Some will meet your requirements, while some won't. Example: need a full-sized, correctly place Right-Shift key? Some have 'em and some don't. Do you have any special requirements for your computing needs?
- Kevin C. Tofel
We Have Completed $4.5 Million in New Funding - http://gigaom.com/2008...
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Acer Aspire One full review - http://www.umpcportal.com/2008...
Took a while but I was able to finish it up and post it tonight, hope people enjoy : )
- Ben L.
The video, 3d and cpu performance on this Note is amazing whn plugged in. Still uber-umpc class when in power save. Downloading Half Life 2 demo for the little Everun Note.
and its being sold without a os if so wanted. where to find the cash...
- turn.self.off
it will be like night and day...
- turn.self.off
from twhirl
indeed...
- turn.self.off
from twhirl
looking forward to seeing this thing play HL2
- Ben L.
Well it loads and runs. Never played HL before so I actually got into it and found it interesting. Need to get some 3D action going before I comment on its performance.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
it's pretty obvious with HL2 if things are working - the action freezes and judders big-time. However, even if it does this it can be playable once cut scenes and a few seconds of game play have been gone through. Let us know, we wait with baited breath!
- Ian Smith
I just saw smooth action. Was playing on mains power though and the fan was rather noisy!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Cool! (or warm / hot / scorched fingers??) Let us know if it'll run at all on power saving if you have chance. Thanks!
- Ian Smith
The keyboard is well isolated from any heat. Under-right is the hotspot on this (where the fan exhaust is routed)
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Having read the review at Lazon.com [?], this machine really does seem to be the machine for me. In their review, they got only about 1.5 hours of battery life in certain situations, but armed with my tekkeon/the everun extended battery, that wouldn't be a show stopper for me. Right now, I have to resista strong urge to hurl my Vye S18+ 500Mhz tortoise across the room every day, so PERFORMANCE/size is the key for me.
- Mark
Im with you on the frustrations from Kohji devices. This one is in a different class.
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Actually, if your review reads as I expect it to (I am guessing the verdict will be favourable!), then the only things that will give me (momentary) pause for thought will be colour (white only?), possible non-expandable RAM (I am praying that it is expandable), and possible issues with the mouse...
- Mark
These are questions that ive raised to RD. Hope to have answers tomorrow. Fast SSD would be nice in this although its probably destiny that my Q1 broke and has freed up my SSD and 3G module!
- Steve 'Chippy' Paine
Everun Note unboxing. - http://www.umpcportal.com/2008...
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Wow it looks great... I want to see some benchmarks, this could be my next machine, and I'm in need of an upgrade (been rocking a UX180 for years now, 512MB of RAM and its still my primary machine!)
- Ben L.
The UBiqWindow: Google Earth Hologram Device You'll Want [Google Earth] - http://feeds.gawker.com/~r...
Wow this looks incredible, I hope I have the chance to interact with something like this at some point in my life.
- Ben L.
Don't mean to offend anyone here, but it is sometimes annoying to be seeing blog posts posted to twitter through FriendFeed. It would be nice if people would just aggregate their blogs straight to FriendFeed, I'm already subscribed to you guys through my blog reader anyway! For the big guys who recently moved over, I'' sure you have lots of...
Argh is there a character cut off for these posts or is there a way to access more of what I wrote? Be kind, I just joined!
- Ben L.
GBM Update: Unbelievable Email From Symantec:
I guess Symantec didn't get the mem.. http://www.gottabemobile.com/Unbelie...
Thats one of the funniest things I've ever seen.. are you sure it isn't a joke?
- Ben L.
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