Now that the laptop market has been spread thinly with the introduction of netbooks and CULVs, it looks like the regular ones have been placed in the sidelines. Our next poll looks at what people prefer when buying a laptop.
We only have 3 big categories actually:
- Netbook. This is the most popular category nowadays because of its affordability but it generally lacks the processing power.
- CULV Notebooks. This recently created category for the thin and light segment offers better computing power yet still inherits almost the same battery performance of netbooks. Only issue is that they cost too much, almost twice the price of netbooks.
- Regular Laptops. The 13″ to 17″ laptops that carry discreet graphics cards and sport dual core or quad core processors. These are mainly geared towards gamers and processor-intensive users that want a nice, big screen.
So, which one are you? If you own a laptop, which category does it fall among the 3 mentioned above?
I’ve added the poll on the side but you can leave a comment below. I think it’s all about the need and lifestyle but many people really look at the price points.
prefers a regular laptop.
Netbook camps are quite split between;
Intel Atom with GMA series/ or Pinetrails
VS
Intel Atom(or Via Nano) with NVidia ION or a radeon mobility with the latter having better performance for the sake of lesser operating time.
regular laptop
Still using my regular laptop for 3 years now.I just upgraded the memory to 3gig and processor to dual core.This used to be an Acer Aspire 5052 but now since its dual core I dont know what model this should be.
Regular laptops
Like Jon, I’m also a u210x user. Is it a CULV or a Netbook? I have no idea. Before my current unit though I owned an Asus EEEPC 1000H… and realized that netbooks are not for me. Screen’s too small and the graphics are too weak for casual gaming. The u210x has hit the sweet spot for me in terms of price, features and battery life.
Only problem is it’s bulky and I miss the Asus quality workmanship of the eee.
Twitter: mponteres
says:
Power user needs power laptops like me
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Twitter: nonoy
says:
Regular laptop ako, need it for gaming and image editing.
Well, Pine Trail Netbooks still ultraportable, ultra-affordable but more processing power and longer battery life (very important), that’s why Netbook is the best category for me. IMO, it’s not a good idea to buy expensive stuff such as CULV Notebooks and Regular laptops these days because technology evolves and changes at a rapid pace. “Upgrading to something new in the future is difficult if you buy something expensive today”. So, I’ll go for NETBOOK.
Twitter: Pulbobo
says:
I just have a regular laptop. But I would like to have a netbook as well. I will be doing my thesis next school year so yeah… I NEED a netbook!
Twitter: rand0m_insanity
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@Marc
I think it’s a netbook, based on price but more like a CULV in terms of specs.
I’m guessing you also have the 9-cell battery? I don’t find it bulky though, but just a little bit heavy. Minus the huge battery, the U210x is very light. I wish the 6-cell battery was cheaper though.
Regular laptop, VAIO F and AW series to be specific
Twitter: mikelsandrino
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a regular laptop. I’m owning a 14.1 inch dell inspiron 1440 skyblue. Hehehe..
I’m a netbook user (Asus 1000HE) but I wish I were a regular laptop user too. An ideal laptop for me would be something like the Compaq CQ20 (12.1″, Core2 Duo processor, w/ built-in DVD-RW) that can handle a bit more graphics than the ASUS while maintaining a svelte and portable size.
Regular laptop….I just love my Dell XPS 1530.
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Abe, you’re forgetting the non-netbook thin and light.
i voted netbook because i have an EEE PC 1005HA, but i’ve been looking to move to a CULV/AMD Congo platform. netbooks are too much of a compromise for me, even if i have a desktop as my primary computer.
CULV Notebooks – Sony Vaio TZ.. very light but lack of battery performance for my work all day.
Macbook Pro for me.
ako.. Hp Dv7 with 17″ screen
heheh..
http://cafemobility.blogspot.com/
i’m a CULV.
Regular laptops, for the processing power and features.
Twitter: littlewolf
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Regular laptops because I’m a power user!
But I plan to buy my first netbook soon for mobility reasons.
M11x! Small but Terrible & Flexible for games, word processing, entertainment.
Twitter: Vincent
says:
my needs (not in a hurry, i’m just planning an upgrade)
* full size keyboard
* 13-15 inch screen. Preferably 4:3 but widescreen will do. I dont want a small screen so netbooks wont do. Actually I will be using this more for surfing the net and reading ebooks so vertical height of the screen is important
* any cpu, any gpu
update: i’m partial to an i series cpu, the low power models. Why? because an i series (for intel at least) guarantees its a new model
* actual 6 hours or more of battery life while surfing the net with wifi. We know that the batt life in advertisments is BS
* 2 gigs or more of ddr3 sodimm. must be expandable to 4 gigs ddr 3. Or as an alternate, ddr2 but already 4 gigs once bought.
* any optical drive
* local warranty
http://magos-biologis.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-need-full-size-long-battery-life.html
regular laptop for cad,photoshop,3d max,graphics etc.. due to my profession. also for entertainment movies, games…