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Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by smacktoward »

fuball63 wrote: post #26

I recently found my old netbook while going through some stuff. The netbook trend was short lived, but I really like this machine (Acer Aspire One ZG5). Ethernet and card ports, plenty of USBs. And it has VGA, which for some reason I still have more use for than HDMI. They keyboard and mouse were better than my current laptop, a Lenovo Yoga 2 that I can't seem to get the hang of. And it has an Atom processor and real…

I have very fond memories of my old Asus Eee PC 1000 netbook (see https://www.computerworld.com/article/2532501/mobile-wireles...).

I miss netbooks. It’s too bad that we let Intel and Microsoft kill them.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by dsfyu404ed »

mihaifm wrote: post #18

Using the laptop monitor as a display for external sources (and the video input port) is a good idea, I'm not sure why nobody is implementing it these days. Are there any technical challenges to this, or is it a feature considered useless by all of the laptop producers?

It's the latter. Displays of all types have been able to handle multiple sources since forever. The only people who want this are sysadmins trying to troubleshoot A/V systems or plug into a server and college students who want to use a laptop as a screen for a gaming system. Neither of those groups are large or make the laptop manufacturers much profit so they're not going to be catered to by the OEMs.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by FranOntanaya »

fuball63 wrote: post #26

I recently found my old netbook while going through some stuff. The netbook trend was short lived, but I really like this machine (Acer Aspire One ZG5). Ethernet and card ports, plenty of USBs. And it has VGA, which for some reason I still have more use for than HDMI. They keyboard and mouse were better than my current laptop, a Lenovo Yoga 2 that I can't seem to get the hang of. And it has an Atom processor and real…

I still use a fanless NC10 to run an IRC bot after a few years lent to my parents for writing emails. Removed the dead battery, replaced the disk with a small SSD and set it to power saving so it never goes above 60ºC while being completely silent. Best bang for the buck I've had with hardware.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by platz »

Not sure what I'll find to replace my T420 with classic keyboard when it dies.

What laptops do T420 users migrate to that has a non-terrible keyboard?

(I am not a big fan of the new Thinkpad keyboards)

Can I put a t420 classic keyboard on a new-gen Thinkpad? Is it a good idea?

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by a012 »

tyingq wrote: post #9

Isn't small or light, but Getac ruggedized laptops seem to cover the high number of ports requirement: https://thecomputermarket.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/... And, there's more ports on the sides too.

Isn't it too expensive and heavy for daily tasks? If your work needs carry it around DC or similar, the rugged laptop is overkill.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by criddell »

> Such notebook is suitable for posting photos on Instagram, but not for work.

There's something about that statement that put me off the entire article. Maybe the author truly is 3l337, but it just comes off as condescending. Plus, who uses a notebook for Instagram? The author managed to be simultaneously derisive and clueless.

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by dkdbejwi383 »

anilakar wrote: post #10

Mostly reminds me of https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homer On a serious note, I mostly disagree about the small size. The author mentioned his preferred size being A5, which is about half a letter. Having to type commands on machine that just fits under your palms is painful. I'd rather have a large keyboard, large screen and a large battery. My current EDC setup is an X250 with a huge bag of adapter dongles, ca…

> which is about half a letter

What oddly specific unit of measurement is this?

Re: A small notebook for a system administrator

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Post by runj__ »

dkdbejwi383 wrote: post #39
anilakar wrote: post #10

Mostly reminds me of https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Homer On a serious note, I mostly disagree about the small size. The author mentioned his preferred size being A5, which is about half a letter. Having to type commands on machine that just fits under your palms is painful. I'd rather have a large keyboard, large screen and a large battery. My current EDC setup is an X250 with a huge bag of adapter dongles, ca…

> which is about half a letter What oddly specific unit of measurement is this?

"US letter size" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_(paper_size)
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