So, a Thursday in the not too distant past I showed up for Karl‘s radio show with special guest Sheila. And in the chat room appeared Vahid.
One innocent question from me to my geek brethren, something in the phrase family of “what Netbook do you own?” and now I am the proud owner of the Samsung N110 Netbook.
I CAN COMPUTE FROM THE COUCH NOW! AND THE BED! AND THE KITCHEN COUNTER! AND THE FLOOR! AND THE… toilet. (what?)
And the shower! But why would I do that.
It even has a sucky camera! See?!?!
And Poppy did rejoice.
And so did Dawggy, because I can sit next to him now AND sit next to you, too.
Posted on November 10th 2009 in Entertaining Poppy, Technology
November 10th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
PS – That’s not the outfit I was wearing or my hair configuration from earlier when I tweeted that I looked pretty today. Just… fyi.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Can you do work-like stuff on it as well or is it more of an web toy? Inquiring minds.
November 11th, 2009 at 1:01 am
I feel so close to you!
November 11th, 2009 at 2:19 am
I will totally take the blame for you new netbook. Yay!
And thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday!
November 11th, 2009 at 5:13 am
Yay!!! I got a Samsung as well recently and I am loving it!
November 11th, 2009 at 8:42 am
I love my little netbook, on the days I use it. Mine doesn’t have a camera, though. Maybe I should get a new one!
November 11th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I really want a netbook. Can’t afford one, but I want one.
November 11th, 2009 at 11:21 am
man, I so wish I could take my laptop/netbook/computer in the shower and bath with me….
November 11th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Yay for blaming Vahid!
I wonder what else we can pin on him?
November 11th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
It’s like a Poppy Dawg Sybil samich! :)
November 11th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Here’s my question: can it run iTunes? Because I want to replace Mister’s cranky old laptop, but he really doesn’t need another laptop. He just goes on the Internet and syncs his phone. The only other thing I’d want is the ability to run Word so I could take it with me and write while Lil’ M is in therapy.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Finn, I assure you that this Netbook is just like a laptop, only it’s not going to work great for a gamer or someone who needs a ton of power. It can handle iTunes, Word, and phone syncs, and has an awesome battery life, lots of hard drive space, a great screen, and it’s so fucking adorable I can’t fucking stand it. It’s like having a designer pet, except I’m not being cruel.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Oooo! That would be perfect for hubs who just checks email and writes Word documents. Our Vaio is dying a slow miserable death and I have a no touchy policy with my MacBook! Yay for new geeky toys!
November 12th, 2009 at 9:08 am
We’re currently shopping for a little netbook for Caitlin (15yr old)… she likes the Dells (lollipop, lollipop) and I really don’t have an IT-Director-Father-bias preference to share with her, so I appreciate you pointing me to this one. We’ll keep testing them out.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I’m thinking of getting one for school, because my laptop is so damn big. And has a 2 hour battery life.
Any negatives so far?
November 13th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
The only downside so far is that it has a short screen so scrolling is required. Once you get used to the smaller real estate it’s awesomeness. The battery life on this is 6 hours, I think.v… Yup, 6 hours!
November 17th, 2009 at 11:06 am
I have an Acer Aspire One that gets six or so hours of life from a charge. I hate to bitch and moan about having to lug a notebook through an airport – BUT – the netbook is a lot easier on me than my Latitude. And it fits in my single-strap backpack … and sits on the floor by my feet when I fly without causing me any legroom discomfort.
I’ve not used the web cam yet.
December 2nd, 2009 at 11:38 am
I own an HP 2133 MiniNote. It’s running Windows XP Professional and even for this Mac guy, it’s nice to have as a couch surfing device for those times when TV and movies get slow and boring. Or for when I need to Wiki someone or something.
I’ve had it almost a year now and I like it, except for the dismal battery life (under 2 hours) and the processor being slow (it’s VIA-7, not the cool Intel Atom N270)