Looks lovely 😊
Love that it's fanless, and really like it got a HDMI port too. Been looking for small netbook with HDMI for a while now and the only other alternative is the Dell Inspiron Mini and I'm not fond of that one. That it use Windows 7 and not Vista is a nice plus too.
Now I just wonder about the price, the screen resolution, how much RAM it got, and how easy it is to upgrade the RAM if I want more in it (want at least 2gb).
malerocks wrote:Does this have a optical drive? If not, is one provided as a optional accessory? Also give info on the RAM. Hope this is not lacking in RAM like their phones? :tongue:
Netbooks doesn't have optical drives, if you still want to use one there are plenty of external USB drives out on the market.
Rafe wrote:Unlike you, I'm the editor of All About Symbian, therefore I get to decide what goes on the site.
😃 Rafe brings the smack down! Now if you could only get pissed off enough to make them register....
Rafe wrote:Worth pointing out it will probably only take a couple of hours to convert this to Ubuntu or any other distro. The hardware might have a few issues (GPS)... but I imagine this is going to be a popular device to 'hack'.... I mean can anyone say NokiMac mini-laptop...
Yes but why should you pay for an OS just to get rid of it?
At then end of the day this is just another PC/Netbook. Its a bit of hardware, why can't you buy it with the OS you want or none at all for that matter?
I've recently got rid of windows on both of my PC's at home and run Ubuntu on both. I've replaced the Xandros Linux on my Asus Netbook with Ubuntu Netbook remix. Xandros was too cut down! I switched to Ubuntu because after using it for a while I found I more stable and easier to use and than windows XP. The Geeky stuff I think is a thing of the past! Windows 7 may be an improvement over its predecessors but I can't see that it offers me any real advantage over Ubuntu which is free. Windows 7 costs more than any single piece of software I have purchased and is more than I am prepared to pay.
The retail sector does not want Linux! When they sell a Windows machine they also get a good chance to sell you a copy of Office and a Virus checker etc. You don't buy this extra stuff with Linux! (Its great not having to run a virus checker). The retail trade have a vested interest in keeping the Linux is for geeks Image going. A year ago ago I knew of nobody who ran Linux at home now I know of at least half a dozen who have it on at least one machine. I don't think that Linux is failing which is probably why Microsoft itself now list it as a threat to its business.. Also Dell seem quite happy with Linux on its netbooks.
Apple may be nice and easy to use but I would need to buy new Apple kit which is grossly overpriced for what it is.
There are thousands of small form factor Windows Laptops as Dell and HP, I though Nokia would be more creative and present us a cool Linux/Netbook with Qt GUI and Net/Web features but this is just as I said a Windows small form factor laptop.
It cannot be called a Netbook. Netbooks are Linux or custom OS's not a Windows PC laptops.
Rafe says: "Why would you buy a netbook from Nokia?"
I am dreadfully allergic to Windows, so the only way I would end up with a netbook from any manufacturer is if it was using Linux/Ubuntu or Mac OS X as the OS, though I am sure that some nice person will put up a tutorial on how to put OSX or Linux on the Nokia netbook.
I really like Maemo and would love to see a Nokia netbook running Maemo. In the meantime, I will most likely be drawn into the N900 tablet due to the use of Maemo.
;o)
The article did not include a mention ATI, Nvidia or Intel graphics chip. It would be interesting if it turned out to be ARM Graphic - that would probably help battery life.
Rafe wrote: I'm the editor of All About Symbian, therefore I get to decide what goes on the site. In case its not obvious, this is a story that is clearly going to be of interest to our audience. You may have noticed us covering wider topics in recent months (more comparisons etc.). We've always tried to underline that Symbian devices are not in isolation either in the home or in the market. You can expect this trend to continue.
Go there Rafe!!!
Really interested to see how the Ovi store operates with the Nokia Booklet. If the Ovi store offers applications for the Booklet, then will they offer software that runs on any Windows machine?
Interesting times...!
With OS X loaded this would be a Makia!
Hi,
I think I would say that I'm disapointed with this nokia boklet. This nokia boklet is lack of inovation. Other company have similar product such as sony vaio p or fujitsu u820. I was hoping that nokia would focus their resource more on UMPC/MID.
As a sidenote, I also wondering why Nokia didn't use moblin (http://www.moblin.org). Moblin is the x86 part of Maemo. Moblin's 3G/GSM module were develop by Nokia. This moblin interface is also very Nokia-ish.
If they say HD-Ready doesn't that mean a resolution of 1366x768 and not 1280x720 like mentioned before. Although I must admit that on a 10,1" screen I'll probably need glasses to read what is displayed. And imagine watch a movie with subtitles ;-P
The thick black border round the display reminds me of a 10 year old notebook... the display should have been an inch bigger for this size housing!
Err...so Nokia are making a netbook running Windows and 2 years late? Good decision!
Why bring another overpriced netbook into the market, Nokia???
What we want is an instant bootup mobile device that has a decent keyboard and all the connectivity and security features... even colour is secondary...
I an instant bootup device with a black and white screen, long battery life and some connectivity features, that is also small and compact will be a hit with writers and people who deal primarily with text alone.
Think PSION 3c, 5mx... but with a bigger keyboard... that'll make my day...
=)
Nokia Booklet 3G it's best in IT.
Do they plan produce with 15" display? (It's requirement of IT specialists)
With best, Ismatullo from Tajikistan
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A Netbook, with a TWIST! The twist is that it'll cost $799 US Dollars!
For the same reason you might buy a cell phone from Apple 😊
Unregistered wrote:A Netbook, with a TWIST! The twist is that it'll cost $799 US Dollars!
Because the it supports a SIM and accompanying data plan, a large part of Nokia's marketing plan is that they expect the carriers to promote this device and heavily discount the price with a plan (just as they already do for the expensive smart phones).
It should have LINUX! Windows sucks. Nokia can make the difference!
Unregistered wrote:Because the it supports a SIM and accompanying data plan, a large part of Nokia's marketing plan is that they expect the carriers to promote this device and heavily discount the price with a plan (just as they already do for the expensive smart phones).
There are other netbook manufacturers that also have a built-in 3G cellular modem, so Nokia is not unique or even first in this respect.
Looks pretty nice, personally I wouldn't get a netbook due to their size, but it looks like a pretty nice device nonetheless. And the GPS and 3G would definitely make it a handy device to have around, but would also push the price a lot higher than a lot of the other Samsung and Dell netbooks. Just hopefully Nokia don't see the brand name as a sufficient reason to overprice it (e.g. Sony's Vaio netbook), but I don't see that happening just yet.
I am not to sure why people say that linux lost the war on acer or asus. I live in Spain and as soon as I heard that my favourite laptop manufacturer had applied linux to its net book, I went to buy it from my local computer shop, who then told me that they had sold out. They said that all the linux machines went very fast.
Since they didn't have any linux netbooks left for acer, I have now installed ubuntu on my existing acer, with out any problems. Its so easy.
If I where to buy the Nokia booklet 3G, I would insist that it be linux compatible, I hate the other O/S. Please supply information about the nokia booklet being linux compatible.
I normally love nokia products, but it would indeed being crying shame if the booklet is not linux compatible.
John
Unregistered wrote:I am not to sure why people say that linux lost the war on acer or asus. I live in Spain and as soon as I heard that my favourite laptop manufacturer had applied linux to its net book, I went to buy it from my local computer shop, who then told me that they had sold out. They said that all the linux machines went very fast.Since they didn't have any linux netbooks left for acer, I have now installed ubuntu on my existing acer, with out any problems. Its so easy.
If I where to buy the Nokia booklet 3G, I would insist that it be linux compatible, I hate the other O/S. Please supply information about the nokia booklet being linux compatible.
I normally love nokia products, but it would indeed being crying shame if the booklet is not linux compatible.
John
The Booklet will definitely be Linux compatible as soon as a few people from the community of whichever distro you're considering writes drivers for it, but I can't say whether they will or not, considering that a lot of the price of this Booklet is Windows.
Too bad they cheaped out with HDD instead of durable SSD 😞
Why windows 7? it's not because it's the industry leader... it's to shove it down unsuspecting consumers throats and force them to use a product that does questionable things behind their backs. What kind of questionable things? It's basically just Windows Vista made to run faster to give the people what they want. the illusion of a peppy OS while still keeping the MPAA and RIAA happy by keeping certain programming from running on the OS all it takes is for them to say "I don't want users of Windows 7 to be able to use firefox, the next thing you know there is a patch that is sent out that breaks support for Mozilla's firefox. Granted they likely wouldn't do that as it would be to obvious but they have that ability. and if for some reason they don't like you using their OS they can suddenly say your copy is illegal and make you have to buy a new license.
I would be more impressed if this device were to come with Linux (Ubuntu would be a good place to start) as an option and maybe a solid state drive, even a small solid state drive would be reasonable as they would boost battery life by not requiring to spin a hard disk. So this company should do a Barrel Roll and look into alternatives.
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