I CAN HAS NETBOOK

Just used IE6 to download Namoroka, now that old browser can rest again on my new Netbook’s harddisk.

I got me a Samsung anyNet NC-10, which is very nice, especially for the low price. The usual Netbook hardware is included: intel Atom N270, 160G SATA HDD, 1GB RAM. One of the reasons to get this model is the non-glare screen with a resolution of 1024×600 (a little too small…). Another benefit is the battery lifetime of 8 hrs – at least according to the Internet, I’ll see if this is true. While writing this I also realize that the keyboard is nice. Only a little smaller than a full size keyboard and with nice feedback. The touch pad could be a little bit bigger, there’s space left to grow. The screen can be adjusted between way too bright and comfortably dark for long battery life. The whole construction feels quite sturdy. Now I’ll have to set everything up, uninstall unnecessary software (after booting the first time, “only” 44 processes were running) and get comfortable with the little screen.

And maybe finish off my report for university.

Edit: the screen dims after a minute or so of inactivity. I needs me a hack to reduce it all the time! (major wtf: there’s a Fn key that TURNS OFF the backlight completely. I still have to find a use for that…)

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