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When it arrives you should post up how you like it. I have been away quite a bit but we used to have a Netbook thread on here. I will go look for it.

 

 

Ohh sorry..I meant I bought one right before Xmas...not that I ordered this particular one. :)

 

But I LOVE mine, it is super easy to carry around, it is perfect if you want a really small, light, laptop for Email, word processing, Internet and logging. It is especially good for logging IMO

 

However, the screen is a little small, the fan is a little loud, and if you are a gamer, the processor is probably too slow.

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RE: ACER Aspire One Netbook.....

 

When it arrives you should post up how you like it. I have been away quite a bit but we used to have a Netbook thread on here. I will go look for it.

 

Let me know where that thread is, bro, and I'll put in my two cents. :) I owe you at least that much. :)

 

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I got mine new, shipped, from the Buy.com offer you flagged a couple of weeks ago, for only $30 more than the price of the TigerDirect refurb deal.

 

I've been very happy with it, precisely as Spec B posted of his reply.

 

I use ECUTeK, and thus, the laptop is my interface (with DeltaDash or EasyECU). It's *so* much easier to take this little Netbook out to the car/garage, rather than having to drag our (my and the wifey's) full-sized notebook out there. This is doubly important for me as my speed-detection countermeasures are also updated via the web (Escort 9500i and the Cheetah GPS-Mirror) or otherwise equipped with laptop interface (Laser Interceptor).

 

As I've posted on the ECUTeK Forums, I am not, in the foreseeable future, going to invest in a carputer setup, so this kind of portability is something that really spoke to me, particularly as it could be combined with other light entertainment usage, such as e-mails or just surfing the web from the bedroom (:lol:). Similarly, for trips, I could so much more easily bring this along, as long as I didn't need the big laptop. I'm not exactly a weakling :p - it just makes things so much easier.

 

For me, the Netbook purchase has been money well spent, and I'm completely satisfied with it.

 

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I wish it would boot up a bit faster, both from a standing-start as well as from "hibernation/sleep," but that's really nit-picking.

 

BTW, battery-life on these 3-cell'ed Netbooks might be a concern for some, but for a guy like me, who rarely datalogs for more than an hour at a stretch and/or has an inverter in the car, that's also a non-issue.

<-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges

'16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family

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I think GWIM has a thread relating to Netbooks and then there is the "Computer Nerd" thread.

 

Could you provide some extra details on hooking the laptop to the car. I looked around and the stuff I've found seems pretty pricey. I know, semi-OT, my apologies.

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I think GWIM has a thread relating to Netbooks and then there is the "Computer Nerd" thread.

 

Cool. I'll look for them, and see if I can make any contributions. :) Thanks!

 

Could you provide some extra details on hooking the laptop to the car. I looked around and the stuff I've found seems pretty pricey. I know, semi-OT, my apologies.

 

My old Tactrix (v1.2, I bought it back in 2005 :)) is still out with my friends, so I haven't tried doing that, with the OpenSource stuff (RomRaider, etc.), yet.

 

But with the ECUTeK, it was just plug-and-play. They (ECUTeK) provides a proprietary OBD-II -to- USB "dongle" that is a part of the license key, and after a rather painless set of driver installs (the last update, in Q2, 2008, finally had WHQL certified drivers - one of the reasons why I got a new computer was because my old laptop, my garage laptop, was a Windows ME unit, and the ECUTeK updates on it were getting rather painful), it was ready to roll.

<-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges

'16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family

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Just bought the wife a DELL Inspiron 15.6" with LED display!

 

Quantity Item Description

 

1 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.00GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)

1 Jet Black

1 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz

1 Bright, glossy widescreen 15.6 WLED display (1366x768)

1 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD

1 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

1 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit

1 Integrated 10/100 Network Card

1 Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0

1 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

1 High Definition Audio 2.0

1 Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card

1 Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam w/Facial Recognition

1 No Microsoft Office

1 McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days

1 6-cell battery

1 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

1 No ISP requested

$620 FREE 2-DAY Shipping!!!!

 

WOW!

 

The wife is going to love this!

What a difference... my laptop was $2,500 :)

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Not the cheapest 16GB drive but one of the more durable ones.

 

$37.99

 

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Features

 

* Shock resistant and water resistant

* Weigh less than 6g

* Up to 30MB/s data transfer rate, fully compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1

* Powered by USB bus - no external power is required

* Durable solid-state storage - 10 years data retention

* Hot Plug & Play enable you to install and uninstall Pico anytime

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Good for your netbook to provide more storage or, if you are running vista, it is Readyboost compatible. Info on ReadyBoost HERE

 

$5.99

 

Lexar EX4GB-431 4GB ExpressCard External Solid state disk (SSD) - Retail

 

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General

Brand Lexar

Model EX4GB-431

Device Type External Solid state disk (SSD)

Expansion / Connectivity

Capacity 4GB

Interface Type ExpressCard

Performance

Ready Boost Yes

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$99.99

 

Rackable Systems Dual Xeon 2.66Ghz 2GB 2x36GB 2U Server

 

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I hate you with a fiery passion... This is an awesome deal. Anyone wanna buy it for me (wedding present, wedding's this weekend btw ;) )? She'd kill me if I bought it for me... lol

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Say a bunch of the guys on here were so happy that we all chipped in and paypaled you the money for it. We can even set up a fake thread for "proof".

No better way to start a marriage than with a lie.

Good luck with the nuptials and congrats!

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$6.99

CORSAIR Flash Voyager 8GB Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model CMFUSB2.0-8GB - Retail

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Model

Brand CORSAIR

Series Flash Voyager

Model CMFUSB2.0-8GB

Tech Spec

Capacity 8GB

Features Plug & Play functionality in Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, Linux 2.4 and later, Mac OS 9, X and later

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts 10 years limited

Labor 10 years limited

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$15.99

 

OCZ Diesel 16GB Single Channel Flash Drive (USB2.0 Portable) Model OCZUSBDSL16G - Retail

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Model

Brand OCZ

Series Diesel

Model OCZUSBDSL16G

Tech Spec

Capacity 16GB

Windows Vista Works with Windows Vista

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts 2 years limited

Labor 2 years limited

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Say a bunch of the guys on here were so happy that we all chipped in and paypaled you the money for it. We can even set up a fake thread for "proof".

No better way to start a marriage than with a lie.

Good luck with the nuptials and congrats!

 

Wouldnt have to lie if it was true, get everyone to chip in a few bucks ;) ROFL

If I pass you on the right, I'm flipping you off.
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