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aņejo
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Netbook vs Laptop
Anyone have a netbook? What is the difference? Are they worth it? I would use it for casual surfing and updating my fantasy football team
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aņejo
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 Squint.....squint. Highly portable though.......love that fact.
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he likes it!
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http://www.eee1000he.com/shop/03-679...s.html#reviews Samsung N110 Laptop reviews - CNET Reviews  Also here is a little review I did of it on another forum..... Love it......Received it a a couple of weeks ago now I guess.....Thanks for those that responded to my questions.....Would like to say I have done the four foot drop test and it still works perfectly.....By accident, had it under my arm in the provided sleeve when I opened the door for my wife it went down....Fast.....Lucky part is it landed flat...Just knocked the plastic piece out a bit that goes around the screen.....I just popped it right back in...Came right on....Has performed like new......This also happened to a Toshiba Satellite M series from years back...I had it and used it for six years....I take the drop as a good thing.....Even though accidental. Would also like to say I got the NC10 for my wife in blue....They are basically the same....110 has a larger touch pad and I think there are a couple of other things that are different...... As far as the WiFi card.....I have taken the NC110 out to several locations and have been impressed with the range and connections I have made at the three different locations on unsecured networks...Was never an issue at one or two bars..... I have added several software programs to it and still run Mcafee and it is still fast....As fast as my Qosmio Quad of course not.....But it is fast........ I can feel no heat coming off mine in my lap and no fan noise....Have not installed Speed fan to see what it might be running at...... Have always gone in to startup and unchecked everything and boot back up and see what comes up as running......Get rid of everything that is running that you don't want running for me I have three things running ...... Was also impressed with the webcam, mic, speakers.....As far as Skype goes it is dead on.....Perfect picture with the cam and crystal clear sound when I am listening to one of my friends from Costa Rica......If you think that you are going to rock the house with the speakers you won't....But they are perfect for what they do...... Battery is awesome to me....I would never expect for it to get nine hours I am sure you can If you have nothing running......But for normal use I would say six maybe seven If you have your settings set correctly....... We got these to take down South on trips to Mexico when we visit Playa Del Carmen and as far as for travel / mobility I don't think you can beat the 10 or 110..... We have case logic covers for both of them...Neoprene covers that have a handle....We will slip then in our backpacks or carry ons when we travel....... Overall could not be happier with either of them.......they do what we need them to do and more....... One thing I would like to add is use Google Chrome instead of IE....It is faster as far as downloading pages..... Last edited by Mikey; 08-18-2009 at 10:00 AM.. |
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Travel Insurance Tester
  Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The Joisey Shore
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I have an Acer netbook, the one with the 10.1" screen and the 5-6 hour battery, not the one with the too tiny 8.9" screen with the too short battery life. I use it for travel only and it's awesome.
 Just over 2 pounds and fits right in my backpack, no big laptop case like I was used to carrying.
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Travel Insurance Tester
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: The Joisey Shore
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Why do they say you have to get "Mobile Broadband Plan" and sign up for a two year agreement?
 I don't get what they're offering, why you have to sign any kind of agreement, need them for any kind of service - the netbooks are wifi enabled and you just connect to a wireless signal. But the Acer is better than the HP (according to JimmyMN who helped me with my selection  ). I paid about $300 (or maybe $350) for my Acer, it may be less now as I've had it for a while. I just wouldn't want to sign up with anyone for anything if it's not necessary, and from what I know, it's not.
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party machine
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Location: Minneapolis-St. Paul
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The thing I like about MOST netbooks is they tend to come with Microsoft's XP operating system. It's usually the home edition, but it's still much more fleetfooted and reliable than Microsoft Vista.
The downside of netbooks is their choice of Intel processors... most use the Atom, which is lightweight compared to a core2duo mobile processor found in most regular notebooks/laptops. If your needs require a full blown processor, there are compact laptops out there that'll give you that edge for a bit more money. My favorite traveling companions are either the Dell Latitude X300 or the Dell Latitude D410, neither of which are made anymore. These were the predecessors to the popular netbooks. My favorite netbooks are those made by Acer... I recommend and work on them all the time. Jimmy |
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aņejo
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jokingHey....love that I have XP instead of vista on mine too.....I get frustrated with vista. |
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party machine
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As for XP... as much as I like it, I'm anxiously waiting with criss-crossed fingers for Windows7. Jimmy |
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Bet they were surprised when the cops showed up instead of their mini.
