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If you want something that you can buy now, or soon... here are some options: - GPD Micro https://liliputing.com/2019/01/first-look-gpd-micro-pc-handheld-compu

If you want something that you can buy now, or soon... here are some options: - GPD Micro https://liliputing.com/2019/01/first-look-gpd-micro-pc-handheld-computer-with-intel-gemini-lake-ces-2019.html https://liliputing.com/2019/01/first-look-gpd-micro-pc-handh... - GPD Pocket 2 Mini https://liliputing.com/2018/12/gpd-launches-a-cheaper-pocket-2-mini-laptop-with-celeron-3965y.html https://liliputing.com/2018/12/gpd-launches-a-cheaper-pocket... - Clones / look alike of the GPD Pocket

chrisseaton 8y ago
Whatever happened to the 'netbook' form factor? That just seemed to disappear overnight.
- ansible 8y ago
  There are various Chromebooks nearly as small, with low weight. I've installed GalliumOS on mine, and it is working pretty good. Light and handy, though battery life isn't quite as good as it was with ChromeOS. The main thing missing is Ethernet, but I have a dongle for that.
- ohithereyou 8y ago
  Thin margins and the realization that if netbooks became popular most people would likely not buy normal laptops. Why make the one thing that kills the rest of your product line?
  - yellowapple 8y ago
    If that were the case, then companies would be tripping over each other to build netbooks and torch their existing laptop lines, lest some other company beats them to the punch and steals the market from under them.
- 24gttghh 8y ago
  Smartphones with 6" screens I would imagine.
- joecool1029 8y ago
  Because they did disappear overnight. Microsoft changed their licensing so that screens had to be under 10.1" to get reduced pricing with Windows 7. By this time, netbooks had already creeped into the 11" size range. The second thing that caused them to die out was increased memory requirements. The chipset used in the majority of netbooks topped out at a single 2GB dimm. With bloated apps like Chrome and Electron, the systems became practically unusable.
- belenos46 8y ago
  Microsoft and Intel happened to them. For example: https://www.pcworld.com/article/169919/5_netbooks_microsoft_has_crushed.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/169919/5_netbooks_microsoft_...
Fnoord 8y ago
I was also in the business for a small notebook, for pentesting (Kali). I have a GPD Pocket 2, its by a Chinese company who give terrible customer support. My device had a clear spot of a fingerprint during assembly (and a dead pixel) and they didn't want to swap or refund even though I reported it right away. They claim they couldn't see it even though I made 4k pictures of the problem, and asked independent people to verify the issue. I didn't bother with Indiegogo refund as I know they don't do shit. The machine comes with an evaluation version of its BIOS. The keyboard is meh, and they removed the trackpoint (from the GPD Pocket 1) in favor of an optical device. Like a MBP the machine gets hot and won't be able to use much cputime in sequence. For now, I use a MBP 2014 with a VM. I did put my money on Planet Computer's Cosmo Communicator [1]. They got a mechanical keyboard, though lower specs (and ARM). They'll have a Sailfish port, native Android, and likely a Debian GNU/Linux port (you can run Kali tools on Debian). [1] https://geminiplanet.com/ https://geminiplanet.com/
- noobiemcfoob 8y ago
  I'd been looking at the GPD Pocket 2. Thanks for this review.

chrisseaton 8y ago

Whatever happened to the 'netbook' form factor? That just seemed to disappear overnight.

ansible 8y ago
There are various Chromebooks nearly as small, with low weight. I've installed GalliumOS on mine, and it is working pretty good. Light and handy, though battery life isn't quite as good as it was with ChromeOS. The main thing missing is Ethernet, but I have a dongle for that.
ohithereyou 8y ago
Thin margins and the realization that if netbooks became popular most people would likely not buy normal laptops. Why make the one thing that kills the rest of your product line?
- yellowapple 8y ago
  If that were the case, then companies would be tripping over each other to build netbooks and torch their existing laptop lines, lest some other company beats them to the punch and steals the market from under them.
24gttghh 8y ago
Smartphones with 6" screens I would imagine.
joecool1029 8y ago
Because they did disappear overnight. Microsoft changed their licensing so that screens had to be under 10.1" to get reduced pricing with Windows 7. By this time, netbooks had already creeped into the 11" size range. The second thing that caused them to die out was increased memory requirements. The chipset used in the majority of netbooks topped out at a single 2GB dimm. With bloated apps like Chrome and Electron, the systems became practically unusable.
belenos46 8y ago
Microsoft and Intel happened to them. For example: https://www.pcworld.com/article/169919/5_netbooks_microsoft_has_crushed.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/169919/5_netbooks_microsoft_...

Fnoord 8y ago

I was also in the business for a small notebook, for pentesting (Kali). I have a GPD Pocket 2, its by a Chinese company who give terrible customer support. My device had a clear spot of a fingerprint during assembly (and a dead pixel) and they didn't want to swap or refund even though I reported it right away. They claim they couldn't see it even though I made 4k pictures of the problem, and asked independent people to verify the issue. I didn't bother with Indiegogo refund as I know they don't do shit. The machine comes with an evaluation version of its BIOS. The keyboard is meh, and they removed the trackpoint (from the GPD Pocket 1) in favor of an optical device. Like a MBP the machine gets hot and won't be able to use much cputime in sequence. For now, I use a MBP 2014 with a VM. I did put my money on Planet Computer's Cosmo Communicator [1]. They got a mechanical keyboard, though lower specs (and ARM). They'll have a Sailfish port, native Android, and likely a Debian GNU/Linux port (you can run Kali tools on Debian). [1] https://geminiplanet.com/ https://geminiplanet.com/

noobiemcfoob 8y ago
I'd been looking at the GPD Pocket 2. Thanks for this review.