Biggest/most comfortable keyboard on today's netbooks?

[Juked07]

I was thinking about picking up a netbook for taking notes in class (I brought a desktop to school), but when I tried them at microcenter they all felt uncomfortably small..

I was wondering which of the netbooks has the biggest keyboard? Or if not a netbook, recommendations for a notebook with less than a ~13" screen would be okay too, but it needs to be cheap! My budget is probably < $400. Good battery life is a plus, but not completely necessary.

 

[IlllI]

considering all those netbooks are basically the same size, there really isnt such thing as 'biggest'

 

[ObscureCaucasian]

From what I've heard the HP's is the biggest, however it has the VIA CPU which is kinda a turn off for me. I also believe the HP is one of the more expensive ones.

 

[abaez]

Yes, HP is like 97% full size. Most of the others are like 85-92. It's also expensive like OC said.

 

[ed21x]

The MSI Wind and 1000H (what I am typing on now) both have pretty decent keyboards that are big enough to touch type. You're gonna need a 10'' or larger in order to get that full size feel.

 

[Juked07]

The 1000H looks really attractive! I just need to find a great deal on it now =)

Is the Atom CPU good? I don't really know much about SFF processors. I'm assuming it will handle everyday things like surfing the web and MS office use with no problems. I wonder if it can play older games...

 

[datwater]

I'm hesitant to tell you since I won't be able to order mine until tomorrow, but ... Mwave has the 1000h for $449.

ASUS EEEPC1000H-BK009X Eee PC 1000H 80G XP netbook - fine ebony umpc intel Atom cpu / 1gb / 80gb hdd / 10" wsvga / 6 cell battery / 802.11bgn wireless / XP home

$449.

Just don't buy the last one please.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/vie....hmx?scriteria=BA25232

 

[abaez]

Wow - is that a price mistake? They are supposed to be $600. The 901 is $500 alone. I have a 10 cell right now for my original 701.. if the battery works on the 1000H I'm gonna snag one.

 

[datwater]

They have a ton of them on Mwave, and Mwave has a ton of them on Ebay at the same price, Mwaves outlet seller has them at that price on e-bay as well. I do not think it is a mistake. I think they are clearing the way for the Asus N10, and for Dual Core Atoms. I think the bottom will drop out on the Atom 1.6ghz Netbook prices pretty soon.

 

[abaez]

Ahhhh nice, using ebay even with only 8% live cashback wipes out the tax for those in CA. Nice deal, but I can't find any information on whether a 701 battery works on it.

 

[sindows]

Do what I did. Get a Dell X300 off of ebay that has some of the remainder of the warranty. Its still less than 1" thick and with the standard battery and weighs ~3 pounds. It has a 12" screen and is powered by a Pentium M processor which is a bit dated but still quite up to the task of taking notes and whatnot. The keyboard is a bit small and takes some getting used to but once you get used to it, you can type at full speed pretty easily.

 

[datwater]

Those Dell X300's will take up to 2.0ghz Dothan Core @ 400FSB with the latest BIOS. However there is a 1gb cap on the memory, and it's DDR1 memory ... oh and IDE HDD.

 

[CrystalBay]

Amazon also has these eeepc1000h's for 444.49 +free shipping and no tax for Ca. residents . Pretty freaking amazing price cuts, need to go down another Benji though...

 

[datwater]

Sure enough Mwave's retail site was out when I went to get mine ... but I got it from Mwave's Ebay buy it now. Probably be $349 next week.

 

[abaez]

With the price dropping so fast I'd hesitate to buy from mwave now. Costco has these at the same price, and you'll get the 3 month return policy in case the price does drop.

 

[datwater]

Good point but mine is already ordered. Oh well.

 

[tgunner]

I bought one from mwave. Finally my netbook search is over!

 

[ed21x]

Originally posted by: Juked07
The 1000H looks really attractive! I just need to find a great deal on it now =)

Is the Atom CPU good? I don't really know much about SFF processors. I'm assuming it will handle everyday things like surfing the web and MS office use with no problems. I wonder if it can play older games...

i play WC3 with full settings on all the time. A lot of people have been pleasantly surprised by how snappy the laptop feels. The reason the 1000H is getting cleared out is because ASUS is rereleasing the 1000H with a 160GB HD in about a month. Definitely not a big deal considering the $100 price difference, especially since you can swap out the hd for a 320 GB one for about $70 by removing the back plate. One thing I love about the 1000H is that the laptop is designed for easy access to the RAM and HD, and I plan on putting in an SSD once prices come down.

 

[datwater]

Yeah ease of upgrade was a big factor in my decision for the 1000h. Wind and AAO both fall short in that category, I think. Mine will be here tomorrow - can't wait

 

[datwater]

Got my eeepc 1000h about 1.5 hrs ago. So far the only problem I have had is with the oft complained about right shift key positioning. I know folks have remapped it to the up arrow - which, incidentally, is what I always instinctively hit on this keyboard - but I think I'm going to stick it out and try to learn this keyboard and get used to it. Aside from that - the brick is small, but REALLY hot for this short amount of time.

 

[zerogear]

Currently the Samsung netbooks looks nice, and seems to have a nice big keyboard.

 

[datwater]

Samsung? Link? Hadn't seen it.

Thanks.

Edit: NM

http://gizmodo.com/5048475/sam...s-cute-in-glamor-shots