New netbook.

[toastygoodness]

Re: New netbook.

go latitude. way better than any netbook. thats a good res and a good gfx chip.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

Alright, if that's the case, I'll just tell my friend to re-install the original 1440 x 900 LCD. What are the benefits of a glossy screen anyway?

[toastygoodness]

Re: New netbook.

glossy screen suck but they make it look like its brighter and cooler in low light. but it sucks for like 12 hours of the day haha. they're just a gimmick. unless its true glass, its pretty lame. go matte. and you'll want something you can see, since you have a quadro nvs gfx chip.

[shovenose]

Re: New netbook.

have an eee pc 900h for sale. interested? u name a price

[ratdude747]

Re: New netbook.

i'd sell my 1000HEb but wrong continent and it needs a new screen. would have fixed but i bought my dell latude instead... i think it was a better deal since the latitude is more robust and less likely to break... all it needs is a new battery and bt module (and more ram)... i would go with the used laptop. better quality.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

have an eee pc 900h for sale. interested? u name a price

LOL isn't that the model with a 9 inch screen like the Toshiba NB100 I have now? My new laptop was supposed to solve the small screen issue. LOL.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

glossy screen suck but they make it look like its brighter and cooler in low light. but it sucks for like 12 hours of the day haha. they're just a gimmick. unless its true glass, its pretty lame. go matte. and you'll want something you can see, since you have a quadro nvs gfx chip.

I'll be working in environments with lots of overhead lights... and of course outdoors in the sun. The glossy screen reflects all this light right?

[toastygoodness]

Re: New netbook.

you're really better off with matte screen then. lol you'd be blind everytime you looked at your screen if it was glossy.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

And so i was given a Dell Latitude D400 from my aunty today. 1GB RAM and 1.8GHz Intel Pentium M CPU. It looks like a decent unit to me... the battery still holds charge.

Ratdude has this unit if I'm correct...

[Th3_uN1Qu3]

Re: New netbook.

I'll be working in environments with lots of overhead lights... and of course outdoors in the sun. The glossy screen reflects all this light right?

Unfortunately... YES. But if you do get glossy there is some anti-glare foil thing that you can put on it and make it, well, less glossy.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

Phew at least this D400 doesn't have a glossy screen.

[dood]

Re: New netbook.

We have a few of those floating around the department here. We pulled them all out of active service a while back due to age/speed. IIRC they still use SDRAM instead of DDR? I could be wrong, though.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

nope. the D400 uses DDR.

[toastygoodness]

Re: New netbook.

nice nice congrats!

[dood]

Re: New netbook.

nope. the D400 uses DDR.

Ah, okay. I think it was the c400 that ran SDRAM.

[ratdude747]

Re: New netbook.

he got one

his aunt gave him a latitude d400 (like mine)... freebie.

or so he says on facebook...

hope he enjoys it!

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

yes, good freebie. ironically i still havent looked at it in detail or used it yet cause it's still in the boot of my car!

so much university work to complete first.

[weirdlookinguy]

Re: New netbook.

I hear ya stevo. I'm in my second week of college and the amount of reading you have to do is insane! I spend an average of three hours a day reading.

[stevo1210]

Re: New netbook.

Okay, so I took it out of the bag and tested it today. It came with a Belkin USB wireless G adapter, and I can understand why. My aunty hasn't installed any drivers for this thing!

After installing all the drivers, everything works perfectly. Physical condition is an A++. Albeit for the two missing HDD screws... now I have to eBay for them.

[ratdude747]

Re: New netbook.

find two off a junker. they are m3 screws (cd/floppy thread). or just don't bump the caddy too hard

belkin= shitty. their stuff never, ever, ever lasts. keep as a tester only.

sounds like yours in better shape than mine... mine was a cosmetic nightmare (scuffs and chew marks)... but i don't care.

enjoy!