Comments for: Via shows 11.6-inch, Nano-powered netbook

#29. Posted at 11:19 PM on Jan 6th 2009

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MadManOriginal

Something like this will probably be my first notebook. Yeah I haven't ever owned one. Just waiting for the right combination of reasonable speed and capabilities, powerdraw/battery life, and screen size:overall size.

#5. Posted at 05:20 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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TravelMug

Now please somebody [preferably Samsung or Lenovo :) ] go ahead and use this dot-pitch panel (same as the 8.9" 1024x600) to create a 10.x" version with 1280x720 or 1280x768 resolution. Thank you.

#5, Actually I'd like to see HP drop a Nano into the 2133, but I... : UberGerbil (#8) «

#5, HP already did with the new aluminium-cased 2140 http://h1001... : Nomgle (#24) «

#24, Thanks for the heads up! Now the task is to price it acco... : TravelMug (#28) «

#25. Posted at 08:37 AM on Jan 6th 2009, Edited at 08:38 AM on Jan 6th 2009

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MadManOriginal

Is it just me or does it look like they borked the R-Shift key?

Otherwise for <=$500 it looks like it has potential as an inexpensive ultraportable - tis a little large to be called netbook imo but of course you get a direct tradeoff with screensize and it's nice to have options.

#25, Agreed. And... I'm not saying that it's okay for it to be as... : Dashak (#27) «

#12. Posted at 06:49 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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odizzido

I have two questions. Can it play h264 at 1080, and how long does the battery last.

#12, based on my experience with a 1.6 GHz Nano, I'd say "no". Un... : eitje (#20) «

#20, it doesn't have 1080! how could it play 1080? : holophrastic (#21) «

#21, hey, that's a good point. it should be able to swing 7... : eitje (#26) «

#1. Posted at 04:56 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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Xenolith

11.6" is too big.

#1, Yeah, I've had a couple of women tell me that. : UberGerbil (#4) «

#4, HIYOOOO!!! : zqw (#10) «

#4, That's rich. : ssidbroadcast (#13) «

#4, They were just sparing your feelings. : paulWTAMU (#14) «

#4, Nonsense, that's a perfectly normal size for a human foot... : bthylafh (#16) «

#16, I thought a human foot was 12". : holophrastic (#22) «

#22, Actually that's a common misconception. IIRC the te... : ssidbroadcast (#23) «

#9. Posted at 05:55 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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grantmeaname

=D YAY!!!!

A netbook that doesn't fail!

#9, But it comes with preloaded vista according to that picture. : Jakubgt (#18) «

#18, "But it comes with preloaded vista according to that pict... : sid1089 (#19) «

#6. Posted at 05:22 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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TheBob!

I think its a little big to be a netbook, but I'm glad to see Via finally getting product out.

#6, I'm not so sure it's too big. So many of these netbooks were... : alex666 (#17) «

#15. Posted at 08:19 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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FireGryphon

Is the keyboard full size?

#11. Posted at 06:29 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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Rza79

although the 1.3GHz Nano does have a larger thermal envelope than Intel's 1.6GHz Atom N270

Via Nano U2350 + VX800 = 8W + 5W = 13W
Atom N270 + Intel 945GSE + ICH7-M = 2.5W + 6W + 3.3W = 11.8W

So it's really comparable.

#7. Posted at 05:26 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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mikehodges2

I'd get one of these. If it had enough horsepower to play 1080p video over the HDMI output it should have. And if it was prettier, ie made by samsung :)

#3. Posted at 04:59 PM on Jan 5th 2009, Edited at 05:01 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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5150

I'm disrespectful to size! Can you see I am serious!

#2. Posted at 04:58 PM on Jan 5th 2009

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UberGerbil

Dr. Mobile?

It is a Nano Netbook. Trust me, I'm a Doctor.

The humor is strong in this one.