Targa Now NT9231 Nettop

davehey79

Just back from Lidl and got the new magazine. I see they have this http://www.targa.co.uk/index.jsp?SID=0&NAV=236&DOC=&PAGE=&PCAT=2&PROD=477&PTUBE=10&PARAMS=&PARAMS2=&SPCAREA= next week for €249.99 seems like a nice little machine. ALso have this http://www.targa.co.uk/index.jsp?SID=0&NAV=236&DOC=&PAGE=&PCAT=2&PROD=475&PTUBE=37&PARAMS=&PARAMS2=&SPCAREA= to go along side it for €49.99

Here are some images of it

BaconZombie

Am I going blind or is the keyboard not listed on their site?

davehey79

no your right it aint there but neither is the nettop itself either wont be on til tomorrow when the previous weeks specials come off and the new ones go up i presume

BaconZombie

They have the next ~4 weeks listed and it not in any of them.
This link I posted in my last post was for next weeks offers.

davehey79 wrote: »

no your right it aint there but neither is the nettop itself either wont be on til tomorrow when the previous weeks specials come off and the new ones go up i presume

Rhodney

here: http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20091029.p.Targa_Nettop_Mini_PC

madhatter76

The Keyboard is not really a bargain. you can get Keysonic Wireless keyboards with touchscreen or trackball for around 32£ or 39 EUR. (But Delivery might brake the price)
My experience with Targa is not the best in Quality.

The PC is nice but I wonder about a Atom CPU with a intergrated Graphic Card SIS® Mirage 3+Up to 256 MB RAM which is not really a recommended setup and also not really performant. Definetly forget gaming (People still don't understand Nettops) but also Internet Videos in HD 1028p I doubt will run smoothly on this Box. The chip is poorer than the netbook GMA950-Grafics Chips and was designed for Q4 2004 lowcost technology. BTW the 256MB must be shared from the 1GB Ram, cause the chip doesn't have its own memory.

Interesting how they configured it together.
39 W power consumption is sweet but not really good.
The PC is silent (without fans). With 39W I wonder how they control the heat inside. Probably not proper and therefor the lifetime of the harddrive is even less than the warranty. (Ive read a temperature of 61C inside the Nettop)

The Wireless is (tata) a external USB Wireless stick.

In germany the same box you can get for 199Eur (not surprisingly)

At Amazon (or else) you can get the Acer Revo or EEEBOX with ION Graphic chip and Atom CPU. Much better for HD Videos from the internet. for 249 EUR and consuming only 29 - 25 Watt.

Result: Not a bargain. Dont let yourself get ripped off.

I advise leave the fingers of this its not worth the money.

davehey79

cheers for the rundown on it madhatter must check out the Acer or EEEBox on Amazon as im in the market for one of these for Christmas.

AlmightyCushion

This thing would be grand for handling standard def content (dvd rips etc) but will struggle with HD stuff. If you want a net top that will handle hd get one with the nvidia ion platform. The acer revo has ion and is pretty well priced. If you want a computer that will handle hd flash content then stay away from atom. It sucks at this.

Hi

Saw this for Lidl too, was gonna get it.

But know nothing about this kinda stuff.

So you guys in the know don't recommed this?

Where in Dublin would i get similar for the same price?

Thanks

Alanstrainor

Deleted User wrote: »

Hi

Saw this for Lidl too, was gonna get it.

But know nothing about this kinda stuff.

So you guys in the know don't recommed this?

Where in Dublin would i get similar for the same price?

Thanks

It all depends on what you want it for really. Internet browsing, office apps etc. Then it's fine, but it's not going to handle much more.

dowtchaboy

I got a Samsung N130 from Amazon last week for approx €280 delivered (not exactly sure of Euro cost as I bought in Sterling to get better exchange rate).
Very pleased with it so far. Full size keyboard (well - the keys are ever so slightly further apart than most netbooks), very sensitive WiFi (though the DELL is really superb), I am getting about 4 hours from it depending on settings.Came with Office 2007 Home & Student edition, free for 1 year. Only negatives are no Bluetooth (the N140 has) and only 0.3 megapixel camera (though it seems fine - and can add effects while Skyping!) Like all of these netbooks you would really need a mouse for any long sessions - the keypad clickbar is tiny and fiddly. I had it running continuously for 4 hours on Internet and it did not get nearly as hot as my Fujitsu Amilo - the power supply brick got much hotter.
I'm getting on so I need my glasses to read the screen - problem with all the netbooks I tried I'm afraid.

cojomo2

dowtchaboy wrote: »

I got a Samsung N130 from Amazon last week for approx €280 delivered (not exactly sure of Euro cost as I bought in Sterling to get better exchange rate).
Very pleased with it so far. Full size keyboard (well - the keys are ever so slightly further apart than most netbooks), very sensitive WiFi (though the DELL is really superb), I am getting about 4 hours from it depending on settings.Came with Office 2007 Home & Student edition, free for 1 year. Only negatives are no Bluetooth (the N140 has) and only 0.3 megapixel camera (though it seems fine - and can add effects while Skyping!) Like all of these netbooks you would really need a mouse for any long sessions - the keypad clickbar is tiny and fiddly. I had it running continuously for 4 hours on Internet and it did not get nearly as hot as my Fujitsu Amilo - the power supply brick got much hotter.
I'm getting on so I need my glasses to read the screen - problem with all the netbooks I tried I'm afraid.

are you aware that the product the OP is posting about is not a netbook? It's a net top box , you connect it to your tv, its not a mini laptop, or any type of laptop.

dowtchaboy

cojomo2 wrote: »

are you aware that the product the OP is posting about is not a netbook? It's a net top box , you connect it to your tv, its not a mini laptop, or any type of laptop.

oops! think I posted this info in the wrong thread! Sorry.