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I’d recommend Home Premium. The two major differences between Pro and Premium are XP Mode and joining Domains. The NC10’s processor doesn’t have the virtualization feature required for XP Mode, so unless you have a need to join a Domain you might as well not waste your money.
Utilities for checking processor features: Intel, AMD. GRC‘s works on either.
The WinSuperSite has a fuller Windows 7 Edition Comparison that might be helpful.
You can upgrade to Windows 7 from XP with these offers according to the Microsoft Pre-Order FAQ. (Click on “How do I know if I am eligible for this offer?”) You still need to install from scratch, though.
I doubt I’d install it on the NC10, but I’ve already ordered a bunch for the computers on my home network.
It’s the Starter edition, who cares? The real question is how much it will cost to upgrade from Starter to Home Premium if there’s a computer you want that doesn’t come with something better.
I know how it works; I’ve just personally chosen to avoid it. For example, years ago I moved from monthly cell phone service with a cheap “free” phone to T-Mobile Prepaid* service. When I needed a new phone I bought an inexpensive one (~$30, IIRC) and moved the SIM card. Overall, I’ve saved a couple hundred dollars a year for something I don’t use all that often.
I’d love to have a USB adapter and a couple GB of pay-as-you-go data for those times I really need it, but that’s not something I’ve found here in the US. (At least, not at a reasonable price.)
* Why the name dropping? Because at the time they were the only company I could find advertising phone number transfer from your old cell phone to a pay-as-you-go one. Old hat nowadays, I imagine, but back then this was a new thing.
They do, I guess. The (US) website uses what you’re calling the “English” model numbers but in the URLs it uses the “US” ones. All the “generic” color model numbers are echoed over with a US stuck on the end.
My NC10 has the US White full model number on it, but the “big bold letters” model number is just NP-NC10.
To answer the original question: you have an NC10, and it is some color. The rest of it doesn’t matter all that much. :)
I’ve kept the tap-to-click; no problems here. I may have played with the sensitivity settings, though.
[quote1245867650=Alfihar]However I void warranties… so I don’t care if a company offers a 50 year warranty and sends me my very own tech support person to live in a tent in my garden.[/quote1245867650]
I’m the other way: when I bought my big laptop (17″ desktop replacement) a few years back, I also paid for the super-warranty that basically says “you can drop-kick this thing out a window and we’ll send you a replacement”. It was worth it to me for peace of mind. I never needed to use it, though; I don’t think I’ve called tech support for anything computer-related since I worked for WD’s tech support 10+ years ago.Given how much I use my NC10, I doubt I’d be replacing it in a year. FWIW, about the only thing I’d like to have is at least 1024×768 resolution; a better video chipset (for movies as much as video games) would be nice as well. I don’t need a touchscreen, TV tuner, or any of the other stuff mentioned, but I’m sure some of it would be there.
Not that I really care that much about Apple’s products anymore, but anything with a forced data plan is out of the question for me. (They’re way too expensive here in the US.)
I’m with Alfihar. The only reason I bought an NC10 over similar 10″ netbooks is because of the keyboard; I’ll be perfectly happy to look at competitor’s machines if they have a similar keyboard.
Brands mean very little when the specifications (and components!) are almost all the same. You might prefer the tech support of one over another, I suppose. Judging from the Internet, they’re all universally awful. :)
I’m not surprised; to most people, a computer is a computer.* They don’t understand most of the technical stuff. It looks the same as their computer at home (WinXP) so it should run all the same stuff, right?
PS: When will the site change to sammyultrathin.com? :)
* Disclaimer: This is my opinion, based on my own retail computer sales experience.
[quote1245853217=TCMuffin]Nice poem, Michael[/quote1245853217]
Thanks; I guess a song parody (or one verse of one, anyway) is a poem. It’s a bit obscure, but I was hoping someone over there would pick up on it. ::shrug::Much of the time the Fn key is handled by the keyboard; no keycode for it ever makes it to your OS. I’m pretty sure that’s how the NC10’s keyboard works.
I like XP
I like XP
It won’t drive your hardware to its knees
It’s free with the system and it’s ready to please.(Yeah, it wasn’t one of the options given, but it’d be my choice. From the options, I’d try Win7 first. My next netbook/laptop will probably come with it, after all.)
