Comments on: Zonbu Notebook review

By: His_wife78

His_wife78 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:34:02 +0000

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By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:11:57 +0000

This is in response to Richard Buck:
Way to go for not getting a Mac I have to use one every day in school, and I personally dislike them.
Also, I am considoring getting this Laptop as an escape from the terrible Macs at my school. Is it worth the $479 (I would not get the subscription)?

By: Richard Buck

Richard Buck — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:07:24 +0000

I got this right after Christmas, and I have to say I like it. It is heavy, but the bright screen is nice. I have owned half a dozen computers, but this is my first laptop. I had no budget but wanted something I could use for email, surfing and occasional DVD watching around the house, around town and for occasional travel.

My wife wants me to get a Mac, but there’s not very much I want to do on a Mac that I can’t do with this. The OS is a breeze to figure out, and so far I haven’t bumped up against any meaningful limitation.

By: Thomas Armagost

Thomas Armagost — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:56:41 +0000

You can buy a Linux installation DVD if “you don’t have a DVD burner or the ability to download large files.” An Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy” DVD costs $7.99 (free shipping) from pctech101.com or $4.99 plus $1.89 shipping from on-disk.com… Installation DVDs probably cost even less than that at some other outlets.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:02:16 +0000

Oh, also the hardware replacement included sounds cool, too.

By: Jason

Jason — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:00:51 +0000

Actually, I think it’s pretty reasonably priced considering that you get a home user version of internet-SAN-type storage.

You say that for an experienced user it’s like paying $637.80 for a Linux laptop. I say it’s like an experienced Linux user paying $279 for a laptop and $14.95/mo. for a GoToMyPC type storage account (isn’t that about what GoToMyPC costs alone? I’m not sure, maybe it’s less.).

By: John Biggs

John Biggs — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:54:24 +0000

I don’t disagree that the laptop and OS are good, I just think it’s a bit overpriced in terms of real value. For someone who knows nothing about Linux and might need some help, this is a great deal. For someone like you, Craig, I’m sure you could have built a better machine in your sleep. However, out of the box it’s very usable.

By: Mr Zonbu

Mr Zonbu — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:38:17 +0000

Actually, its quite a usable laptop. I’ve been testing the desktop mini and the laptop in real world conditions for a few months and blogging about what they are like to use day-to-day.

My wife and visiting mother are both currently using the Zonbu laptop without any issues (except a few small annoyances with printing and hibernation resume). In fact I moved my wife from an Acer laptop running XP used primarily for web surfing and Outlook, over to the Zonbu laptop, and she’s quite happily made the transition without having to ask virtually any questions.

If you want to get an in depth review of the laptop and the ZonbuOS, as well as some real world feedback, check out my blog:

http://mrzonbu.wordpress.com/

-Mr. Zonbu

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:49:17 +0000

It’s cheaper to buy a used laptop then to buy this one… pretty useless for anything but writing yourself e-mails using PINE.

Jon

By: Craig Newmark

Craig Newmark — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:17:18 +0000

Hey, I’m using one right now, doing heads down customer service for craigslist, works fine!

Craig