Netbook choice - HP or ASUS..??

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dug987654

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Hi,

I'm thinking about getting a netbook for taking to meetings, researching in library etc as my laptop battery only lasts for about an hour now.

I'm looking at the cheaper end of the market. I am looking for a good battery life, so one with a six cell battery, reliable/sturdy design as I will expect it to last for years, good looks and Windows 7. I would prefer a N450 processor as that seems to be the most current.

Here are a couple I have picked out:

HP Mini 210-1000sa - £220 - N450, 160gb 5400rpm HDD, 1gb RAM, bluetooth, card reader, webcam

HP Mini 210-1009sa - £225 - as above but with 160gb 7200rpm HDD (worth the extra fiver I think)

HP Mini 210-1011ea -
£240 - as above but with 250gb 7200rpm HDD

Asus Eee PC 1005P SeaShell - £240 - 160gb 5400rpm HDD, 1gb RAM, webcam, card reader

The thing that I am unsure of with the HPs is the battery sticking out of the back. I am going to go down to Currys or somewhere to check them out over the next few days.

How does the build quality compare? Also the HP range proper confused me as the model codes do not seem to relate to any features!

Can anyone recommend a better netbook for a similar price?

Cheers, Doug.
 
Consider this: Out of all the major laptop manufacturers, Asus is statistically the most reliable manufacturer, and HP is the worst, even behind Acer.

Netbooks from any brand are usually less reliable than their laptops, so an HP netbook is likely among the most unreliable machines on the market.
 
Actually it doesn't matter because the hardware in net books are the same no matter what company is, cause there is very few hardware combinations for net books so most of them use the same hardware.
 
And how about Samsung?

Thanks for your replies guys.

DMGrier said:
there is very few hardware combinations for net books so most of them use the same hardware.
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Thats what makes it even more confusing: theres so many models with such small differences.

You have a convincing point Drenlin.

What about Samsung? A bit more expensive but seems to be well recommended on the net, Samsung N210. Anyone have any experience with these?

Cheers, Doug.
 
My mother has a Samsung N210 and so far has no complaints. It also came with Windows 7 whereas my HP Mini came with XP. So if the OS is a big issue for you make sure that you address that.
 
danthrax said:
My mother has a Samsung N210 and so far has no complaints. It also came with Windows 7 whereas my HP Mini came with XP. So if the OS is a big issue for you make sure that you address that.
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Should have said in the first post: they all have Windows 7.

Think I'm gonna do a bit more bargin hunting and see how low I can get the N210 for and see then if its worth it over the Asus.

Thanks, Doug.
 
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