[decryption]

You're right about the Dell Mini 12 choy. In doing some research I discovered you can't bump it up to 2GB as there's slot and the drive is PATA, so I can't get anything faster.

The Wind is nice, I must admit. Might be an impulse buy once this cheque clears

[NeoRicen]

Originally Posted by halledise

if you want cheap and small then a pee cee is the way to go.

if a MBA is too large then an iPhone 3G is small enuff surely.

Fine, but that doesn't make the Air a netbook, it just means Apple doesn't have one. No one in their right might would be thinking "I need a cheap, small portable computer, I can get a 9" $549 Dell netbook, or a 13" $2899 MacBook Air". They're not in the same category, and they don't compete. Apple has no netbook.

[halledise]

Originally Posted by NeoRicen

Fine, but that doesn't make the Air a netbook, it just means Apple doesn't have one. No one in their right might would be thinking "I need a cheap, small portable computer, I can get a 9" $549 Dell netbook, or a 13" $2899 MacBook Air". They're not in the same category, and they don't compete. Apple has no netbook.

point taken

merry christmas

[carlow1]

I'm also very tempted by this. I'd love a Macbook Air, but it way too expensive for my needs. A small netbook running OS X would be perfect. I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread. It will be interesting to read about other mactalkers experiences doing this. Unless of course Apple bring out their very own netbook soon.

[fulltimecasual]

so did anyone buy/get a netbook over christmas? did you get osx on it?

[Johnny Appleseed]

My bro-in-law, a Linux geek, got an MSI Wind and is starting to appreciate XP. I need to get OS X on there fast!

[Jm4817]

Can you guys please explain to me what would be the difference between a 6cell and a 3cell batt? I'm comparing netbooks, would like one , but am very new at this. And although I am a Mac user (have an Imac), am no way techno savvy enough to be a Hackintosh so will probably have to just use the netbook on the OS it comes with (Linus or XP). Trying to follow the info on the www re: making netbooks OS X compatible made my head hurt

[kyte]

Who sells MSI Wind? And don't you have to do some hardware hacking to get the wifi to work if you hackintosh it? I couldnt do that

[Tiprya]

I want to buy a Dell Mini 9 and run Ubuntu for travelling.

Anyone know how I can get some sort of discount on it?

I refuse to pay retail price for a dell, surely theres some way of getting it down to $500?

[DJY]

Originally Posted by decryption

MBA is perfect, just too expensive for me

The iPhone is great, but IM conversations and long emails are painful. Actually, using the iPhone for web surfing after more than 30 min gives me sore fingers.

I'm absolutely lovin mine!
I do agree with you regarding the iPhone. Whilst it is great to check emails on the run, fire back quick / short replies... I can't imagine relying on it for all my email requirements on the road.

Originally Posted by NeoRicen

Fine, but that doesn't make the Air a netbook, it just means Apple doesn't have one. No one in their right might would be thinking "I need a cheap, small portable computer...

I wanted a small, light, portable computer (was sick of luggin my MBPO around)...
but I don't do cheap.

[zeddie2001]

ooooh the MSI Wind U210 looks awesome. If it comes out in a reasonable timeframe and with a reasonable price, I don't think I'll be able to resist

[SyncMan]

Originally Posted by fulltimecasual

so did anyone buy/get a netbook over christmas? did you get osx on it?

Any answer on both questions?

[ajbeardy]

Bought an MSI Wind U100 for $599 with 2GB RAM/6 cell Battery from orangeit.com.au in Sydney CBD.

I am running XP and Windows 7 Beta (currently dual boot).

I have done an install of OS X to see how it went from an external DVD drive. All worked fine and was very seamless. Back running Windows 7 for the time being.