Things Smackie Thinks You Need to Know...

[vansmack]

wrong: a quick look online reveals that the N10 has: 1.0 GHz - 1.0 GB RAM - 13 GB Hard Drive - 10.1" Display - Windows XP Home.

go with: half the processor, a quarter the RAM, no HD, same display, chrome os.  that's not a $199 machine, that's a $100 machine. 

Or $349.

Acer unveils Chrome Notebook.  $349.

Told you.  And even I was under $100 with my $249 prediction....

And the $20 per month option - I'm not ever sure what to think about that.

[chaz]

So the samsung series 5 is $429 for the wifi version...but the worldwide 3g version is $499 which includes 100 mb of free data per month.  that's sounding like the better deal to me.

Have you played with the chrome os?  thoughts on chrome vs android?

[sweetcell]

Told you.  And even I was under $100 with my $249 prediction....

let the records show:

Let's say for arguments sake it drops to $249.  This Chrome device will probably run you $199.  For $50 less is it really worth the limited functionality?

let's keep the historical revisionism to the conspiracy nutter threads

[godsshoeshine]

i kind of think that google is a year late on this. the netbook is dead, long live the tablet

and by google i mean the lizard overlords, of course

[vansmack]

Told you.  And even I was under $100 with my $249 prediction....

let the records show:

Let's say for arguments sake it drops to $249.  This Chrome device will probably run you $199.  For $50 less is it really worth the limited functionality?

let's keep the historical revisionism to the conspiracy nutter threads

Read it again.....

"Let's say for argument sake that it drops to $249"

The problem is, the Samsung Netbook never reached that price point.  $289 is lowest I've seen, but the average is around $300 to $330.  Hence the $249 price point. 

But either way, no where near your $99 prediction.

[vansmack]

Have you played with the chrome os?  thoughts on chrome vs android?

I played with Chrome OS for about a week, but found it inferior to Jolicloud, so I went back to Jolicloud.  That was a very early iteration, though.

I did not go back to I/O today, where apparently I could have picked up a loaner Chomebook for testing purposes.  Maybe I can stil get one and report back.

[vansmack]

i kind of think that google is a year late on this. the netbook is dead, long live the tablet

I couldn't agree more.  It's only been a day, but I don't see me using my netbook again.

That being said, I was happy to have had my netbook for 2.5 years for under $400.  I got a lot of mileage out of it. 

[godsshoeshine]

i almost got a netbook a few times. then the talk of the chrome os came along and it seemed like it was waiting for. turns out it wasnt

[sweetcell]

the duckettes are only so-so, more hockey hotties here (well, some of them are hotties)

[vansmack]

And the $20 per month option - I'm not ever sure what to think about that.

So, the pricing. 

Students $20-$23 per month
Enterpise $28-$33 per month

Minimum 10 devices

3 year contract - you are guaranteed software and hardware updates.

I would never do this as a consumer, but I can see where some larger corps would want to do this to eliminate maintenance and upkeep costs.  I'd be interested to see what a hardware upgrade means.

But this led me to thinking....

Would this work for the consumer in the phone market?

Would I pay $20 a month to sprint to be guaranteed the newest and greatest phone every 12-18 months?  Maybe, but almost certainly if it meant a new phone every year.  But $15?  Absolutely, even if it meant 18 months.

[vansmack]

the duckettes are only so-so, more hockey hotties here (well, some of them are hotties)

Agreed.  I've more than one conversation with fellow Ducks fans about this being a down year for the Ducks girls.  But those Flyers girls that received numerous shots are hideous....

Just a quick glance, but I'm liking Vancouver, Atlanta and Nashville.

[sweetcell]

some definite talent in atlanta.  one looks a lot like meghan fox, if you're into that sort of thing (#10, #33).

[vansmack]

This pissed off a lot of people, but I found it rather entertaining:

The 10 Hottest Females on the Texas Sex Offender List

[sweetcell]

This pissed off a lot of people, but I found it rather entertaining:

The 10 Hottest Females on the Texas Sex Offender List

wow wow wow... i can imagine this got a lot of people up in arms.

author's explanation and apology: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/05/hot_sex_offenders_list.php

[godsshoeshine]

hey smackie, do you know anything about grooveshark.com? how is that legal