So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife suggested that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use at school. I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual Core Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an HDMI out. They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" 1366x768 HiRes screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you get the interleaved performance boost of linear mode. The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the 6-8 hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, but most reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD video on it. That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery is out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a full extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally happy. It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage won't be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the 901. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
On 8/8/10 8:00 PM, Glennbo wrote: > So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife suggested > that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use at school. > > I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual Core > Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an HDMI out. > They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" 1366x768 HiRes > screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you get the interleaved > performance boost of linear mode. > > The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the 6-8 > hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, but most > reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD video on it. > > That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery is > out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a full > extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally happy. > > It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage won't > be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the 901. > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp Get something that will show 1080p. 720p is so YouTube! :-D dick The True Spirit of '08: <http://tinyurl.com/2j78qt> The Boss Confronting "The American Taliban"® <http://tinyurl.com/bt75g8> (he's right behind me, isn't he?) --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: ---
Nice, Glennbo! I wish they had the 12" model available when I bought mine. It's an n450 proc dual 1.66 atom, and battery life is tremendous, but the 10.1" can be a pain sometimes, not to mention NOT having the ion chipset. I still havent put reaper on it yet, but the n450 didnt impress me with GR4. It may after I sit down and tweak it some more, but I'm in no hurry. The fact that it can handle HD video is awesome! I was extremely impressed with how it handled windows 7. Looking forward to your hands on review after you've had some time to break it in and give it a good run-thru. Bob "Glennbo" <> wrote in message news:Xns9DCEDFDB1A74ABrownShoesDontMakeIt@81.169.183.62... > > So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife suggested > that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use at school. > > I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual Core > Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an HDMI out. > They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" 1366x768 HiRes > screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you get the interleaved > performance boost of linear mode. > > The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the 6-8 > hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, but most > reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD video on it. > > That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery is > out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a full > extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally happy. > > It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage won't > be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the 901. > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp > > -- > Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email > ________ __ > / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ > / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ > / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / > \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo > Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits > Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
The killer robot dick <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > On 8/8/10 8:00 PM, Glennbo wrote: >> So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife >> suggested that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use >> at school. >> >> I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual >> Core Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an >> HDMI out. They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" >> 1366x768 HiRes screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you >> get the interleaved performance boost of linear mode. >> >> The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the >> 6-8 hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, >> but most reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD >> video on it. >> >> That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery >> is out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a >> full extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally >> happy. >> >> It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage >> won't be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the >> 901. >> >> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp > > Get something that will show 1080p. 720p is so YouTube! :-D It's the second fastest 12" netbook on the planet, only topped by the sooper gamer Alienware M11x which is $300 more. It's still way portable, which is a top consideration for me. I don't want a full sized laptop, or that's what I would have bought. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
The killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > Nice, Glennbo! I wish they had the 12" model available when I bought > mine. It's an n450 proc dual 1.66 atom, and battery life is > tremendous, but the 10.1" can be a pain sometimes, not to mention NOT > having the ion chipset. I still havent put reaper on it yet, but the > n450 didnt impress me with GR4. It may after I sit down and tweak it > some more, but I'm in no hurry. The fact that it can handle HD video > is awesome! I was extremely impressed with how it handled windows 7. > Looking forward to your hands on review after you've had some time to > break it in and give it a good run-thru. I'm expecting it to do very well for the tasks I plan top throw at it. BTW, I just got back from vacation at a killer lake house / cabin and had the Eee 901 with me. I put two full hour shows on it that my wife and I hadn't watched at home, so we watched those on the deck at the lake house. Here's some pics from the lake house / cabin we were at last week. http://members.cox.net/glennbopix/Cabin2010/ I should have the new Eee by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest, and will definately report back my findings on it. >> So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife >> suggested that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use >> at school. >> >> I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual >> Core Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an >> HDMI out. They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" >> 1366x768 HiRes screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you >> get the interleaved performance boost of linear mode. >> >> The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the >> 6-8 hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, >> but most reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD >> video on it. >> >> That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery >> is out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a >> full extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally >> happy. >> >> It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage >> won't be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the >> 901. >> >> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
The killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > Looking forward to your hands on review after > you've had some time to break it in and give it a good run-thru. Hey Bob, I just noticed in the specs that the display on the Eee I ordered is an LED backlit display. Now that you've had your Vizio LED for a while, what's your take on LED back lighting vs fluorescent back lighting? -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
The killer robot Glennbo <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >>> So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife >>> suggested that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use >>> at school. >>> >>> I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual >>> Core Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an >>> HDMI out. They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" >>> 1366x768 HiRes screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you >>> get the interleaved performance boost of linear mode. >>> >>> The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the >>> 6-8 hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, >>> but most reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD >>> video on it. >>> >>> That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on >>> battery is out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it >>> through a full extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll >>> be totally happy. >>> >>> It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage >>> won't be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the >>> 901. >>> >>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp >> >> Get something that will show 1080p. 720p is so YouTube! :-D > > It's the second fastest 12" netbook on the planet, only topped by the > sooper gamer Alienware M11x which is $300 more. It's still way > portable, which is a top consideration for me. I don't want a full > sized laptop, or that's what I would have bought. Also, the cheepest 1080p based laptop from newegg is more than $700 more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc= Just that price difference is *way* more than I paid for the whole 720p capable Eee PC 1201n, which *does* have an HDMI output and *can* display to an external monitor (like when on vacations or at a friends house), for full 1080p output. I could buy two Eee PC 1201n netbooks and still come in with about $250 saved over buying a single cheepest 1080p laptop. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
Nice Photos! Max Arwood "Glennbo" <> wrote in message news:Xns9DCF578042971BrownShoesDontMakeIt@81.169.183.62... > The killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of > the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > >> Nice, Glennbo! I wish they had the 12" model available when I bought >> mine. It's an n450 proc dual 1.66 atom, and battery life is >> tremendous, but the 10.1" can be a pain sometimes, not to mention NOT >> having the ion chipset. I still havent put reaper on it yet, but the >> n450 didnt impress me with GR4. It may after I sit down and tweak it >> some more, but I'm in no hurry. The fact that it can handle HD video >> is awesome! I was extremely impressed with how it handled windows 7. >> Looking forward to your hands on review after you've had some time to >> break it in and give it a good run-thru. > > I'm expecting it to do very well for the tasks I plan top throw at it. > BTW, I just got back from vacation at a killer lake house / cabin and had > the Eee 901 with me. I put two full hour shows on it that my wife and I > hadn't watched at home, so we watched those on the deck at the lake house. > > Here's some pics from the lake house / cabin we were at last week. > > http://members.cox.net/glennbopix/Cabin2010/ > > I should have the new Eee by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest, and will > definately report back my findings on it. > > > >>> So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife >>> suggested that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use >>> at school. >>> >>> I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual >>> Core Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an >>> HDMI out. They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" >>> 1366x768 HiRes screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you >>> get the interleaved performance boost of linear mode. >>> >>> The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the >>> 6-8 hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, >>> but most reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD >>> video on it. >>> >>> That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery >>> is out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a >>> full extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally >>> happy. >>> >>> It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage >>> won't be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the >>> 901. >>> >>> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp > > > > -- > Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email > ________ __ > / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ > / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ > / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / > \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo > Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits > Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
In news:i3prai$45n$-september.org the killer robot "Max Arwood" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > Nice Photos! Thanks Max! That was a fantastic place to hang for a few days. My wife found it on the internet. Some couple in Tulsa owns the place and rents it out when they aren't hanging out there. The private boat/swim dock with a slide to splash into the water was a major hit with my kid. Hehe, I went down it more than a couple times too. >> I'm expecting it to do very well for the tasks I plan top throw at >> it. BTW, I just got back from vacation at a killer lake house / cabin >> and had the Eee 901 with me. I put two full hour shows on it that my >> wife and I hadn't watched at home, so we watched those on the deck at >> the lake house. >> >> Here's some pics from the lake house / cabin we were at last week. >> >> http://members.cox.net/glennbopix/Cabin2010/ -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
> I'm expecting it to do very well for the tasks I plan top throw at it. > BTW, I just got back from vacation at a killer lake house / cabin and had > the Eee 901 with me. I put two full hour shows on it that my wife and I > hadn't watched at home, so we watched those on the deck at the lake house. Yeah, these things have come so far. I was just talking to my buddy about how we've seen so many changes in such a short time, we've went from a commie 64 with fidonet to this in the blink of an eye! I doubt you'll run into any issues with those specs, but still really looking forward to how well the streaming of HD video does. > Here's some pics from the lake house / cabin we were at last week. > > http://members.cox.net/glennbopix/Cabin2010/ Ok, you did NOT need to show me this, I just turned green with envy! That place is gorgeous, and how you were able to leave it to come back to the real world is beyond me Glad you guys had a good time!
> Hey Bob, I just noticed in the specs that the display on the Eee I ordered > is an LED backlit display. Now that you've had your Vizio LED for a > while, > what's your take on LED back lighting vs fluorescent back lighting? It's like night and day, to my eyes at least. Man, you are treading in dangerous waters, my friend. Dont be surprised if this $500 computer turns into an additional $2000 television adventure after a week of watching stuff on it!
Yeah, I still have it open in my browser, looking and re-looking at them. I just went through them a 3rd time and I gotta say that as beautiful as the house is, the money shot is the last one with the sunset. Seeing that had to be worth the price of admission alone! "Max Arwood" <> wrote in message news:i3prai$45n$-september.org... > Nice Photos! > Max Arwood >
In news: the killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> Nice Photos! > Yeah, I still have it open in my browser, looking and re-looking at > them. I just went through them a 3rd time and I gotta say that as > beautiful as the house is, the money shot is the last one with the > sunset. Seeing that had to be worth the price of admission alone! I did most of my hanging out at the lake house, outside the lakehouse, either in the lake, or on the sooper high deck, that overlooked the lake! -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
In news: the killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> I'm expecting it to do very well for the tasks I plan top throw at >> it. BTW, I just got back from vacation at a killer lake house / cabin >> and had the Eee 901 with me. I put two full hour shows on it that my >> wife and I hadn't watched at home, so we watched those on the deck at >> the lake house. > > Yeah, these things have come so far. I was just talking to my buddy > about how we've seen so many changes in such a short time, we've went > from a commie 64 with fidonet to this in the blink of an eye! I doubt > you'll run into any issues with those specs, but still really looking > forward to how well the streaming of HD video does. Hehe, the most kickass proggy I ever wrote was a sooper fast assembly app on the C-64 for a Sequential Circuits Midi interface acting as a patch librarian, and random patch generator for a Sequential Circuits Six-Trak synth. >> Here's some pics from the lake house / cabin we were at last week. >> >> http://members.cox.net/glennbopix/Cabin2010/ > > Ok, you did NOT need to show me this, I just turned green with envy! > That place is gorgeous, and how you were able to leave it to come back > to the real world is beyond me Glad you guys had a good time! The price per night convinced me to come home!!! -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
In news: the killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> Hey Bob, I just noticed in the specs that the display on the Eee I >> ordered is an LED backlit display. Now that you've had your Vizio >> LED for a while, >> what's your take on LED back lighting vs fluorescent back lighting? > > It's like night and day, to my eyes at least. Man, you are treading > in dangerous waters, my friend. Dont be surprised if this $500 > computer turns into an additional $2000 television adventure after a > week of watching stuff on it! If it fares better outside at dusk, I will be sooper impressed, coz I know very well how washed out that looks on a fluorescent back lit display! -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
On 10-08-08 08:00 PM, Glennbo wrote: > So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife suggested > that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use at school. > > I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual Core > Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an HDMI out. > They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" 1366x768 HiRes > screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you get the interleaved > performance boost of linear mode. > > The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the 6-8 > hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, but most > reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD video on it. > > That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery is > out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a full > extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally happy. > > It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage won't > be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the 901. > > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp > I have an Acer 1410 with similar specs, and I have seen 5 hours battery life out of it, but not running HD video. I love the laptop, though -- runs Ubuntu nicely, and Win 7 seems OK when I occasionally boot into it. Actually, you tend to get better battery life with Windows, so you might indeed get five hours. I also have an Eee PC, and the higher res screen on the Acer is really nice in comparison. Cheers, Martin
The killer robot Martin Holmes <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> So my kid's Eee PC 900 got ripped off this Summer and my wife >> suggested that I get myself a new Eee and let him have mine for use >> at school. >> >> I jumped on that, and ordered the Asus 1201N. It has a 1.66GHz Dual >> Core Intel Atom N330 CPU. Nvidia's HDTV capable Ion chipset with an >> HDMI out. They also put a full size keyboard on this one, and a 12" >> 1366x768 HiRes screen. It also has *two* 1GB sticks of RAM so you >> get the interleaved performance boost of linear mode. >> >> The only real negative is the battery life is way shorter than the >> 6-8 hours I get with my current Eee PC 901. The specs say 5 hours, >> but most reviews I've read claim more like 4 when you are running HD >> video on it. >> >> That still works for me as about the only time I'm running on battery >> is out on my patio, watching HD video, so if I can make it through a >> full extended movie, or a couple 1 hour HDTV shows, I'll be totally >> happy. >> >> It should run Reaper very well too, and has a 250GB HD, so storage >> won't be as cramped as it is on the 4GB and 8GB SSDs that are in the >> 901. >> >> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2358375,00.asp >> > > I have an Acer 1410 with similar specs, and I have seen 5 hours > battery life out of it, but not running HD video. I love the laptop, > though -- runs Ubuntu nicely, and Win 7 seems OK when I occasionally > boot into it. Actually, you tend to get better battery life with > Windows, so you might indeed get five hours. Most reviewers claim they are getting 4 to 4.5 hours of runtime in high performance mode. My current Eee PC 901 has four modes for performance, and I generally run it in what they call "auto high performance" that is supposed to dynamically clock the CPU up and down as needed. The only time I put it on "high performance" mode which runs the CPU at it's rated speed is when I'm running HD video on it, so I may very well get 5 out of it. > I also have an Eee PC, and the higher res screen on the Acer is really > nice in comparison. This will be my third Eee. I started out with the original 701 that started the whole netbook revolution. I still have that one, but the screen is cracked on it. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
In news: the killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... > Looking forward to your hands on review I played about an hour and a half of live HiDef video out on the patio and only had a couple instances of wireless N interference. I watched about an hour and a half of vid, and now I'm back inside with another 1:37 to go, according to Windows 7 Home Premium. I've had the Eee on the forced "high performance" mode for about two hours now, and am just switching it back to auto mode. Whoa, I just hit the battery icon again and now that I'm back on auto mode, it says I have another 2:35 to go before the battery is going to finally putz out. This puppy does run hotter than any Eee PC I've had to date, but I've made sure and kept it unobstructed vent-wise and have run it for an hour and a half on HiDef stuff in 92 degree weather outside. I will be doing more testing on this to compare what I've seen with other Eee PCs I've owned. I've loaded Reaper up on it, and installed some FX, but I haven't got enough up and running there to make any comments yet. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
> I played about an hour and a half of live HiDef video out on the patio > and only had a couple instances of wireless N interference. I watched > about an hour and a half of vid, and now I'm back inside with another > 1:37 to go, according to Windows 7 Home Premium. I've had the Eee on the > forced "high performance" mode for about two hours now, and am just > switching it back to auto mode. Awesome! How's the quality with the backlit LED? I ran into a couple of issues with wireless N also, but it seemed to keep up for the most part when streaming. If we get this house I'm taking 2 weeks and running cat5e into all the rooms while it's empty though, so I wont have to rely on it. > Whoa, I just hit the battery icon again and now that I'm back on auto > mode, it says I have another 2:35 to go before the battery is going to > finally putz out. This puppy does run hotter than any Eee PC I've had to > date, but I've made sure and kept it unobstructed vent-wise and have run > it for an hour and a half on HiDef stuff in 92 degree weather outside. The battery indicator is all over the place with mine. It will go from 11 to 5 to 7 within an hour. My acer runs pretty hot too, lately, but we've been having some nasty heat out here too. > I will be doing more testing on this to compare what I've seen with other > Eee PCs I've owned. I've loaded Reaper up on it, and installed some FX, > but I haven't got enough up and running there to make any comments yet. Did you do any tweaking to it yet?
The killer robot "Bob Donald" <> grabbed the controls of the spaceship cakewalk.audio and pressed these buttons... >> I played about an hour and a half of live HiDef video out on the >> patio and only had a couple instances of wireless N interference. I >> watched about an hour and a half of vid, and now I'm back inside with >> another 1:37 to go, according to Windows 7 Home Premium. I've had >> the Eee on the forced "high performance" mode for about two hours >> now, and am just switching it back to auto mode. > > Awesome! How's the quality with the backlit LED? I ran into a couple > of issues with wireless N also, but it seemed to keep up for the most > part when streaming. If we get this house I'm taking 2 weeks and > running cat5e into all the rooms while it's empty though, so I wont > have to rely on it. The picture quality is excellent, although it seems to be more sensitive to off axis viewing compared to fluorescent. That's not really a problem though, as I'll never be watching it from an extreme side view. >> Whoa, I just hit the battery icon again and now that I'm back on auto >> mode, it says I have another 2:35 to go before the battery is going >> to finally putz out. This puppy does run hotter than any Eee PC I've >> had to date, but I've made sure and kept it unobstructed vent-wise >> and have run it for an hour and a half on HiDef stuff in 92 degree >> weather outside. > > The battery indicator is all over the place with mine. It will go > from 11 to 5 to 7 within an hour. My acer runs pretty hot too, > lately, but we've been having some nasty heat out here too. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get the 4-5 hours out of it that they claim I should see. I ran it for 3 solid and it wasn't even yet blinking the getting low power indicator. >> I will be doing more testing on this to compare what I've seen with >> other Eee PCs I've owned. I've loaded Reaper up on it, and installed >> some FX, but I haven't got enough up and running there to make any >> comments yet. > > Did you do any tweaking to it yet? Only thing I've done so far is to uninstall some of the bloatware that came preinstalled, and I put Autoruns on it and disabled a lot of things I don't need. It gets a Windows 7 score of 3.3 with the CPU in auto power saving mode. I'll have to run it again with the CPU control turned up to super performance mode and see what it scores. -- Remove YourHeadFromYourAss to Reply by email ________ __ / ____/ /__ ____ ____ / /_ ____ / / __/ / _ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \/ __ \ / /_/ / / __/ / / / / / / /_/ / /_/ / \____/_/\___/_/ /_/_/ /_/_.___/\____/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Glennbo http://www.soundclick.com/glennbo Non-Linear Sound http://www.soundclick.com/jambits Hear My Music http://www.soundclick.com/ThePseudonyms
