Advice on buying a NetBook

e36 M3

1st post so please be gentle

Was looking at buying a Netbook, not sure what to buy...my question is what's the best value out there at the minute for a Netbook, all I'd really want it for is to do a bit of surfing the web (Wi-Fi style), be able to store pic's from my camera and store video's off the new Flip camcorder I ordered today on Amazon

All comments would be appreciated...thanks :cool:

dazzday

Stolen from bargain alerts but seems to be an excellent price for a highly rated model. Reviews are very good.

Standard enough with these exceptions:

Battery seems to be 7-8 hour mark
New processor (although i cant see noticing too much difference)
Upgradable to 2gig RAM

MSI Win U100

£169.99 exc delivery - use code 'secret10' to get further £10 off.

Specs:

Processor Intel Atom N280 1.66Ghz Processor
Memory Memory: 1GB DDR2
Hard Drive 160GB SATA
Display 10.1 inch TFT (1024 x 600)
Operating System Windows XP
Networking 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 10/100 RJ45 Fast Ethernet
Web Camera 1.3 Megapixel
Input Device Keyboard and Touchpad
Card Reader SD Card Reader
Ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports
External display (VGA) port
Headphone jack
Microphone-in jack
Power 6 Cell Battery
DC-in jack for AC adapter

e36 M3

dazzday wrote: »

Stolen from bargain alerts but seems to be an excellent price for a highly rated model. Reviews are very good.

Standard enough with these exceptions:

Battery seems to be 7-8 hour mark
New processor (although i cant see noticing too much difference)
Upgradable to 2gig RAM

Thanks dazzday...there doesn't seem to be Wi-Fi on it or have I missed it?

Alanstrainor

e36 M3 wrote: »

Thanks dazzday...there doesn't seem to be Wi-Fi on it or have I missed it?

You can take it that absolutely every netbook has wifi. It's standard. I have the above, well an older model and it does.

e36 M3

Alanstrainor wrote: »

You can take it that absolutely every netbook has wifi. It's standard. I have the above, well an older model and it does.

Shows ya how much I know...thanks

19VanD87

Dont buy an n130 samsung they released this model with one speaker
and it uses win 7 starter which messes up flash videos like youtube
Go for a dell inspiron mini or get an acer 12.1" with dual core and 250gb hard drive great machine

juice1304

the Compaq Mini 311c-1101SA is a winner. i have one it's great.
the rest are sh*te unless you pay mad money.

* Great value ultra-mobile PC with 11.6-inch HD LED widescreen display, plus HDMI connectivity
* 160 GB hard disk drive and 1 GB DDR3 RAM
* Webcam with integrated digital microphone, Bluetooth networking
* Great connectivity, including 3 USB ports and a 5-in-1 memory card reader
* Genuine Windows XP Home

Technical Details

Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 (32-bit)
Processor: Intel Atom Processor N270, 1.6 GHz, Level 2 cache 512 KB, nVIDIA MCP79 ION
Memory: 1 GB DDR3 (1 x 1024 MB), supports up to 3 GB DDR3 memory
Storage: 160 GB SATA 3G Hard Disk Drive (7200 rpm), up to 12 GB partition for system recovery
5-in-1 memory card reader (Secure Digital, MultiMedia, xD Picture, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro)
Communication: Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth wireless networking
Display: 29.4 cm (11.6-inch) Diagonal HD LED Anti-glare Widescreen, Display Resolution: 1366 x 768
Video: NVIDIA ION LE, up to 319 MB total available graphics memory
Sound: Generic, stereo
Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone, VGA
Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 Ethernet connector, headphone/mic combo jack
Recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately), optional re-allocation of recovery partition, recovery CD/DVD creation tool
Software: Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial version), Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Media Player, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player, HP Games Console (with hours of free game play) and Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 (60 days live update)
Keyboard: 93% Full size keyboard, touch pad with dedicated scroll up/down
Weight: Out of package: 1.48 kg, Packed: 2.4 kg
Dimensions: Out of package (L x W x min H/max H): 289 x 204 x 19.8/30.6 mm, Packed: 435 x 260 x 110 mm
Warranty: 1 year, pick-up and return, parts and labour (You can expand the warranty coverage of your product up to 3 years)
Additional information: P/N: VY271EA #ABU, UPC/EAN code: 884962662748

e36 M3

19VanD87 wrote: »

Dont buy an n130 samsung they released this model with one speaker
and it uses win 7 starter which messes up flash videos like youtube
Go for a dell inspiron mini or get an acer 12.1" with dual core and 250gb hard drive great machine

juice1304 wrote: »

the Compaq Mini 311c-1101SA is a winner. i have one it's great.
the rest are sh*te unless you pay mad money.

* Great value ultra-mobile PC with 11.6-inch HD LED widescreen display, plus HDMI connectivity
* 160 GB hard disk drive and 1 GB DDR3 RAM
* Webcam with integrated digital microphone, Bluetooth networking
* Great connectivity, including 3 USB ports and a 5-in-1 memory card reader
* Genuine Windows XP Home

Technical Details

Operating system: Genuine Windows XP Home Service Pack 3 (32-bit)
Processor: Intel Atom Processor N270, 1.6 GHz, Level 2 cache 512 KB, nVIDIA MCP79 ION
Memory: 1 GB DDR3 (1 x 1024 MB), supports up to 3 GB DDR3 memory
Storage: 160 GB SATA 3G Hard Disk Drive (7200 rpm), up to 12 GB partition for system recovery
5-in-1 memory card reader (Secure Digital, MultiMedia, xD Picture, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro)
Communication: Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN, 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth wireless networking
Display: 29.4 cm (11.6-inch) Diagonal HD LED Anti-glare Widescreen, Display Resolution: 1366 x 768
Video: NVIDIA ION LE, up to 319 MB total available graphics memory
Sound: Generic, stereo
Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone, VGA
Ports: 3 USB 2.0, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 Ethernet connector, headphone/mic combo jack
Recovery partition (including possibility to recover system, applications and drivers separately), optional re-allocation of recovery partition, recovery CD/DVD creation tool
Software: Microsoft Works and Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial version), Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows Live Messenger, Windows Media Player, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player, HP Games Console (with hours of free game play) and Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 (60 days live update)
Keyboard: 93% Full size keyboard, touch pad with dedicated scroll up/down
Weight: Out of package: 1.48 kg, Packed: 2.4 kg
Dimensions: Out of package (L x W x min H/max H): 289 x 204 x 19.8/30.6 mm, Packed: 435 x 260 x 110 mm
Warranty: 1 year, pick-up and return, parts and labour (You can expand the warranty coverage of your product up to 3 years)
Additional information: P/N: VY271EA #ABU, UPC/EAN code: 884962662748

Thanks a million guys, like the sound of all of them...going to Harvey Normans today to have a wee look around, maybe I'll get sorted :cool: