Comments on: HyperSpace quick start software coming to the Eee PC

By: Fanfoot

Fanfoot — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:30:08 +0000

Monthly fees=FAIL

By: garamond

garamond — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:53:09 +0000

As for the usefulness of something like Hyperspace or ExpressGate, I think they do have a place especially on the smallest netbooks, those like my Asus 701 that are likely to be used as a substitute for a PDA. I also have a larger Lenovo S10, but it is the 701 that still gets the most use when I am out and about because of it light-weight and the relatively fast boot time using the original Xandros. I have resisted putting Ubuntu on it so as not to loose that boot time. It often gets used while I am standing in the hallway between classes to check my schedule and last minute email from students. I do a great seal of walking every day and don't want to carry more than one piece of electronics everywhere I go.

Of course, Hyperspace is not likely to be worth it to me if I am already getting 20-30 second boot times, assuming it would even run on a 701.

In any case, I will probably wait for an open source version of a fast boot for the Lenovo or whatever netbook I will be using in the future.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:48:46 +0000

Is there a fundamental reason for the subscription scheme? This is exactly the type of program that would work perfectly in a standalone mode.

This would probably also have provacy implications, as the software must phone home when it is turned on, to enforce the suscription terms (so its really spyware)

Like BoloMKXXVIII says, I hope some hacker tests the 21 day version, figures out how it works, and makes an pen source version. We laready have openBIOS and linux, and it should be possible to combine them to make something like HyperSpace, only better.

By: Mikez

Mikez — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:40:21 +0000

Marketing, Spin, and/or Bragging Rights - your choice.

How else can an additional 30 seconds of boot time added
to the time the machine has been off ever be significant?

Medical and life support devices need a short boot time -
who wants to wait an additional 30 seconds for their
defibrillator to boot?

But an end-user, interactive device? Bragging Rights.

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Do you need or even want an instant-on netbook? — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:16:05 +0000

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By: Gary Sims

Gary Sims — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:23:18 +0000

Personally I don't see the point, do I ever need something in 10 seconds rather than 40!

Gary

By: Todd Ogasawara

Todd Ogasawara — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:16:01 +0000

Brad: There are two versions of HyperSpace: Hybrid & Dual. Hybrid requires a CPU that supports Intel VT-x hardware virtualization assist. The Atom N270 is most netbooks does not support VT-x. So, you probably saw the HyperSpace Dual version running which is not quite as slick as the Hybrid edition. The Atom Z530 in the high end Dell mini 12 supports VT-x and should be able to run HyperSpace Hybrid. I'm guessing Asus will use the Z530 in newer netbooks. BTW, the lower end Mini 12s use the Z520 which does not support VT-x. I have a brief item about HyperSpace and netbook processors on my MobileAppsToday.com blog at: http://bit.ly/TiN1

By: animatio

animatio — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:41:43 +0000

just another way to pull the money from the user's pocket .. yearly using fees!!!!

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By: BoloMKXXVIII

BoloMKXXVIII — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:43:31 +0000

I am sure if this becomes popular others will create a free version similar to this.