I'm seriously considering the purchase of a netbook, with my choice
basically between the various Samsung models. My delima is that aside
from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
really don't see much difference between them.

I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
larger touchpad for the matte screen.

Also now it's more complicated with the "Go" available (but it looks
to be just nicer packaging).

So I'd appreciate any comments on which model actual users chose, and
why. And, should I go ahead and add the extra memory that Amazon
offers for $25.

(This would strictly be for limited use, travelling, reading e-books,
occasional web browsing, no heavy computing. I already have a decent
desktop and old Thinkpad)

"Charlie Hoffpauir" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.com...
> I'm seriously considering the purchase of a netbook, with my choice
> basically between the various Samsung models. My delima is that aside
> from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
> really don't see much difference between them.
>
> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
> larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>
> Also now it's more complicated with the "Go" available (but it looks
> to be just nicer packaging).
>
> So I'd appreciate any comments on which model actual users chose, and
> why. And, should I go ahead and add the extra memory that Amazon
> offers for $25.
>
> (This would strictly be for limited use, travelling, reading e-books,
> occasional web browsing, no heavy computing. I already have a decent
> desktop and old Thinkpad)
>

I went with the ASUS because the processor is slightly faster. The ATOM 280
insteead of the 270. Also it had the longest battery life. Advertised as 9
hours.
It has the built in camra,speakers, microphone,wifi, and blue tooth. Most
all you need for casual use. Just no CD/DVD but you can get external ones
for $ 70 or less if you want them. It does have a network port and 3 usb
ports. Not sure why it would have that many usb ports on a netbook. I have
seen a dvd that used two of the usb ports.

I think you are right , there does not seem to be much differance in most of
them. YOu either choose a hard drive or solid state memory and the life of
the battery.
If you intend to use the netbook for what I think it is ment for, you
probably do not need the extra memory, but it is only $ 25 to $ 30. I have
not added it to mine. Also the display uses some of the 1 GB of memory so
you only have about 3/4 of the memory for the programs.

In news:h6idncK-HbYX-OnXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d@earthlink.com,
Ralph Mowery typed on Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:57:40 -0500:
> "Charlie Hoffpauir" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.com...
>> I'm seriously considering the purchase of a netbook, with my choice
>> basically between the various Samsung models. My delima is that aside
>> from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
>> really don't see much difference between them.
>>
>> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
>> larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>>
>> Also now it's more complicated with the "Go" available (but it looks
>> to be just nicer packaging).
>>
>> So I'd appreciate any comments on which model actual users chose, and
>> why. And, should I go ahead and add the extra memory that Amazon
>> offers for $25.
>>
>> (This would strictly be for limited use, travelling, reading e-books,
>> occasional web browsing, no heavy computing. I already have a decent
>> desktop and old Thinkpad)
>>
>
> I went with the ASUS because the processor is slightly faster. The
> ATOM 280 insteead of the 270. Also it had the longest battery life.
> Advertised as 9 hours.
> It has the built in camra,speakers, microphone,wifi, and blue tooth.
> Most all you need for casual use. Just no CD/DVD but you can get
> external ones for $ 70 or less if you want them. It does have a
> network port and 3 usb ports. Not sure why it would have that many
> usb ports on a netbook. I have seen a dvd that used two of the usb
> ports.
>
> I think you are right , there does not seem to be much differance in
> most of them. YOu either choose a hard drive or solid state memory
> and the life of the battery.
> If you intend to use the netbook for what I think it is ment for, you
> probably do not need the extra memory, but it is only $ 25 to $ 30.
> I have not added it to mine. Also the display uses some of the 1 GB
> of memory so you only have about 3/4 of the memory for the programs.

I generally like Samsung products, but doesn't the Samsung netbooks have
the worst audio?

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:52:07 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>In news:h6idncK-HbYX-OnXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d@earthlink.com,
>Ralph Mowery typed on Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:57:40 -0500:
>> "Charlie Hoffpauir" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.com...
>>> I'm seriously considering the purchase of a netbook, with my choice
>>> basically between the various Samsung models. My delima is that aside
>>> from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
>>> really don't see much difference between them.
>>>
>>> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
>>> larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>>>
>>> Also now it's more complicated with the "Go" available (but it looks
>>> to be just nicer packaging).
>>>
>>> So I'd appreciate any comments on which model actual users chose, and
>>> why. And, should I go ahead and add the extra memory that Amazon
>>> offers for $25.
>>>
>>> (This would strictly be for limited use, travelling, reading e-books,
>>> occasional web browsing, no heavy computing. I already have a decent
>>> desktop and old Thinkpad)
>>>
>>
>> I went with the ASUS because the processor is slightly faster. The
>> ATOM 280 insteead of the 270. Also it had the longest battery life.
>> Advertised as 9 hours.
>> It has the built in camra,speakers, microphone,wifi, and blue tooth.
>> Most all you need for casual use. Just no CD/DVD but you can get
>> external ones for $ 70 or less if you want them. It does have a
>> network port and 3 usb ports. Not sure why it would have that many
>> usb ports on a netbook. I have seen a dvd that used two of the usb
>> ports.
>>
>> I think you are right , there does not seem to be much differance in
>> most of them. YOu either choose a hard drive or solid state memory
>> and the life of the battery.
>> If you intend to use the netbook for what I think it is ment for, you
>> probably do not need the extra memory, but it is only $ 25 to $ 30.
>> I have not added it to mine. Also the display uses some of the 1 GB
>> of memory so you only have about 3/4 of the memory for the programs.
>
>I generally like Samsung products, but doesn't the Samsung netbooks have
>the worst audio?

Perhaps, but for me it isn't an issue at all. I generally keep the
audio off or barely on on all my computers. Now if it were my wife,
OTOH, audio would be a real concern.

In news:7oe975pku8p682kh78opd5glujdhcmsakv@4ax.com,
Charlie Hoffpauir typed on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:02:34 -0500:
> On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 15:52:07 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> In news:h6idncK-HbYX-OnXnZ2dnUVZ_ridnZ2d@earthlink.com,
>> Ralph Mowery typed on Sat, 1 Aug 2009 11:57:40 -0500:
>>> "Charlie Hoffpauir" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.com...
>>>> I'm seriously considering the purchase of a netbook, with my choice
>>>> basically between the various Samsung models. My delima is that
>>>> aside from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later
>>>> models, I really don't see much difference between them.
>>>>
>>>> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading
>>>> the larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>>>>
>>>> Also now it's more complicated with the "Go" available (but it
>>>> looks to be just nicer packaging).
>>>>
>>>> So I'd appreciate any comments on which model actual users chose,
>>>> and why. And, should I go ahead and add the extra memory that
>>>> Amazon offers for $25.
>>>>
>>>> (This would strictly be for limited use, travelling, reading
>>>> e-books, occasional web browsing, no heavy computing. I already
>>>> have a decent desktop and old Thinkpad)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I went with the ASUS because the processor is slightly faster. The
>>> ATOM 280 insteead of the 270. Also it had the longest battery life.
>>> Advertised as 9 hours.
>>> It has the built in camra,speakers, microphone,wifi, and blue tooth.
>>> Most all you need for casual use. Just no CD/DVD but you can get
>>> external ones for $ 70 or less if you want them. It does have a
>>> network port and 3 usb ports. Not sure why it would have that many
>>> usb ports on a netbook. I have seen a dvd that used two of the usb
>>> ports.
>>>
>>> I think you are right , there does not seem to be much differance in
>>> most of them. YOu either choose a hard drive or solid state memory
>>> and the life of the battery.
>>> If you intend to use the netbook for what I think it is ment for,
>>> you probably do not need the extra memory, but it is only $ 25 to $
>>> 30. I have not added it to mine. Also the display uses some of the
>>> 1 GB of memory so you only have about 3/4 of the memory for the
>>> programs.
>>
>> I generally like Samsung products, but doesn't the Samsung netbooks
>> have the worst audio?
>
> Perhaps, but for me it isn't an issue at all. I generally keep the
> audio off or barely on on all my computers. Now if it were my wife,
> OTOH, audio would be a real concern.

Oh okay. I was just checking. <grin>

--
Bill
Windows 2000 SP4 (5.00.2195)
Asus EEE PC 701G4 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in
news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.com:

> My delima is that aside
> from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
> really don't see much difference between them.
>
> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
> larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>

The glossy screen on the NC20 and the other netbooks with glossy screens
is a no-brainer....I won't buy it. I've got Nokia N800 Linux tablets
and they have glossy screens that make them hard to see.

NC10 wins on all counts, here. I just upgraded from the extended 6-cell
5200 mAH battery to the 9-cell 7200 mAH battery one of Amazon's dealers
is selling. I don't even have and of the power saving features turned
on and run the drive all the time and it runs about 10-11 hours,
depending on how many Divx movies we watch...(c;]

Don't hesitate to get the NC10! Best netbook I could find. Samsung has
done a lot of extra things, too, including the multitouch touchpad that
will scroll like a mousewheel, worth even more. Samsung has a lot of
extra software to make recovering a crashed computer much easier and,
just to test their support, I called them and got great response! A
company as big as Samsung can afford to have tech support 24/7, and do.

I have mixed emotions about the addon Touchscreen from Hoda Technology:
http://netbookmag.com/2009/02/03/tut...0-touchscreen-
installation/
Netbook Magazine has great installation instructions and pictures. The
touchkit was $98 from fidohub in Taiwan:
http://www.fidohub.com/
There is no soldering and everything in the touchkit EXCEPT getting the
touchscreen cable from the screen to the computer through the right
hinge is quite smooth. You must take apart the hinge as the SOCKET the
touchscreen's ribbon cable plugs into will NOT fit through the hinge
parts with the two RF coax cables for the wifi/bluetooth antennas. That
was the only tricky part. There is a critical alignment of sticking the
actual touchscreen to the LCD display screen I screwed up at first. If
you must err in alignment err a little LOW and to the RIGHT with the
touchscreen. It's surface is NOT touch sensitive a few mm from the
edges and the critical tray clicking and right screen scrolling didn't
work great because I had it too high and to the right.

My mixed emotions come because adding the touchkit mostly destroyed the
non-glare screen. The touchkit screen is not as glossy as most glossy
PC screens, but there IS a very noticable reflection if you're outside
in the sun or in a brightly-lit restaurant using it. It's a close call.
The touchscreen works just fantastic with either finger, fingernail, the
included pen stylus or the plastic finger stylus I bought. It's not a
capacitive screen like an iPhone. It's a true touchscreen, so insulated
pointers make no difference. I don't have it protected and haven't been
able to scratch or dimple it yet, but haven't really tried, just normal
use. Gaming on the touchscreen beats mouse movement by thousands of
percent. Even just playing Solitare, the touchscreen is worth the
effort.

Love my NC10 much better than my eeePCs. NC10 is the one I carry every
day.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NC10-14GB-10-2-Inch-Blue-
Netbook/dp/B001I45TA8/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_0

WHOA! The price just came down AGAIN on the blue one, which looks very
nice. It was $379 now is $374.99 on this amazon page. Don't hesitate
to buy the blue case. It's a very dark blue and $30 saved is $30 saved.
Free shipping stateside via USPS and it came in 6 days. I just got the
blue one for a friend and that was a great price. It's the same
computer as the black one, but in a blue case.



--
Larry

http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt
Each tiny red dot is an airliner in this Quicktime movie, ONE recent day
of
air travel in the USA. What would happen if "they" found out this was
the real source of air pollution or cancer or why all the bugs around my
streetlight have disappeared? Would "they" tell us? Would "they" STOP
IT?!

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in news:h529tt$teg$1@news.eternal-
september.org:

> I generally like Samsung products, but doesn't the Samsung netbooks have
> the worst audio?
>
>

The audio from the internal speakers is HORRIBLE! But, through the
bluetooth headset (Motorola S9) it's perfect, as is the audio coming out of
the standard minijack. The NC10 will couple to your car stereo A2DP first
class. I tried several of the car stereos at Best Buy with it and it
connected to them all that had the bluetooth installed, of course.

What the internal speakers need, having had it all apart, is to pull the
tiny speakers out of the long tubes they are glued into, drill holes
through the end of the tubes that will make audio come out the holes in the
"deck" on either side of the touchpad. That will turn this stupid tube
into a BAFFLE and let the sound out! The design is really stupid for a
STEREO COMPANY.



--
Larry

http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt
Each tiny red dot is an airliner in this Quicktime movie, ONE recent day of
air travel in the USA. What would happen if "they" found out this was the
real source of air pollution or cancer or why all the bugs around my
streetlight have disappeared? Would "they" tell us? Would "they" STOP
IT?!

Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in
news:7oe975pku8p682kh78opd5glujdhcmsakv@4ax.com:

> Perhaps, but for me it isn't an issue at all. I generally keep the
> audio off or barely on on all my computers. Now if it were my wife,
> OTOH, audio would be a real concern.
>
>

The horrible internal speakers isn't an issue for me, either, because they
always get nasty with me if I make a bunch of noise at a restaurant
watching some space war going on during lunch. The Motorola S9 solves the
problem and the sound it produces in your ears rivals any speaker system
you can buy! I love Motorola S9's MECHANICALLY QUIET rubber headphones.


--
Larry

http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt
Each tiny red dot is an airliner in this Quicktime movie, ONE recent day of
air travel in the USA. What would happen if "they" found out this was the
real source of air pollution or cancer or why all the bugs around my
streetlight have disappeared? Would "they" tell us? Would "they" STOP
IT?!

On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:08:36 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

>Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in
>news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.com :
>
>> My delima is that aside
>> from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
>> really don't see much difference between them.
>>
>> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
>> larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>>
>
>The glossy screen on the NC20 and the other netbooks with glossy screens
>is a no-brainer....I won't buy it. I've got Nokia N800 Linux tablets
>and they have glossy screens that make them hard to see.
>
>NC10 wins on all counts, here. I just upgraded from the extended 6-cell
>5200 mAH battery to the 9-cell 7200 mAH battery one of Amazon's dealers
>is selling. I don't even have and of the power saving features turned
>on and run the drive all the time and it runs about 10-11 hours,
>depending on how many Divx movies we watch...(c;]
>
>Don't hesitate to get the NC10! Best netbook I could find. Samsung has
>done a lot of extra things, too, including the multitouch touchpad that
>will scroll like a mousewheel, worth even more. Samsung has a lot of
>extra software to make recovering a crashed computer much easier and,
>just to test their support, I called them and got great response! A
>company as big as Samsung can afford to have tech support 24/7, and do.
>
>I have mixed emotions about the addon Touchscreen from Hoda Technology:
>http://netbookmag.com/2009/02/03/tut...0-touchscreen-
>installation/
>Netbook Magazine has great installation instructions and pictures. The
>touchkit was $98 from fidohub in Taiwan:
>http://www.fidohub.com/
>There is no soldering and everything in the touchkit EXCEPT getting the
>touchscreen cable from the screen to the computer through the right
>hinge is quite smooth. You must take apart the hinge as the SOCKET the
>touchscreen's ribbon cable plugs into will NOT fit through the hinge
>parts with the two RF coax cables for the wifi/bluetooth antennas. That
>was the only tricky part. There is a critical alignment of sticking the
>actual touchscreen to the LCD display screen I screwed up at first. If
>you must err in alignment err a little LOW and to the RIGHT with the
>touchscreen. It's surface is NOT touch sensitive a few mm from the
>edges and the critical tray clicking and right screen scrolling didn't
>work great because I had it too high and to the right.
>
>My mixed emotions come because adding the touchkit mostly destroyed the
>non-glare screen. The touchkit screen is not as glossy as most glossy
>PC screens, but there IS a very noticable reflection if you're outside
>in the sun or in a brightly-lit restaurant using it. It's a close call.
>The touchscreen works just fantastic with either finger, fingernail, the
>included pen stylus or the plastic finger stylus I bought. It's not a
>capacitive screen like an iPhone. It's a true touchscreen, so insulated
>pointers make no difference. I don't have it protected and haven't been
>able to scratch or dimple it yet, but haven't really tried, just normal
>use. Gaming on the touchscreen beats mouse movement by thousands of
>percent. Even just playing Solitare, the touchscreen is worth the
>effort.
>
>Love my NC10 much better than my eeePCs. NC10 is the one I carry every
>day.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NC10-14GB-10-2-Inch-Blue-
>Netbook/dp/B001I45TA8/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_0
>
>WHOA! The price just came down AGAIN on the blue one, which looks very
>nice. It was $379 now is $374.99 on this amazon page. Don't hesitate
>to buy the blue case. It's a very dark blue and $30 saved is $30 saved.
>Free shipping stateside via USPS and it came in 6 days. I just got the
>blue one for a friend and that was a great price. It's the same
>computer as the black one, but in a blue case.

$344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2

On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:47:33 -0400, klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net>
wrote:

>On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 02:08:36 +0000, Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:
>
>>Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in
>>news:dhk875140f6ahqp4lgmptik368qg74p8pc@4ax.co m:
>>
>>> My delima is that aside
>>> from the larger touchpad when going from the NC-10 to later models, I
>>> really don't see much difference between them.
>>>
>>> I like the matte screen of the NC10, but doubt it's worth trading the
>>> larger touchpad for the matte screen.
>>>
>>
>>The glossy screen on the NC20 and the other netbooks with glossy screens
>>is a no-brainer....I won't buy it. I've got Nokia N800 Linux tablets
>>and they have glossy screens that make them hard to see.
>>
>>NC10 wins on all counts, here. I just upgraded from the extended 6-cell
>>5200 mAH battery to the 9-cell 7200 mAH battery one of Amazon's dealers
>>is selling. I don't even have and of the power saving features turned
>>on and run the drive all the time and it runs about 10-11 hours,
>>depending on how many Divx movies we watch...(c;]
>>
>>Don't hesitate to get the NC10! Best netbook I could find. Samsung has
>>done a lot of extra things, too, including the multitouch touchpad that
>>will scroll like a mousewheel, worth even more. Samsung has a lot of
>>extra software to make recovering a crashed computer much easier and,
>>just to test their support, I called them and got great response! A
>>company as big as Samsung can afford to have tech support 24/7, and do.
>>
>>I have mixed emotions about the addon Touchscreen from Hoda Technology:
>>http://netbookmag.com/2009/02/03/tut...0-touchscreen-
>>installation/
>>Netbook Magazine has great installation instructions and pictures. The
>>touchkit was $98 from fidohub in Taiwan:
>>http://www.fidohub.com/
>>There is no soldering and everything in the touchkit EXCEPT getting the
>>touchscreen cable from the screen to the computer through the right
>>hinge is quite smooth. You must take apart the hinge as the SOCKET the
>>touchscreen's ribbon cable plugs into will NOT fit through the hinge
>>parts with the two RF coax cables for the wifi/bluetooth antennas. That
>>was the only tricky part. There is a critical alignment of sticking the
>>actual touchscreen to the LCD display screen I screwed up at first. If
>>you must err in alignment err a little LOW and to the RIGHT with the
>>touchscreen. It's surface is NOT touch sensitive a few mm from the
>>edges and the critical tray clicking and right screen scrolling didn't
>>work great because I had it too high and to the right.
>>
>>My mixed emotions come because adding the touchkit mostly destroyed the
>>non-glare screen. The touchkit screen is not as glossy as most glossy
>>PC screens, but there IS a very noticable reflection if you're outside
>>in the sun or in a brightly-lit restaurant using it. It's a close call.
>>The touchscreen works just fantastic with either finger, fingernail, the
>>included pen stylus or the plastic finger stylus I bought. It's not a
>>capacitive screen like an iPhone. It's a true touchscreen, so insulated
>>pointers make no difference. I don't have it protected and haven't been
>>able to scratch or dimple it yet, but haven't really tried, just normal
>>use. Gaming on the touchscreen beats mouse movement by thousands of
>>percent. Even just playing Solitare, the touchscreen is worth the
>>effort.
>>
>>Love my NC10 much better than my eeePCs. NC10 is the one I carry every
>>day.
>>
>>http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-NC10-14GB-10-2-Inch-Blue-
>>Netbook/dp/B001I45TA8/ref=dp_cp_ob_pc_title_0
>>
>>WHOA! The price just came down AGAIN on the blue one, which looks very
>>nice. It was $379 now is $374.99 on this amazon page. Don't hesitate
>>to buy the blue case. It's a very dark blue and $30 saved is $30 saved.
>>Free shipping stateside via USPS and it came in 6 days. I just got the
>>blue one for a friend and that was a great price. It's the same
>>computer as the black one, but in a blue case.
>
>$344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2


Now that's tempting....

klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net> wrote in
news:m82c751jflbcd45bvs7peta2tv29e6g0mp@4ax.com:

> $344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...443791&Categor
> y=177&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2
>
>

Thanks. Others may want one, too, here. Amazon doesn't price match, even
on their own stuff so I'm out the difference, which isn't much I suppose by
today's standards.

Darn.......(c;]


--
Larry

http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt
Each tiny red dot is an airliner in this Quicktime movie, ONE recent day of
air travel in the USA. What would happen if "they" found out this was the
real source of air pollution or cancer or why all the bugs around my
streetlight have disappeared? Would "they" tell us? Would "they" STOP
IT?!

On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:47:33 -0400, klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net>
wrote:

<snip>
>$344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2

Oops... reading further down on the page, it says: This netbook PC is
manufacturer refurbished to New Condition.

This sometimes means simply a repackaged customer returned item.

On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:41:19 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir
<invalid@invalid.com> wrote:

>On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:47:33 -0400, klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net>
>wrote:
>
><snip>
>>$344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D2
>
>Oops... reading further down on the page, it says: This netbook PC is
>manufacturer refurbished to New Condition.
>
>This sometimes means simply a repackaged customer returned item.

Thanks. I didn't see that,

Charlie Hoffpauir <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in
news:t68e75p5iu3q37vnt8g6jicd1nh834t4t4@4ax.com:

> On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:47:33 -0400, klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net>
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>$344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...443791&Categor
>>y=177&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2
>
> Oops... reading further down on the page, it says: This netbook PC is
> manufacturer refurbished to New Condition.
>
> This sometimes means simply a repackaged customer returned item.
>

Aha. I feel better. Must have confused the customer service reps...(c;

Amazon doesn't price match, anyways....


--
Larry

http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt
Each tiny red dot is an airliner in this Quicktime movie, ONE recent day of
air travel in the USA. What would happen if "they" found out this was the
real source of air pollution or cancer or why all the bugs around my
streetlight have disappeared? Would "they" tell us? Would "they" STOP
IT?!

klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net> wrote in
news:b2ie751vj7mnh5isuetjmgkava7psf14ml@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:41:19 -0500, Charlie Hoffpauir
> <invalid@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:47:33 -0400, klaatu <blobnospam@optonline.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>><snip>
>>>$344,.95 now on e-bay. Free shipping.
>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...2443791&Catego
>>>ry=177&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3 D2
>>
>>Oops... reading further down on the page, it says: This netbook PC is
>>manufacturer refurbished to New Condition.
>>
>>This sometimes means simply a repackaged customer returned item.
>
> Thanks. I didn't see that,
>
>

Actually if you're not totally committed to "new", as in "new" car, at
least the refurbs have been checked out by a real technician...in most
cases....which can make them better.

That's way too expensive for a refurb, though. $150-200 would be my limit.


--
Larry

http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt
Each tiny red dot is an airliner in this Quicktime movie, ONE recent day of
air travel in the USA. What would happen if "they" found out this was the
real source of air pollution or cancer or why all the bugs around my
streetlight have disappeared? Would "they" tell us? Would "they" STOP
IT?!