Computers & Electronics Discussions

I don't know much about netbooks, but wonder why you'd choose that over a traditional sized notebook?

I've seen a lot more of them lately and thought they'd be way easier to carry around in my purse. It just seems the keyboard and screen are too small to work at for any length of time. I was thinking of switching to Mac at home. I wonder if their smaller notebooks are about the same thing (other than OS) as PC netbooks?

There are some out there from Acer as well as other companys. The net books are coming out with more whistle and bells.  Acer has 1 out there with the longer battery life,  1 gig  of memory and around 130 or 160 gig harddive for a about $329 I think. The shorter battery life ones run around $299.

Net books are good for web surfing, checking ones email, and only weigh a little over 2 pounds , have a  7 to 9 inch screen vs a laptop  which are  heavier  with their larger screens. A net book does not have the full working of a a laptop such as the  cd/dvd burner/player but can be loaded with an exteranl drive or through a thumbdrive through the usb ports. Depending on who much you are going to be into word you can put Microsoft Home Office student on it which has word, power point,excel, and works in the package.

If you are going to need a laptop go ahead and buy it and not the net book but if you want to check emails, do some word, brouse the web then the net book will be good as you can do your word, save it to a thumb drive and move it over to another computer or store it on an external drive.

There are some new models coming out for the BTS season and will be some new stuff in the stores soon. 

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I saw a Sony netbook in a retailer. It was small and pricey

I would highly recommend the Asus eeePC 1000HE.  It has excellent specs and a long life 6 cell battery.  Asus has an excellent reputation as the manufacturer of the original netbook and over a dozen models since then.  This particular model has been well reviewed by almost every review site and it has also garnered excellent user reviews.  It just got an Editors Choice award from PC Magazine which you can read at the link below.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2340593,00.asp

Just can also Google "Asus eeePC 1000HE review" for other technical reviews, and you can also check out user reviews on Amazon. 

Netbooks are simple computing devices for sharing of content. With no CDR/DVD drive in it has advantages to battery life as mentioned and size. 10.1" screens are acceptable for those to view content and weights below 4lbs makes it hassle free to carry with you. Acer One is the leading model and you have a choice of 3 cell battery or 6 cell which allows web surfing etc for over 6 hours. Step up to the battery and you won't worry about finding that plug to keep your computer going.

I've looked at Acer and Asus, but since I tend to drop my laptops a lot, how are their warranty plans?  Do you think it's worth the money to buy an extended warranty?

A new review here of the excellent-sounding Samsung NC20 - 12.1 inch screen but for very little extra weight and a good battery. Might be worth checking out...

http://www.techworld.com/mobility/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=114324

I am thinking of getting a netbook for two reasons. One to check emails when away from home and to add "GPS- Microsoft Streets and maps". It seems that most portable "GPS" systems are $300 - plus. And the Acer, Asus and HP netbooks are about the same price. So you can get more bang for your buck. If anyone is using there netbook for "GPS" please let me know if your happy or not. Thanks Brooklyn

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I am going to get this netbook in my living room, for just google'ing things and surfing when I am stuck watching girlfriend selected television :)

I currently use a Dell laptop, they have solid laptops for under 700. I wouldn't say you need the in home support, but you can buy extended warrenties to cover hardware. I would recommend that because a laptop is definitley more prone to damage, i have closed my laptop with a pen on the keys 2 times and ruined my screens!

I recommend HP netbooks then tend to make the best "stock" PCs. The funny thing is a lot of high end smartphones do a lot of the appealing features a netbook does.

We got the HP Mini 1030. It's got a full-size keyboard (technically 93% the size of a regular keyboard) and it's got a 10" screen for around $350. For basic web browsing and basic Office Suite tasks, it's a great little goer.

Toshiba Libertto is a very small quality unit but pricy I have used them in the past.

the macbook air is soooo cool (not taking the cost into account)

I'd also go with something from HP's lineup - they have really impressed me lately with their bang for your buck, easily beating out Dell and Sony and while remaining very stylish in addition to functional.

In markets where Verizon Fios is just rolling out to compete with cable, they are giving away HP's entry level netbook (A Compaq) free if you sign up for two years of their triple play service, spiffy deal if its available in your area.

Well if you wait awhile the new Mac tablet will come out in awhile...seems like that would make an awesome netbook. Otheriwse get a netbook from Dell. :)

I am not really a big fan of Dell but if you are going to get a netbook I would recommend waiting until Google comes out with the Google Chrome Operating System which is suppose to be an open source linux style that will be specifically formatted to be optimized for netbooks.

Netbooks struggle with running multiple applications with windows because windows is to much of a memory hog for most netbooks to handle. I personally will be waiting to get a netbook after Google launches their new OS.  

I love my Asus EEE901 netbook.  It has an 8.9" screen and Windows XP.  I use it everyday.  I like the fact that it is less that 3 pounds and has a 5-8 hour battery life.  The only drawback with mine is that it only has an 8GB SSD drive.  Although, for me, that is fine because I do not use it to save alot of files.  I mainly use it for surfing the internet and light Word and Excel documents.  The main reason I got mine was for the size and battery life.

Asus may not be a well known company to many, but I have been using their desktop motherboards for years.  They are one of the top motherboard manufacturers for desktops.  They have a good reputation and their products are excellent.  This also goes for their netbooks.

They do have netbooks which are 10" and would suit your needs.

There are several types of warrantys out there. The one you get from the manufacture. The other two are usually from the merchant you purchase the netbook or laptop from which will cover what the manafacture does not cover for a year and then another year or two except for abuse. The third is the same as the second but cost about $90 more and covers accidential damages.. Most of the time you have to but the second and third warranty at time of purchase or within so many days from date of purchase.