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jrsteeve
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   3rd Mar 11 at 16:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I need a netbook for doing bit of work, email, site updating etc on the go, my Dell laptop is just too big to lug around, plus the fucker's falling apart. Would also like to use it to watch films etc so could do with a reasonable graphics card and needs to have bluetooth connectivity.

Any recommendations?

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3rd Mar 11 at 16:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I had a Samsung NC10 untill I lost it is was bloody brilliant tbh. There's probably an upgraded version now, what's your budget?

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3rd Mar 11 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ta. Budget is open really but ideally sub £350ish. Ideally something 10" but have seen the specs are more laptop like on the 12" ones.
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Samsung N310 is the one i have and its brilliant
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3rd Mar 11 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

iPad or a tablet no good for what you're wanting?
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Don't fancy being limited by Apple really, would rather stick with Windows so everything I have is compatible. Also hate touchscreen keyboards, takes me twice as long to type a few fecking words
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I just got an Acer Aspire One 533 for £220 and it's great. But for your budget there must be some great ones out there! I know there's a new dual core version of mine out this month for £299.
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If it's going to be a daily use machine I wouldn't be looking at the Atom processor.

I'm currently using an Alienware M11x... fucking fantastic bit of kit!
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3rd Mar 11 at 22:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I can sort out good prices for you on Asus and MSI netbooks/laptops if you're interested.
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I just bought a Samsung N220 ( I think) for work, atom cpu and its brilliant.

Prefer it to my vaio notebook for general use tbh
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http://m.hotukdeals.com/deals/argos-acer-ferrari-250gb-11-6-inch-ultra-portable-laptop-259-99-save-140-00-was/889688
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
http://m.hotukdeals.com/deals/argos-acer-ferrari-250gb-11-6-inch-ultra-portable-laptop-259-99-save-140-00-was/889688


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Actually, booooooo it's not in stock Good spec though, hopefully they'll come back in soon!
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dont hold your breath
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
If it's going to be a daily use machine I wouldn't be looking at the Atom processor.




How come? Mine nips along no problems whatsoever. It'll only get bogged down when a few programs are opened at once. Not that I was expecting Desktop PC high performance anyway, it being a netbook and all.
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I've just bought a dell inspiron mini 1011.

Seems okay.
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Samsung netbooks = win
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
Samsung netbooks = win


Fuck no
Whittie
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My old samsung netbook was brilliant. Why "Fuck No" Dave?

New Dell one seems okay too, not frozen or anything yet
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we've got a samsung n150 and other than the touchpad annoying the hell out of me, not had a problem with it
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I have an N110. Had it almost 2 years. Done everything i've asked it to do fine =]
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Okay, we have 120 of them at work and they cause NOTHING but problems. Then, when you try to fix them, they fall apart at the seams. White screen issue (new £46 cable), speakers buzzing (completely stripdown, cover all speaker wires in tape), touchpad connectors working their way loose, keyboard which just decide to die at any working time, the %age of batteries that just stop working for no reason what so ever.

Discusting machines.
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
Samsung netbooks = win


Fuck no


Which models in particular? My N110 has been fine
jrsteeve
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Ok so i'm looking at an Acer one 753 at the moment, can't seem to beat the spec, only thing against it is the processor being a 1.2. Any thoughts on this one? Costco are doing it for £330ish inc vat, so it's not a bad price either.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004GXALC4/ref=asc_df_B004GXALC42291370?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B004GXALC4
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quote:
Originally posted by Sam
I can sort out good prices for you on Asus and MSI netbooks/laptops if you're interested.


Got anything with min 2GB ram, bluetooth and around a 10"-11" screen?

 
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