netbook si laptop mini

laptop yang berukuran kecil dan ringan (light) lagi booming sekarang ini.
istilah lain dari laptop mini ini adalah Laptop Kecil, Mini-notebook, UMPC, MID, Subnotebook, Netbook.
berkembangnya laptop mini diawali semenjak ada OLPC dan terutama setelah boomingnya Asus Eee, ternyata harga notebook/laptop yang murah bisa laku keras.
perusahaan-perusahaan komputer dunia akhirnya berlomba-lomba menjaring pasar dengan mengeluarkan produk semacam itu.
mulai dari Sony, IBM, Acer, lenovo, HP, fujitsu, Toshiba, Samsung.
perusahaan lokal pun juga tak mau kalah semacam axioo, advan, dan Everex.
apa yang menjadi daya tarik Netbook sehingga banayak diburu konsumen?

1.minimalis dengan ukuran yang cukup kecil (LCD 10 inch atau kurang dan bobotnya dibawah 1 kg)
2.mobile cocok untuk dibawa kemana-mana termasuk bepergian keluar kota.
3.konektifitas biasanya dibuat cukup lengkap. akses Wi-fi, bluetooth, Card reader, web camera dan USB.
4.irit daya listrik (jika menggunakan baterai bisa digunakan antara 3 sampai 6 jam)
kalau digunakan untuk main di hotspot bisa agak lama,
5.harga cukup ekonomis (berkisar antara 3 sampai 6 juta rupiah)

untuk info yang lebih detail tentang spesifikasi, kelebihan dan kekurangan netbook anda bisa mengikuti review beberapa Netbook di link berikut ini
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks
http://blog.laptopmag.com/low-cost-laptop-cheat-sheet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_subnotebooks
http://www.umpcportal.com/products/

dalam posting saya kali ini hanya membahas beberapa Netbook yang cukup diperhitungkan yaitu

1. MSI Wind (ada kemiripan dengan Axioo Pico, Forsa)

Spesifikasi: 1.6 GHz Intel Atom, 10 inch (1024×600), chipset Intel 945GMS, 80 GB SATA, WLAN b/g, Webcam 1,3 MP, 3-cell 2200 mAh (2.5 hours)/6-cell 5200 mAh (5.5 hours), 1.04/1.18 kg, OS: Linux (RAM 512 MB DDR2) /Windows XP (RAM 1GB +Bluetooth).

Harga MSI Wind di UK: $620 (Linux)/$678 (Windows XP), Harga di US: $399 (SuSE Linux)/$499 (Windows XP)

Harga Axioo Pico: 4 jutaan (juli 2008)

2. Acer Aspire One

Spesifikasi: Intel Centrino Atom Single Core N270 1.6 GHz, 8,9 inch LCD (1024×600), SSD 4GB/8GB/HDD 80GB, RAM 512 MB, WLAN b/g, Webcam, Ethernet port, 3 USB port, Card reader, Audio, VGA out, 3-cell/6-cell Li-ion, 0,98 kg, OS: Windows XP/Linpus Linux Lite

3. ECS G10IL

Notebook dengan koneksi HSDPA, Intel Atom 1.6GHz, Layar 8.9 inch, RAM 1GB, Intel GMA 950, 3 USB port, Ethernet, RJ-11, card reader, 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth

4. Toshiba NB100

layar 8.9 inch Widescreen (1024×600), Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz), RAM 1GB, HDD 120GB, WLAN 802.11b/g, 3 USB 2.0, Webcam 1.3MP

Harga: $470

5. Lenovo S9 & S10 Ideapad

layar 8.9 inch (S9)/ 10 inch (S10), Windows XP, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, RAM512MB+HDD80GB/RAM1GB+HDD160GB, 1.3MP Webcam, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4-in-1 card reader.

Hat nicht lange gedauert. Eben hatte noch alle Welt von der neuen AMD-Mobilplattform gesprochen, nicht wahr? Und schwupps: Acer bringt am 22sten Oktober das Ferrari One Subnotebook (a.k.a. Netbook) auf den Markt. Ja, in Europa. Für 499 Euros. Im Preis mit dabei: Dualcore 1,2 GHz AMD Athlon X2 L310 Prozessor, ATI Radeon 3200 Grafik.

Das genügt für bildschirmfüllende HD-Videos auf dem 11,6inch, 1366 x 7 Millionen 7678 768 Pixel Screen. Plus: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth.

Der Akku hat 6 Zellen, 5600mAh , das sollte auch mit Windows 7 ne Weile reichen.

(fritz)

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Как я уже писал в твиттере, купил себе эту машинку.

Очень удобная вещь, маленькая, легкая, 4 часа аккумулятор с вайфаем работает на ура.

wimax – так же, около 4х часов.

экран маловат, но это мелочи. и к клаве привыкать надо.

Винт легко расширяется, путем установки флешки и некоторой фишки с драйверами в виндах. Так что 2 гига под систему – а на программы и данные – все остальное.

Машинка нравится. Даже очень. Эдакая печатная машинка, на Intel ну и с интернетом, да. Видео хорошо идет, ага…

Так что если хотите себе – ответ однозначный – надо брать!

Hey ho Leute,

Natürlich habe ich noch immer kein passendes Gerät für mich gefunden, welches mein altes Notebook ersetzen soll. Wie immer bei Käufen solcher Art suche ich tage- und wochenlang im Internet herum, um das unumstritten beste Gerät für einen bestimmten Preis und für meine Anforderungen zu finden.

Diesmal bin ich auf folgendes Modell von Samsung gekommen: Q210 Aura P8600 Seven

Es spricht mich aufgrund mehrerer Gründe an: der Preis, die Größe, die Leistung, die Akkulaufzeit.

Zum Preis ist zu sagen, dass es in der chip.de Rangliste von 13 Zöllern bis 1000€ auf Platz 1 ist, und das mit einem Preis von rund 800€ (billigstes Angebot auf geizhals.at). Das entspricht schon mal voll und ganz meinen preislichen Vorstellungen, da ich maximal bis 1000€ gehen wollte, wobei ich dabei schon beide Augen zudrücken muss.

Desweiteren finde ich die Größe von 12″ äußerst angenehm. Das Gewicht mit knapp 2kg ist zwar etwas hoch für diese Größe, aber was stören mich schon ein paar Gramm auf oder ab. Solange die Leistung und die Akkulaufzeit stimmen kann ich das grad noch verschmerzen. Und diese beiden Punkte stimmen sehr wohl bei diesem Notebook. Zum einen werkt in der Basisversion ein 2,4 Ghz Core2Duo der (fast) neuesten Generation und mehr als ausreichende 3GB DDR2 800Mhz, zum anderen bringt der mitgelieferte 6 Zellen Akku laut chip.de 5h 21min mit einer Ladung zusammen. Das ist ja doch schon sehr stattlich. Andere Quellen geben jedoch eine weit geringe Akkuleistung an, nämlich nur 3h, was für mich die Untergrenze darstellt. Ich nehme mal an, die wirkliche Akkulaufzeit pendelt sich dann so ca. in der Mitte ein, je nachdem ob man dauerhaft WLAN aktiviert oder den Bildschirm auf volle Helligkeit eingestellt hat.

Ich werde mich jedoch noch weiter informieren, und die im Blog vorgestellten Geräte miteinander vergleichen, um so zu einem geeigneten Fazit zu gelangen.

Bis dann.

mfg Alex

É inegavél o sucesso dos subnotebooks também chamados de netbooks, alusão devido ao fato de que a função primária desses pequnos é prover acesso a internet e leitura de e-mails.

Somente esta semana me perguntaram algumas centenas de vezes se valeu a pena comprar um pequeno, ou então se ele faz de tudo. Na hora da compra você deve ter em mente o que você espera da sua máquina. Se você apenas quer ter um notebooks para acesso rápido as emails e internet, ou para digitar textos e criar planilhas, sim estes pequenos valem a pena não só pelo preço, mas pela mobilidade.

O meu modelo é um ASUS EEE PC 701, é um modelo batante básico, porém muito funcional. O tempo de boot, ou seja tempo que ele leva desde que eu aperto o botão de ligar até ele estar totalmente funcional e pronto para usar é de aproximandamente  15 segundos. Para se ter idéia em casa o meu desktop leva cerca de um minuto e meio.

Meu principal uso é na faculdade, consigo executar todos os trabalhos nele, desde textos e resumos das auals, até apresentações de slides, passando por planilhas e imangens. Qunato ao sistema operacional , testei a maioria das distros Linux e até mesmo Windows Xp. Na minha opinião o Xandros Linux é a melhor escolha.

Fica aí a minha contrinuição, a resposta da pergunta é sim em 90% dos casos, mas se você procura usar altos recursos gráficos, como jogos photoshop ou qualquer outro software “pesado”, então não compre pois a decepção será grande, salvo isto , diria que ele é quase perfeito.

E quanto ao tamanho do teclado, se você digitar com calma, não necessáriamente devagar, ele não é nenhum incomodo.

Im Januar 2009 hat Dell seinen MacBook Air Konkurrenten angekündigt: Das Dell Adamo. Auf den ersten Blick sehr vielversprechend Produkt. Das Adamo hat ein edles Design, ist etwas schwerer als das MacBook Air und hat eine bessere Ausstattung als das besagte Apple Produkt.
Eines bleibt aber bestehen: Es läuft kein Mac OS auf dem System. Dadurch ist es nicht wirklich ein Konkurent für das Immer noch dünnste Notebook der Welt.  Das Adamo kommt am 27. diesen Monats für 1899 Euro auf den Markt.

Offizielle Homepage von Dell

Dell Adamo im Deutschen Onlinestore

Ein Vergleich zwischen MacBook Air und Dell Adamo:

Offizielles Promotion Video:

Dell Adamo Hands On:

Mehr Bilder…

… gibt es in der Galeria von Engatget.com [ Hier Klicken ]

Das Exprimo Mobile U9200 ist eigentlich kein echtes Netbook, wenn es sowas gibt, sondern ein sehr kleines Subnotebook wenn man so möchte.  Mit dem 12 Zoll Bildschirm ist es aufjedenfall kleiner als alle anderen Laptops aber grösser als die üblichen Netbooks die in der Regel nur 10,2 Zoll Monitore haben.

Das U9200 ist 1,8KG schwer und hat im Gegensatz zu den Netbooks  auch ein optisches Laufwerk nämlich einen DVD Multi Brenner, ansonsten sieht die Hardware der standart Austattung wie folgt aus:

Intel Pentium T2390 (1.86 GHz) Dual-Core Prozessor

2 GB DDR2 RAM + 1 GB RAM-Modul beiliegend

120 GB S-ATA Festplatte

12,1 Zoll WXGA TFT Display (matt)

Intel GMA X3100 shared Grafik

Dockinganschluss

VGA, S-Video/TV-Out

1.3 MP Webcam

2x 6-Zellen-Akku mit bis zu 8 Stunden Akkulaufzeit

[tnkgrl] has concluded her Sony Vaio P by adding GSM support. We covered the switch to XP earlier, but this should work on Vista too. The Vaio P is sold in the US with support for Verizon’s EVDO wireless broadband, but it uses the same hardware as the European model that uses GSM. This is possible because of the the Qualcomm Gobi radio module. To get GSM support, you trick the VZAccess Manager into loading a different firmware than the stock EVDO. The difficult part is that the Vaio P doesn’t come with a SIM card slot, so you’ll have to solder in your own. When you’ve got the computer reassembled, just change VZAccess Manager to use your carrier.

UPDATE: Wired has an article on the Gobi chipset.

Kembali ke Laptop! Itu kata tukul arwana. Kalimat populer ini tidaklah usang apabila kita melihat tahun 2009. Sebab, bukan masalah laptopnya, tapi katro-nya orang Indonesia ini apakah semakin berkurang sejak Tukul dkk memperkenalkan laptop sebagai media komunikasi, sekaligus memantapkan peran laptop atau notebook ke dalam lifestyle masyarakat modern. Tukul dkk. Ya, dan kawan-kawan. Siapa kawan-kawan tukul? Ya teman-teman Anda, pembaca, yang sudah menjinjing laptop kemana-mana, menikmati sajian Hotspot selain sajian menu istimewa di sebuah kafe, atau ngobrol bareng temen-temen di taman kampus sembari browsing mencari data untuk tugas kuliah di om Google.

Siapa lagi temannya Tukul? Adalah produsen laptop yang semakin hari semakin kompetitif, menelurkan produk laptop yang ramah kantong. Selain terjangkau, jenis lain dari laptop, biasanya subnotebook sudah mulai banyak pemainnya di pasaran. Laptop mungil dengan harga murah, berkisar 2 juta hingga 4.5 juta ini dapat dengan mudah Anda peroleh. Tak kurang Asus, Axioo, Zyrex, MSI mendominasi pasar subnotebook dengan produknya. Oh, ada lagi teman tukul, yaitu toko-toko yang memberikan fasilitas kredit Laptop. Sekarang Anda yang berkantong pas-pasan bahkan bisa mencicil laptop yg mahal sekalipun.

Fenomena kembali ke laptop disinyalir di tahun 2009 ini akan semakin semarak. Kita tunggu saja produsen barang elektronik ini melakukan berbagai inovasi produk dan meningkatkan pangsa pasar masing-masing. Saya tidak dapat memprediksi apakah acara “Empat Mata” yang sekarang menjadi “Bukan Empat Mata” akan berevolusi lagi atau bahkan tamat riwayatnya. Namun yang bisa diprediksi adalah, laptopnya tukul, bisa jadi, semakin canggih, semakin bermerk (tergantung sponsor acara) dan semakin mengecil mengikuti tren ukuran laptop yang kecil (kecuali Tukul matanya rabun dan sulit melihat huruf yang kecil-kecil). Jadi, kalau Anda tidak mau ndeso, katrok, dan bahkan lebih norak dan katrok dari tukul, silakan berkenalan dengan laptop, berkenalan dengan dunia IT. Apabila ternyata asik, tidak ada salahnya, pembaca sekalian mendalami IT dengan belajar serius di berbagai lembaga training IT, kuliah di perguruan tinggi IT dst. Sama halnya dengan tidak ada kata katro dan telat bagi yang berminat di dunia lawak, dimana ‘Ki Daus dan pak bendot (Alm) telah membuktikan tua-tua keladi di dunia lawak. Dunia IT juga sama. Tidak ada kata terlambat. Semakin kita berdiam diri dan bergeming tanpa tersentuh teknologi, maka kita akan terasing. Dan akhirnya hanya ikut menertawakan tukul dengan laptopnya, tanpa sadar, kok kita sendiri belum coba menggunakan laptop. Yang katro itu siapa ya? Nah, 2009, makin banyak perlombaan menarik minat konsumen dari produsen laptop. Manfaatkan teman-teman Anda, teman-teman Tukul tadi. Jadi, 2009 adalah wajar apabila kita teriakkan “Kembali ke Laptop!”

[ulo],

It’s that week between Christmas and New Year, you’ve seen more than enough of the family, you’re suddenly days away from returning to work and the lonely decaying carcass of the Christmas turkey, the only remaining remnants of last weeks celebrations. Oh, and the press search fruitlessly to fill the rolling news channels and column inches with content at a time of year when they are the only ones doing anything worth reporting on.

So what better than indulging in the inevitable “Review of the year…” if it’s good enough for the BBC and The Telegraph then why not here.

The PC that began the revolution?

For me the single biggest explosion isn’t the iPhone escaping the “early adopter” phase of its development, it’s not the emergence of a winner in the HD format wars or the rise of the eBook – despite them all being notable events.

This year we saw what I see as the line between mobile phone and laptop get blurred more than ever. Convergence is all some technolphiles talk about. You’d think we’d invented everything we ever needed and all humanity has to do next is make sure it can all fit in one box, shoehorn the word “next generation” in its name and stick an Apple logo on it and we can all smugly feel we’ve put the patent office out of business.

What is true is that a year ago the ASUS Eee PC stood almost alone in the market place, happy to advertise itself as not having any optical media drive, a paucity of memory and a screen that would hardly make your microwave blush. It was sublimely portable though and made the first steps into a new category of PC.

This was a machine that finally did sell something of value to enthusiasts who needed to add a cut down portable device to thier tech portfolio for some quality surfing or working. It also has something for the technophobe who has for years asked for a machine that “can just do internet and some typing and stuff” as so many novice PC users ask for in new machines.

A big step for me was when the Carphone Warehouse here in the UK began selling a subnotebook under the business model of a mobile. A subsidised machine, a monthly subscription and some bundled data.

Those mobile web dongles they’re handing out with the notebooks have got everywhere this year, in fact the subnotebook category and the 3G dongle are strong bedfellows – a symbiotic relationship I believe it would be called in nature.

So at the top end of what we continue to regard as the ‘mobile phone’ market we have the usual suspects (iPhone, G1, the next RIM device that enterprise will buy before even reading the spec sheet) and towards the lower end of the PC market we have the netbooks. With the increased prevalence and ease of use of WiFi & VoIP, these web enabled highly portable devices will only continue to blur the phone/laptop dividing line.

So to 2009 and the continuation of the portable world and the desktop computing world finding devices and technologies to converge but the world of entertainment in the living room and digital media in office are still at odds. Why? For me it’s simply a question of stakeholders. Some of the people who make mobile telephony devices either already manyfacture or are well placed to produce netbooks and vice versa.

How many of these firms are ready to take on Sony, Samsung and Panasonic in the living room though? As for content – here in the UK the likes of Sky and Virgin Media have good corporate reasons to keep everything as proprietary and closed source as they can. So for now the era of truly distributed media throughout the home is the domain of the hard core hobbyist/geek. I’ll blog about my MacMini media server set up sometime.

Heres to the start of a “joined up” digital life though, where what you watch on your TV, consume and work with in the office and carry with you in your pocket seamlessly and pervasively link up. Free from constrains of formats, DRM or time consuming vendor enforced work arounds to deliver what has been the key goal of personal computing for deacades – what you want, when you want it, on the device you want it.

Netbooks are miniaturized, no frills, bare-bones versions of their larger laptop counterparts, boasting solid wireless connectivity and basic mobile computing at an extremely low cost. Prices range from $250-$800 (averaging ~$400), depending on the brand and set of specifications, e.g SSD vs. HDD, 3-cell vs. 6-cell battery, and so on. They come in screen sizes between 7″-10″ and weigh between 2-4 lbs, i.e. light as a MacBook Air at a fifth of the cost. Although not as aesthetically pleasing as an Air, netbooks are durable, reliable, and far from ugly. 

Personally, I think netbooks are awesome. I’m a minimalist packer that dislikes heavy loads, so lugging around my PowerBook G4 was out of the question. That gorgeous thing stays put on my desk at the apartment. As a student on-the-go, I needed a decently powerful, internet friendly, and portable computer to have with me on eight hour runs between campus and work. You know, to check email, RSS feeds, current events, and maybe play a little MS Pinball if a lecture gets a bit dry. No, I didn’t want an iPhone and I didn’t want to pay the high price of a UMPC (why, Sony, why ??). So I bought a netbook. . . which should bring me to reveal which one I own, but since I’ve been too lazy to take more pictures of it–the review will have to wait. 

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Netbook History 101:
Before 2007, affordable “portable” laptops were clunky 12-15″ abominations weighing at or above 6 lbs. True “ultraportable” laptops (aka UMPCs) were available, but commanded premium prices well above $2000. Cheap, lightweight notebooks simply did not exist. 

The non-profit OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative led the way in building the first lightweight, rugged, low-cost, and kid-friendly laptop. Personal computers with Internet access are powerful educational tools, so OLPC sought to make and distribute $100 laptops to developing countries for classroom use. The XO laptop came out to  be ~$200 with their “Give a laptop, get a laptop” program. Intel quickly followed suit, developing the $200 Classmate PC, which is now in its second generation. They look like toys but pack all the same features of a laptop and, mind you, are built to withstand children (who can prove to be very destructive). These were coined as sub-par laptops, or “subnotebooks.” {Left: OLPC XO Laptop, Right: Intel Classmate PC}

Although subnotebooks were fully intended to be marketed in developing countries, they heralded the way for the netbooks in today’s retail markets. Asus followed in the footsteps of OLPC and Intel and developed the tiny Eee PC, an ultra mobile Internet device targeted at the general public. The primary market was sales in traditional retail channels, with later plans to ship the Eee PC to schoolchildren in third-world countries. {Below: Asus Eee PC 4G}

Smart move. Launched in late 2007, the Eee PC was a hit on the American retail market and quickly gained popularity worldwide. The Asus Eee PC changed everything: a 2 lb. laptop with a 7″ screen, standard ports, built-in WiFi & webcam, all at a starting price below $300. They were tight, compact, easy to use, and inexpensive; customer reviews on Amazon remain overwhelmingly positive. Asus had no idea the Eee PC’s portability would have such broad appeal for kids, first-time computer users, bloggers, students, and mobile workers alike.

The market was there. Consumers wanted cheap, lightweight laptops. Then all hell broke loose, as every electronics manufacturer on the planet jumped the bandwagon, rushing to put out their own “netbooks”. This was a confusing time, because the netbooks churned out were virtually indistinguishable, offering roughly same specifications in different shells for a variety of prices. You had the Acer Aspire One, the Lenovo IdeaPad S10, the Samsung NC10, the MSI Wind, the HP Mini-Note 2133, etc…and many models of the Asus Eee PC [see Lilliputing.com for more]. Dell was the last to join in with the Inspiron Mini 9 & the Mini 12. Models after models were introduced as manufacturers tried to edge out the competition by improving specs. 

At the end of 2008, the dust has cleared and the Asus Eee PC continues to dominate netbook sales. Netbooks are no longer thought of as “subnoteboks” but rather as versatile, understated, mini-laptops. Be sure to read the reviews to make sure you’re not getting a really shitty one.

Netbooks presently share these features: 10″ screen, Intel Atom 1.6Ghz processor, a webcam, and 1-2 Gb RAM. The real differences lie in what storage disk you choose, whether you go for 6-cell (longer battery life), personal aesthetics (color, size/arrangement of the multi-touchpad & keyboard), and cost. Competition keeps quality up and prices down, with the exception of high-end or designer notebooks.

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Where does the netbook/PC industry stand now? I’m interested to see how it all plays out during a recession. 

The PC industry ended the year on a decidedly gloomy note, with very few bright spots…It’s telling who didn’t jump on the [netbook] trend: brands that like to associate themselves with upmarket style and quality. Apple CEO Steve Jobs essentially dismissed the idea of an Apple Netbook in September, and Sony denied it has plans to market an inexpensive Netbook. A Sony executive even went so far as to declare Netbooks, a “race to the bottom,” in terms of price and quality, driving down the price of all laptops. [Year In Review via CNet]

He means that if mainstream PC buyers start to find their needs met by a lightweight, simply featured, inexpensive portable, it’s likely to impel all of the major players in the industry to pile on by lowering their prices. And that’s in an industry with already low margins for retailers and manufacturers. [Sony leery of the Eee PC? via CNet]

Nicolas Barendson, a senior executive at Sony U.K., says that laptops with 7-10″ screens don’t meet consumer needs and that the netbook market will “evolve” into a different form factor. ”We think that the proposition in the market today is not the future of netbook … the form factor is not properly designed for the consumer’s needs … So there’s a lot of quantity sold, people are disappointed by them, and it’s not small enough to be pocketable and not big enough to be a PC.” The company, he says, will have a “different proposition” to the range of nearly-identical netbooks. [via BBG]

So, Apple & Sony will not be rolling out netbooks anytime soon. It’d be wonderful if they did, and those netbooks would be oh-so gorgeous. Unfortunately, those premium brands are more likely to churn out a “less expensive” ultraportable ($800-$1500) than a dirt cheap netbook. Can you imagine if Louis Vuitton suddenly start selling plain white tees? It would crush the brand image.

Hmm…what is the future of the netbook? What will be that perfect form factor? 

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On an unrelated note, this is Lenovo’s ThinkPad W700ds. This beast of a mobile workstation supports a 17″ and 10.6″ LCD dual display setup intended for for photographers, graphic artists and application developers. The 11 lb laptop is so wide it has room for separate numeric keypad.

Also, Dell has pitched smaller, greener consumer desktop PC with totally recyclable packaging.