Comments on: Screen Size Analysis. September 2009.

By: 10 Mobile Computing Reports | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing

10 Mobile Computing Reports | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:48:56 +0000

[...] Screen Size Analysis. September 2009. [...]

By: Another fellow

Another fellow — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:54:39 +0000

In my opinion, the VAIO 10″ 1300×768 is perfect as a netbook. The 1024×600 resolution is too limited for any decent use.

By: Sub 12″ PC Screen Size Analysis. November 2009 | UMPCPortal - Ultra Mobile Personal Computing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:57:13 +0000

[...] Back in May, I took a look at the small screen PC market to try and determine the distribution of screen sizes. I did the same in September. [...]

By: ProDigit

ProDigit — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:24 +0000

I like portability.
Nothing beats the EeePc 901. Both portability and weight,as cost. But there’s a ramp up in pricing lately.
I’m less content with current pricing models,perhaps an indicator that netbooks are going to start costing too much (since Win 7 will add to the price,as well as the newer Atom processor).

I think upcoming netbooks will be sold for prices as high as $600 to $700.
Something very dissapointing!!!
Manufacturers should remember that it’s not what the device wasn’t, but what it was that made it famous; namely:
A fully functional PC,that could run an OS comfortably, portable, and light, while costing a fraction of a laptop.

By: Screens still growing on mini-notebooks and netbooks | TECHBLOG @ KBBStech

Screens still growing on mini-notebooks and netbooks | TECHBLOG @ KBBStech — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:25:30 +0000

[...] LCD screens between 10 inches and 11.6 inches in size, according to an analysis published Monday by the blog, UMPC Portal. That is up from seven out of 10 laptops four months earlier, according to UMPC’s [...]

By: reverendo

reverendo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:54:29 +0000

I still think that the Fujitsu P16XX family is still the best device out there. I recently saw the P1630 being sold on e-bay for about U$800,00 (refurbished units being sold by Fujitsu themselves).
What kind of touchscreen does the T91 have?
thanks in advance

By: animatio

animatio — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:20:42 +0000

well just one important point: e.g. the asus e9″ devices are about 80% in size, volume and weight of 10″ devices at the same screen resolution. in terms of portability just the argument for a full-function mini pc on the go.
btw i have the impression that in developped markets the trend to abandon the highly mobile minis as fast as possible by th industry is differing much from developing countries and asia, where the small devices seem to persist in the market. i’d like to call this “the dumb thick thumb syndrome of lazy westerners”.

By: anon

anon — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:28:17 +0000

10″ devices is a pretty strong segment as that screen size allows a more familiar size keyboard, which is what I feel is driving the sizes up – but not beyond it, unless the manufacturer has no laptop products of their own to protect.

The T91 is a welcome exception. Hopefully it is received well in the market so the 9″ screen size isn’t marginalized further. Anything smaller than that usually isn’t designed as a convertible or a laptop-type device, but are threatened by other developments instead of the drive for bigger screens. (Near-)pocketable devices face smartphones and the challenge of establishing themselves in the first place.

By: Vit

Vit — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:45:06 +0000

I like the report. Personaly I’d prefer 10″-11″ tablet or converable. It is not too big like 12″ (I own HP TX2) and not as small as 7″ and below. 9″ such as T91 is a boader line for me. anything less than that can be substituted by large screen smartphone. such as HTC TP2 (love this thing) Smaller devices use low power processors so it affects its usability, while 12″ is a full blown PC but unfortunately too big and bulky to carry with you. So 10-11″ with at least 1.6 Atom and 2Gb RAM is the good compromize beween mobility and computing. But that’s my humble opinion.

By: Josef

Josef — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:13:08 +0000

Nice report, i dont wonder, but i am not lucky cause the best compromise in mobility and useability for me is 9 inch device. 10 inch will be ok also, but 11 inch and more has nothing to do with a netbook. i hope that the 9 and 10 inch wont die later this year or next year, but i am afraid they do.

just my 2 cents