at what price range do netbooks represent bad value.

ceoexec2 · 24-12-2009 03:28PM #1

at what price range do netbooks represent bad value.

ive been looiking at different netbooks and some are in the 350-400euro range. are there laptops that come at this price that are better value.

do the cheap laptops that come with celeron processors perform better and more powerfully than netbooks

are the 7inch models any value at all or just a gimmick

ytareh · 24-12-2009 10:00PM

Well Im typing this on an N510 netbook (with a 'bit' of gaming ability) and it was 467 euro or so and I still wouldnt have an equivalent 'laptop'.I dont know how anyone can live with those oversized ,heavy, power hungry monsters ...and I mean 15 inch (17inch ....man!)Of course netbooks are getting bigger and the latest generation of 11.6 inchers are probably the sweet spot /optimum.A seven incher will only really suffice Id imagine as a machine to quickly check emails etc ....I even found the 10 inch NC10 a bit small at times if Im honest .You have to scroll from side to side sometimes to read webpages/docs etc .
Beware that many 'full sized' laptops when plugged out /running on battery power default to HALF speed (and some eg SONY -cant be speeded up )to save battery life so the performance gap might not be as big as youd think.
New netbook cpus coming out in January I think...

danjo-xx · 24-12-2009 10:15PM

I see netbooks have a 20% higher failure rate than laptops and if like me you are a perfect typist:) then the standard sized keyboard is a must.

ceoexec2 · 25-12-2009 12:02AM

i see this n510 in elara. is this much better than an nc10 or toshiba nb200

Elara SAMSUNG N510 458euro

i was also looking at this compaq. do you think the netbook is better value

Elara Online HP Compaq 547euro

Alanstrainor · 25-12-2009 12:07AM

danjo-xx wrote: »

I see netbooks have a 20% higher failure rate than laptops and if like me you are a perfect typist:) then the standard sized keyboard is a must.

Where did you hear that statistic? It's very vague seeing that there are such a broad range of netbooks on the market. And given their intended use, being machines that are carried around a lot i would expect a higher failure rate.

ceoexec2 wrote: »

i see this n510 in elara. is this much better than an nc10 or toshiba nb200

Elara SAMSUNG N510 458euro

i was also looking at this compaq. do you think the netbook is better value

Elara Online HP Compaq 547euro

We can't say what's better value without knowing what you want out of a laptop/netbook.
The N510 is better than the NC10 as it has a dedicated graphics card. Which can handle some gaming, and HD content, it even has a HDMI port to play content on your tv. It is also still very light and compact.
The compaq is a laptop. It's much larger, it's heavier, it doesn't have as long a battery life. It is however faster, well at least in terms of the processor and RAM, the graphics card in the netbook is better.

leninbenjamin · 25-12-2009 12:21AM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Where did you hear that statistic? It's very vague seeing that there are such a broad range of netbooks on the market. And given their intended use, being machines that are carried around a lot i would expect a higher failure rate.

It's the squaretrade survey that was out a few months ago.

danjo-xx · 25-12-2009 09:30PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Where did you hear that statistic? It's very vague seeing that there are such a broad range of netbooks on the market. And given their intended use, being machines that are carried around a lot i would expect a higher failure rate.

http://www.techcentral.ie/article.aspx?id=14328

at what price range do netbooks represent bad value.

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