Good Netbook?

Ive never used this particular netbook, but i do have an ASUS EEEpc and I like it alot. havent had any troubles with it at all. As long as you know that your not getting a gaming laptop or anything beefy you wont be let down. Netbooks are basic computers meant for surfing the web, email, word processing etc... But I like mine and I will probably look at another ASUS laptop in the future when I am ready to buy a laptop.
 
It's a nice netbook, as netbooks go, but pretty expensive. For that kind of money you could buy a laptop. When I went shopping for a netbook I wanted portable and cheap, ended up with a refurbished Acer Aspire One for $200. Your criteria may be different but for that much money, I'd rather have a laptop.
 
I never used such a netbook before but I think it should be okay. I would ask computer stores if you can buy upgrades to enhance the machine and its software though. Good luck to ya ;) ; )
 
My 10" eeepc has only 1 ram slot... and i dual boot mint and XP on it. I think the max ram it supports is 2GB. Newer ones might be different though. Mine is about 2 years old I think.
 
I have an EEEPc at home, And i quite enjoy it. Its a good little laptop, But theres a problem with the Space Bar.
 
Im lazy sometimes... i skimmed the article for a $ and didnt see one. $450 isnt too bad for a 12"... i found it on newegg for like 430 and some intel ones for 400 and less. My 10" atom was $300 i thought that was fair at the time. I personally think ASUS makes some of the nicest stuff IMO... they are my first stop when looking for MOBOs and laptops/netbooks. And their computers arent crammed with trialware.
 
just for the love of God don't go down the HP road. I have one, and it is terrible. It struggles playing YouTube at 360p in the small screen mode.
 
it's not too bad as far as I can tell, though there are some pointless things. Also, the whole side of my netbook is coming apart. I'll try get a photo for you. I didn't mistreat it or anything, it just kinda broke.
 
that sucks. ASUS and MSI are the 2 that i rarely if ever hear negative comments about. you would think HP would be good....
 
nope. every kid in my year at school got one. Some got the 2140's, other kids got some newer version. The new version break screens like there's no tomorrow, and the 2140's break everything else. I managed to break the wireless master switch which meant no internet access (even through the BIOS) until HP sent out a replacement. which took a long, long, long, long time.
 
Quiltface said:
that sucks. ASUS and MSI are the 2 that i rarely if ever hear negative comments about. you would think HP would be good....
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HP laptops have had the worst record for reliability for the last couple of years. No reason to think that their netbooks would be any better.:D
 
i have one good thing to say about it, and that's that the processor runs quite cool, unlike pretty much every other HP laptop. it's only because the processor is completely pathetic and runs so slow it has time to cool down between tasks.
 
I have a cheapo $250 Acer Aspire One I bought at Walmart. I like it and it suits my needs fine. It did come with some trialware crap though.

Some things to consider from my perspective about prospective netbook buyers:

- It's a netbook, not a desktop (or even a laptop). As long as it does what you need it to do, it seems a little pointless to spend extra money on beefier specs you won't really notice or need. To me, spending extra money just so you can possess a "sweet netbook" is kind of stupid. In the end, it's still a netbook, and still gets absolutely slaughtered by any kind of relatively modern laptop. The idea is portability (and IMO a cheap price) for basic tasks.

- I have heard great things about Asus laptops/netbooks, which isn't surprising considering their name. Has Asus ever bombed on anything? Mobos, monitors, video cards, optical drives, laptops, netbooks, etc...regardless of who exactly manufactured everything, things with the Asus name tend to be good quality.

-Acer Aspire One netbooks tend to be very popular as well, due to the fact that they are pretty good quality for a very reasonable price. Trialware may or may not be a minor hassle depending on what you're doing OS-wise.

-Make sure you get a netbook with an appropriate battery for you. Some people leave their netbooks plugged in all the time and have no real use for a battery with a longer-lasting charge. Other people need all the on-battery time they can get. As buying separate batteries can range from reasonable to fairly expensive, factoring your battery needs into your initial netbook search is important, and in most cases it would be well worth spending extra to get one with more cells/longer-lasting charge if you need it, rather than spending even more later when you decide you want a different battery.
 
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