I’ve been doing some research on Netbooks. I’ve got 4 on my short list right now. Listed in no particular order.
Samsung NC10 is the only one that seems to have a mat screen. All others are glossy, which to me is a negative. The Samsung is also the most expensive over all the others by $80.
MSI Wind U100-013US
Acer Aspire One
Dell Mini 10v
They all seem to have the same processor, same ram, and all run XP Home. Only the Dell says it comes loaded with SP3. The others don’t specify. They also all have 3 USB ports, one ethernet, one VGA, one microphone and one headset jack, neither of which I care about. I'd rather have another USB port. All 3 netbooks, and almost all netbooks out there today, seem to have the same specs. They don’t seem to vary much from netbook to netbook. None have a CF card reader. All other cards, but not the CF.
Could it be that I should just go for the one that looks the nicest? That would be the Samsung just because of the mat screen. I don’t care for glossy screens. I’m torn between the first 3 cause the Dell would probably take the longest to ship by a long shot, and I am partial to the mat screen.
Does anyone have thoughts or experiences with these netbooks? How do you read your CF cards? Do you take a card reader along, and plug it into a USB port, or do you take your USB cable that came with your camera, and use it?
Samsung NC10 is the only one that seems to have a mat screen. All others are glossy, which to me is a negative. The Samsung is also the most expensive over all the others by $80.
MSI Wind U100-013US
Acer Aspire One
Dell Mini 10v
They all seem to have the same processor, same ram, and all run XP Home. Only the Dell says it comes loaded with SP3. The others don’t specify. They also all have 3 USB ports, one ethernet, one VGA, one microphone and one headset jack, neither of which I care about. I'd rather have another USB port. All 3 netbooks, and almost all netbooks out there today, seem to have the same specs. They don’t seem to vary much from netbook to netbook. None have a CF card reader. All other cards, but not the CF.
Could it be that I should just go for the one that looks the nicest? That would be the Samsung just because of the mat screen. I don’t care for glossy screens. I’m torn between the first 3 cause the Dell would probably take the longest to ship by a long shot, and I am partial to the mat screen.
Does anyone have thoughts or experiences with these netbooks? How do you read your CF cards? Do you take a card reader along, and plug it into a USB port, or do you take your USB cable that came with your camera, and use it?