Comments on: AT&T Talks Subsidized Netbooks, More-Flexible 3G Pricing, and More-Connected Gadgets http://blog.laptopmag.com/att-talks-subsidized-netbooks-more-flexible-3g-pricing-and-more-connected-gadgets News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:43:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Sam Johnston http://blog.laptopmag.com/att-talks-subsidized-netbooks-more-flexible-3g-pricing-and-more-connected-gadgets/comment-page-1#comment-17628 Sam Johnston Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:25:54 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11830#comment-17628 Who ever said that netbooks need to be small or cheap? It's a portmanteau of Internet + Notebook. The thing could be a quad core with 8Gb and covered with diamonds for all it matters to the name. Subnotebooks/ultraportables are small, yes and ULPCs are cheap, but nobody ever said you need to have all of three things in the same box. It just happens that that's the way the market likes it :) I'd personally pay full price for a netbook if it meant the thing was more durable, had longer battery life, a high resolution screen, etc. even if it had no local storage and just a "good enough" processor (that is, "good enough" that I never catch it pegged). Sam Who ever said that netbooks need to be small or cheap? It’s a portmanteau of Internet + Notebook. The thing could be a quad core with 8Gb and covered with diamonds for all it matters to the name.

Subnotebooks/ultraportables are small, yes and ULPCs are cheap, but nobody ever said you need to have all of three things in the same box. It just happens that that’s the way the market likes it :)

I’d personally pay full price for a netbook if it meant the thing was more durable, had longer battery life, a high resolution screen, etc. even if it had no local storage and just a “good enough” processor (that is, “good enough” that I never catch it pegged).

Sam

]]> By: anon anon http://blog.laptopmag.com/att-talks-subsidized-netbooks-more-flexible-3g-pricing-and-more-connected-gadgets/comment-page-1#comment-17536 anon anon Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:35:21 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=11830#comment-17536 Interesting and information article. However, AT&T doesn't seem to be aware that the Ausus eeepc 901 already gets 5 to 7 hours on the stock battery. Hopefully AT&T will eventually have enough 3G capacity to offer unlimited plans and understand that WiFi isn't the answer to unlimited use, simply because the user doesn't need AT&T for unlimited WiFi. Interesting and information article. However, AT&T doesn’t seem to be aware that the Ausus eeepc 901 already gets 5 to 7 hours on the stock battery. Hopefully AT&T will eventually have enough 3G capacity to offer unlimited plans and understand that WiFi isn’t the answer to unlimited use, simply because the user doesn’t need AT&T for unlimited WiFi.

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