Template talk:Netbooks

Discussion

I am removing the hard-coded "unsuccessful" tag from this template. Achitnis 16:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Title of template

Low-cost? ultra-portable? According to who? Based on what measure? -- Cat ^chi? 15:37, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

I browsed the pages that are included, and the primary target is exactly that -- low-cost ultra-portable personal computers (the pages often say either low-cost or ultra-portable), so that's what I've changed the name to. Come on, you don't suggest that Rural computers is a better term, do you? :) Putting the fact keyword behind low-cost ultra-portable is a bit excessive for this case, IMHO. MureninC 14:38, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I think the name Low-cost ultra-portable personal computers is pretty OK as this "new" kind of devices is mostly being called like this (refference might be here, here or here). Though removing the .--Kozuch (talk) 08:18, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

MSI next

I don't think it should be included in this template yet, but MSI looks to be jumping on the bandwagon [1]. —Fleminra (talk) 06:22, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Upcoming laptop competition

Copied from Template talk:Linux mini computers (is relevant to here too I guess):

• Acer [2] [3] [4]: Intel Diamondville CPU; 7–9″ screen; Q2/Q3 2008 release; ~$470
• Gigabyte [5]: Intel Shelton platform (1.6 GHz); 8 W; 7–9″ screen; June 2008 release
• MSI [6]: July/August 2008 release

—Fleminra (talk) 23:40, 14 February 2008 (UTC) --Kozuch (talk) 21:54, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

• UK company Elonex [7] [8]: Aday5F-300 Processor, Price USD 200

--Kozuch (talk) 16:16, 19 February 2008 (UTC)