OSNews: http://www.osnews.com/story/22104/Nokia_Unveils_Booklet_3G_Specifications_Price Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2013, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:24:04 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif OSNews.com http://www.osnews.com Comment by _txf_ http://www.osnews.com/thread?382078 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382078 I guess they figured with 12 hours of battery time, people would be completely willing to waste it opening and closing apps and waiting for Hdd swapsEdited 2009-09-02 23:45 UTC Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (_txf_) Comments RE: Comment by _txf_ http://www.osnews.com/thread?382085 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382085 I read somewhere that the Intel Atom Z530 wasn't good enough to push HD content...is this true?
That said, it really does not matter for me.
1 Gig of ram is too little, atleast for me. If not for that I would have gotten it for sureEdited 2009-09-03 00:36 UTC Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mpxlbs) Comments Toshiba NB200 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382092 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382092 I would prefer Toshiba NB200 over it. Why should we pay that much high price just because it contains 16 cell batter ;)
It's a good machine for those for travel a lot or who use netbooks on battery most of the time. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:06:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (microFawad) Comments Crazy Pricing & Too Limited. http://www.osnews.com/thread?382093 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382093 The Euro price puts this device at over $800 USD without a carrier subsidy.

Even with a subsidy/markdown from a major carrier, I can't imagine any of them going more than $200.

- Good - A data capable devoce with very nice specs.
- Bad - 1GB Soldered RAM with no slot to add more.
- Good - Windows 7 (tailored) is a plus. Maybe.

How will 1GB of RAM run Windows 7, even tailored, with efficiency over time with patches & hot fixes?

It seems to me that Nokia, while well intentioned, missed the mark with this one.

Even with a subsidized price from a major carrier, anyone looking for a Netbook will quickly see that an Eee PC or Acer Aspire One will have greater expandability and a larger Hard Drive (160G instead of Nokia having a 120G) with an approx $300 USD sticker price; not over $800.

No thanks. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Pelly) Comments RE[2]: Comment by _txf_ http://www.osnews.com/thread?382095 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382095 It's pretty weak, being the actual x86 ARM competitor, and poulsbo is a dreadful chipset (and the drivers are 2D only). Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:23:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (agnosticnixie) Comments ReadyBoost http://www.osnews.com/thread?382096 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382096 Windows 7 supports ReadyBoost. Buy a cheap 2GB USB key and it might make a difference.Edited 2009-09-03 01:27 UTC Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:27:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (A30Guy) Comments RE: ReadyBoost http://www.osnews.com/thread?382116 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382116 Heh, so one either has a 3G modem sticking out of a USB port, or a ready boost USB drive sticking out of a USB port... Either way, it's something you have to hook up. Stupid really, when all Nokia had to do was include 2 gb of ram from the beginning. As for me, if I need 3g on my netbook, I'll opt for the external 3g modem. I don't always need 3g, but I do always need 2 gb of ram. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:34:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (darknexus) Comments Mystery http://www.osnews.com/thread?382126 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382126 The interesting question is why Nokia would decide to enter the Netbook business. Why ship a Windows machine when their grand new strategy is 'Maemo über alles'?

Most likely they intend to use it as a vehicle to get their Ovi stuff (and Qt) on people's desktops.

Can't wait to see how that works out. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ThomasFuhringer) Comments Hmmm http://www.osnews.com/thread?382128 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382128 1GB RAM soldered down is a nonsense. And, so many bells and whistles but no Firewire? Nokia could be the first to include it in a netbook and thus make it appealing to professional musicians and photographers... 12hr battery is nice though. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:17:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Temcat) Comments "only" a gigabyte of RAM? http://www.osnews.com/thread?382132 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382132 Some people are completely warped. Why on earth do you need more than a gigabyte of RAM in a netbook? Since when does Firefox and Flash Player demand this much RAM? It's a NETbook, not a NOTEbook.

And Firewire? Are you freaking crazy? Atom processors are too slow to do any meaningful video editing. You want Firewire, you buy a notebook with a mobile Core 2 Duo. It's a NETbook.

What's next - demanding a netbook with dual HDDs in RAID?

Typed happily on an Aspire One with 512mb of RAM and 8gb SSD. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:50:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (3rdalbum) Comments Window kills it for me http://www.osnews.com/thread?382139 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382139 Nice machine, but windows pollution kills it for me ;) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:08:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (RawMustard) Comments RE: "only" a gigabyte of RAM? http://www.osnews.com/thread?382143 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382143 1GB is OK if it's upgradable. Soldered down is what I call nonsense.

Heavy video editing with Atom is problematic, but to cite a pro, Firewire port is required for high-quality DV transfer from camcorders. Also, audio editing and recording are entirly possible with Atom (probably with not many real-time effects used, but that's not most important thing on the go.) And Firewire is *the* choice for reliable outboard audio. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:29:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Temcat) Comments RE[3]: Comment by _txf_ http://www.osnews.com/thread?382144 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382144 Regarding Puolsbo + Linux:

http://mjg59.livejournal.com/111853.html

(Executive summary: Poulsbo sucks, a real blunder by Intel). Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (vivainio) Comments RE: Mystery http://www.osnews.com/thread?382150 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382150
Can't wait to see how that works out.


At EUR500+ not well without major subsidies from carriers. Given carriers are already giving away cheaper netbooks with some plans (and that the more-money-than-sense crowd would want an Apple sticker on lid) I don't see the demand for this. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:30:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (B12 Simon) Comments RE: "only" a gigabyte of RAM? http://www.osnews.com/thread?382151 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382151 Because Win7 runs like crap in 1gb once you open a few things, that's why. If it were a slimmed down Linux or even a slimmed down Windows it wouldn't be so bad, but try running a full Win7 in only 1 gb of ram and use it regularly for a while, then ask again why 2gb is necessary in this netbook. Ram is cheap, it consumes negligible power, and it's always better to have more especially when running the latest Windows. 2 gb is basically the sweet spot. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:32:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (darknexus) Comments please nokia http://www.osnews.com/thread?382153 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382153 Please nokia:

1 - Up the RAM
2 - Offer either Maemo or Moblin
3 - Consider an ARM version
4 - Support OpenSolaris (i'm dreaming) :-) Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:44:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (chekr) Comments Lame Duck http://www.osnews.com/thread?382165 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382165 What a waste of of good beer cans. Management must have been making hardware choices instead of letting someone who knows something decide Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Full Tank) Comments glass http://www.osnews.com/thread?382189 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382189 Looks nice, but glass (read glossy, mirror) screen is fail and is an auto no-buy for me, be it desktop LCD or notebook, but especially notebook. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (MamiyaOtaru) Comments RE: Hmmm http://www.osnews.com/thread?382235 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382235 Perhaps the soldered 1gb has something to do with Win 7 license?

Regarding firewire - just let it die already... Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:05:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (vivainio) Comments whos buying http://www.osnews.com/thread?382254 http://www.osnews.com/thread?382254 Heres the reasons i wont buy

1 gb of ram (soldered in?)
intel atom
windows 7
and to get it for the price it SHOULD BE anyway you need to have a contract.

Netbooks like that should cost no more than $250 with NO contract. Considering a 15.6 in notebook can be had for 400 new/shipped Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (viator) Comments