Toshiba vs. HP Netbook (Purchase Advice?)

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btmline

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I need to purchase a netbook by Sunday and have a budget of under $450.

I've narrowed it to the Toshiba 310 or the HP 1030.

I strongly prefer the Toshiba's keyboard, as well as its longer battery life (8+ hours, as opposed to ~4). Most other specs seem to be identical. However, I've heard horror stories about Toshiba customer service -- and more people have been advising me to pick up the HP.

Why would that be? I'd appreciate any advice you can give me about either of these machines.
 
In my experience, HP has had better customer service than Toshiba hands down.
However, I think HP has a lot more problems that occur than Toshiba. But that is just from my experience's.
Personally, if you are gonna get a netbook (small laptop), I'd recommend getting either an Acer or Lenovo.
 
if i had to choose between only those two i would go with hp...but i have been doing some research and found that the asus eee pc 1000he is like the best rated on MANY sites...
i personally just purchased an asus eee pc 1005ha-pu1x like...yesterday and am currently waiting for it to come in
ive seen a couple of ppl saying that toshibas were kinda cheap feeling (like opening and closing, or not very solid)
good luck!
 
to some extent,i prefer Toshiba to HP.batteries life depend on how you protect ur netbook. Some netbooks have an ambient sensor (my 10.2" mini netbook has) which can dim the screen in darker surroundings. It's controlled via BIOS settings.
 
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