Sam
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Any of you lot have either netbook? If so, what do you like/dislike about them.
I need to buy one of these today and am unsure which one to get - they seem similar spec wise.
On another note, Dell sell the Mini 10v which I think looks OK. Can get it with Windows 7 for an extra £20 (normal OS is XP) - won't 7 be really slow on such a device?
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Simon
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I have the Asus, only had it a week or so but is really nice. Good build quality, keyboard feels good to use.
8+ hours battery is pretty good, although you can't be doing high demanding things for that time.
It has 'Windows 7 Starter' on it, which is a limited version but does pretty much everything you need to on a netbook.
Boot to using it is well under a minute.
I haven't tried the Acer, I was deciding between Asus and the Samsungs.
Any other specific questions let me know
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Sam
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I presume if you wanted to install a different OS you could boot from a USB stick (seeing as they have no DVD drives)?
Does this Windows 7 Starter work OK on it (i.e. not slow)?
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Simon
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Yeah I assume you can although I haven't looked into it.
Windows 7 works fine on it, no slow down at all when ran on normal settings, If you put it into power saver to extend battery time then response is a little slower.
Although I have read that its recommended to upgrade any of the netbooks to 3gb which is cheap and easy to do, I'll be doing it soon.
As far as I can tell, Starter is windows 7 with some features removed/limitied
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jamied
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I've got win 7 ultimate on my hp 2133 netbook and runs loads better than when I tried XP and vista home prem.
Deffo get 7
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Sam
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Well I've seen on eBuyer the Acer netbook for £199.99, but for £249 I could buy the Dell Mini 10v with Windows 7 (from the Dell site directly). Hmmm...
I read on some blog site apparently any Windows 7 install has the full super dooper version install, you can just upgrade to Premium/Ultimate or whatever and the license key "unlocks" those features.
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Simon
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Yeah there is an icon on the start menu called 'Windows Anytime Upgrade' I think it is. Not sure how much it costs to change it to home/pro/ultimate. I haven't found a real need to do it just yet though
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Sam
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Decided to go for the Acer in the end. Only £199.99 from eBuyer 
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pow
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Noooooooooooooo!
Not an SSD in the acer I hope? Windows 7 starter only allows 3 programs open at once, how shit!
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Sam
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http://www.ebuyer.com/product/179804
It comes with XP, but I'm consider wiping it and installing Ubuntu instead...
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John
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PC World have a Dell mini 9 for 150.
I still fancy one of these but want Ion and that means 300, which isn't far off a better laptop.
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Sam
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I did consider the 9 but it's just too small 
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pow
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I have a mini 9, fantastic machine for on the move, hook it up to an external monitor, keyboard and mouse at home!
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Andrew
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I had a Mini 9 and Mini 10. Both brilliant and run Windows 7 spot on.
Idea when onsite to RDP into the office and configure networks. Not really powerfull enough for everyday use though.
You will not get Windows 7 running on the 8GB SSD either. I tried removing and disabling everything but still kept running out of space 
[Edited on 05-01-2010 by Andrew]
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