Comments on: Are netbooks in the trough of disillusionment? http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/2009/05/storage-effect/are-netbooks-in-the-trough-of-disillusionment/ Seagate Technology Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:48:27 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Storage Effect » The painful path to SSD adoption in netbooks http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/2009/05/storage-effect/are-netbooks-in-the-trough-of-disillusionment/comment-page-1/#comment-1286 The Storage Effect » The painful path to SSD adoption in netbooks Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:42:23 +0000 http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/?p=3539#comment-1286 [...] Prices are up!  Good news, right?  Not really, as Ars Technica reports. Netbooks are incredibly price sensitive.  At the same time, disk drives remain a popular storage option as netbooks experience feature creep. [...] [...] Prices are up!  Good news, right?  Not really, as Ars Technica reports. Netbooks are incredibly price sensitive.  At the same time, disk drives remain a popular storage option as netbooks experience feature creep. [...]

]]> By: The Storage Effect » Disney netbooks? Of course! http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/2009/05/storage-effect/are-netbooks-in-the-trough-of-disillusionment/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 The Storage Effect » Disney netbooks? Of course! Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:50:05 +0000 http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/?p=3539#comment-1209 [...] are (or can be) priced as a generous but [...] [...] are (or can be) priced as a generous but [...]

]]> By: Storage Means Business » The eight terabyte netbook http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/2009/05/storage-effect/are-netbooks-in-the-trough-of-disillusionment/comment-page-1/#comment-910 Storage Means Business » The eight terabyte netbook Fri, 29 May 2009 20:43:37 +0000 http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/?p=3539#comment-910 [...] shipments. I wonder how long it will take netbooks to overtake notebooks…if ever. In a later post Pete asked if netbooks are trough of [...] [...] shipments. I wonder how long it will take netbooks to overtake notebooks…if ever. In a later post Pete asked if netbooks are trough of [...]

]]> By: Gerry Humphrey http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/2009/05/storage-effect/are-netbooks-in-the-trough-of-disillusionment/comment-page-1/#comment-807 Gerry Humphrey Wed, 20 May 2009 16:36:13 +0000 http://storageeffect.media.seagate.com/?p=3539#comment-807 The Asus 1000HE is about as close to what I want for a netbook, but I would prefer to have a 100% keyboard. While storage isn't the main feature for a choice, I want something that will help, not hinder, the main reasons for using a netbook. 1. Lightweight - want to take it with me easily 2. WiFi connectivity - email, and LogMeIn 3. Battery Life - To succeed at #1, I don't want to be lugging a power adapter around. 4. Inexpensive - I don't need a $900 netbook (Sony) If a storage medium doesn't make compromises on 1, 3 and 4 (and shouldn't affect 2) then it should work. I really don't care if it is a SSD or HD as much as I care about items 1, 3 and 4. Most of my storage use will be online or remote, not within the netbook itself. The Asus 1000HE is about as close to what I want for a netbook, but I would prefer to have a 100% keyboard.

While storage isn’t the main feature for a choice, I want something that will help, not hinder, the main reasons for using a netbook.

1. Lightweight – want to take it with me easily
2. WiFi connectivity – email, and LogMeIn
3. Battery Life – To succeed at #1, I don’t want to be lugging a power adapter around.
4. Inexpensive – I don’t need a $900 netbook (Sony)

If a storage medium doesn’t make compromises on 1, 3 and 4 (and shouldn’t affect 2) then it should work. I really don’t care if it is a SSD or HD as much as I care about items 1, 3 and 4.

Most of my storage use will be online or remote, not within the netbook itself.

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