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| 751368 | 2009-02-27 03:15:00 | I got my 8GB SDHC card for ~$30, and it's an Adata one, like in the manual. :D The touchpad isn't an issue if you invest in an external mouse like I did. :) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 751369 | 2009-02-27 03:41:00 | I don't have one but a friend of mine does. It has no CD drive and the screen and keyboard are very small. Apart from that, it runs XP well and since it is very small, it's very portable. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 751370 | 2009-02-27 03:46:00 | I am still keen on my 701. It is greatly helped by not having any M$ rubbish on it - - ever. 2 GB of RAM is a pretty useful upgrade. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 751371 | 2009-02-27 11:00:00 | I bought a 901 about 5 months back, then upgraded the 2g RAM and a 64g ssd. Great little device, use it everyday, keyboard is a little small but a $30 usb wireless mouse complete it. Battery still good for 5 hrs of surfing. Fits easily in my packpack and sits on the seat tray on domestic planes and plays avi fine. 3g broadband modem for those moments outside wifi OK games are a little limited but who wants to play games with 9 inch screen. Spend more time using this than my desktop. Great buy. A. |
afe66 (13778) | ||
| 751372 | 2009-02-27 12:17:00 | I bought a 701 with Linux, converted it to XP Pro Sp2 (chopped down). The Windows drivers come with the Linux CD. Also has Microsoft Office and all the usual software, still have 1.6 gigs on the solid state drive, (total size 4gigs). I have used it for about 6 months and it has never refused to operate. It has 'Comodo' security pack. The screen is a little bit small, but if you use Firefox you can adjust most web sites to fit. Very portable & because of the solid state 'hard drive' is almost shock proof. The Key board is good & because it is small you can type without moving your hands. Very useful for catching up with your Email while watching TV. Does get a bit hot, I place a book under it to allow the air to get underneath. There is no CD Drive, but I already have a USB CD drive. I plug in a 4gig thumb drive for my Data. Also have my Mail software on the Thumb drive so I can plug it into my Desk Top PC & keep the email current. Best computer money I have ever spent. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 751373 | 2009-02-27 19:27:00 | If you have 2GB of RAM and are running Windows, I recommended disabling the page file as well, as that decreases the SSD's battery life. :) (Thanks blam6. :p) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 751374 | 2009-02-28 05:18:00 | SSDs battery life? ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 751375 | 2009-02-28 05:47:00 | He meant "ssd life" lol The pagefile keeps thrashing the ssd decreasing its life. And also NEVER DEFRAG AN SSD for similar reasons... |
Blam (54) | ||
| 751376 | 2009-02-28 06:41:00 | He meant "ssd life" lol The pagefile keeps thrashing the ssd decreasing its life. And also NEVER DEFRAG AN SSD for similar reasons... The impact in real terms is negligible. SSDs have controllers which "cycle" the data around the disk, so that it spreads out the reads/writes across all available space, rather than having certain parts of it constantly being hit. There was a statistic somewhere that if you continuously read/write from the SSD non-stop (i.e. 24 hrs a day), it would still last you 3-5 years. |
somebody (208) | ||
| 751377 | 2009-02-28 07:04:00 | Yes-but it still thrashes it-and decreases its cycles significantly. | Blam (54) | ||
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