Anyone have a Netbook?

[BeerAdvocate]

I am in serious need of a laptop computer so I am thinking about getting a Netbook. I dont play computer games or do any serious work stuff on my computer so it would strictly be used for surfing the net and downloading pics and music. If you have a Netbook, what are your thoughts about them and do you like yours?

[SeanGAR]

I have a Lenovo S10. I also bought one for my wife. We love them.

A student here has one of the other models that gets an honest 7+ hours battery life with hers, but it weighs north of 3 pounds. The S10 has a weak battery (2 hours or so) but it weighs 2.4 pounds. I bought an extended battery on eboy that gives me an honest 4.5 hours.

I also bought the S10-2 recently, it has three USB ports which is better than the S10, but gave up a couple of things that I like. I also picked up a Dell D420 for just over $200 on ebouy ... dual core so it runs much faster than the Atom chips and is still around 3 pounds. With a choice between used D420 or new S10, I'd take the Dell to be honest. The only neg that I have with the D420 is the 1.8" drive. Other than that it's pretty much a perfect small computer. I like it better than the Lenovo X61S that I had not long ago.

You can't beat the convenience of having a computer that weighs 3 pounds or less.

[grawk]

I am pretty interested in the Toshiba NB205. Same size as other netbooks, but gets 9hrs of runtime on a 6 cell battery.

[BeerAdvocate]

I am pretty interested in the Toshiba NB205. Same size as other netbooks, but gets 9hrs of runtime on a 6 cell battery.

This is the one I was looking at. 9hrs of runtime is amazing!

[Buckeye Jack]

We like our acer one. It sits in the living room for whenever we are sitting around watching tv and what not. Makes it easy when you're watching a movie or something and you go "hey, where have I seen the guy before". Pop it open and lookup imdb real quick.

Not much better if all you need a is a web surfer/email reader. My dad puts all of his reloading stuff on his and then takes it to the range so he can take notes on certain reloads. Very convenient for travel!

[jkim05]

ASUS EEEpc. One of the top rated Netbooks out there and it works great. Make sure whatever you're looking at has an Atom processor not a Celeron and if it has a solid state hard drive, make sure you're comfortable with it's size.

[dunng]

I have an Asus 1000HE and love it! It has a great battery as well as a decent keyboard. Check out NewEgg for great pricing on this and most Netbooks... :tu

[bigloo]

I have (am typing this on) a EEE 1000HE. This is my internet machine. If I want to use any office application I go to the notebook. The 1000HE is great because of the chiclet keyboard. The battery life is huge. I get 7 hrs under normal use. They claim 9.5 but that is under low power test conditions. I turn my notebook on only when needing to write a paper. The netbook is on almost continuously. I love the thing and will upgrading them all the time (I can justify the cost as my usage of this is massive). So yeah, get one.

[dunng]

My 1000HE actually runs Office 2007 pretty good (it might also have to do with the fact that I upgraded the RAM to 2GB)... :D

[bigloo]

Yeah, I have 2 GB too, never even booted with 1GB. I work with large data files, big graphics and large word documents wiht plenty of embedded odds and ends. I find that open office is enough for typing quick letters and keeping track of expenses on the road, etc, etc. For serious office work, this is not a replacement IMHO, but that does not change the fact that when not using my work issued laptop, this gets 90% of the usage at home vs. my laptop and 100% usage when not inside (on the patio smoking, travelling, etc is 100% netbook).

[skullnrose]

I also use an Asus 1000he and love it. That said I wouldn't want it to be my only computer. Battery Life is great and It's great to surf the web, Email and other basic tasks but before you get one try and spend some time trying it out.

[jkim05]

Wow a lot of us 1000HE's on here. Do you guys have desktops or other laptops too or just the netbook? I got the netbook because I built a custom desktop and just needed something small and light to carry around and surf the web on.

[bigloo]

I have a 17inch and a 14 inch laptop as well. The least used is the 17inch, 14 inch gets used for work all the time, netbook dominantes home use.

[dunng]

I have a Dell OptiPlex desktop and two Dell D610 laptops as well... The netbook is just great to keep with you and use as you need it. :tu

[dunng]

Also, the fact that I could get an InvisibleShield also helped in my selection of the 1000HE.

http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/asus-eee-pc-1000h-cases-covers-skins-shields.php

:D

[jkim05]

i wish i'd known about that invisibleshield sooner, I have them on my phones and ipods, never thought to look for my netbook

[BORIStheBLADE]

I have had an Acer Aspire 1 A150 for probably almost a year. After I picked up the high cap battery I was happy with it. I use mine on the couch when I'm watching tv or at a cigar shop with their wifi.

If you get one with the intentions of using it for basic stuff you will be happy.

[VirtualSmitty]

I've got one of the original asus eeepcs with the little 7 inch screen. I take it everywhere and i've upgraded the heck outta it. I love it, may get another when ion becomes more readily available.

[BeerAdvocate]

Anyone else have one?
I trying to decide between an Asus eepc and a Toshiba.
Im also not sure if I should wait awhile until Windows 7 comes out or go ahead and get one now.

[dunng]

If you need one now, get it now... you can always upgrade to Windows 7 later on! :tu


BUY THE ASUS!

[skullnrose]

I dual boot my asus 1000he with win 7 but prefer xp. Only one besides the asus i considered was the samsung nc10se from amazon.

[MTB996]

I just picked up a Dell mini10 for the Mrs and love it. Screen is pretty small, but for web surfin and e-mail they are hard to beat. Just get the 6 cell battery, as it lasts an incredibly long time.

[captain53]

ASSUS/EEE, seems to be the top of the line right now.

[VirtualSmitty]

ASSUS/EEE, seems to be the top of the line right now.

The internal specs on most of the netbooks is almost all the same at this point. The difference is mostly screen size, battery size, and keyboard style. If I had to upgrade right now i'd prob get a 100HE (love that chicklet style keyboard!), scrap windows, and put eeebuntu on it :D

[BORIStheBLADE]

Anyone else have one?
I trying to decide between an Asus eepc and a Toshiba.
Im also not sure if I should wait awhile until Windows 7 comes out or go ahead and get one now.

I would wait till they are sold with WIN 7 already installed, less to deal with.

[White97Jimmy]

I was thinking about picking one of these up also. I have quite a bit of Best Buy rewards certificates and travel every other week for work. I've been lugging around my laptop, which isn't a huge deal, but would like to pack lighter if I could.

While travelling, I only use my laptop for web/email anyway, with the occasional Office docs. I looked @ BB last week, and I liked the Asus and HP, although they all seem to be around the same price and specs. I guess it just depends on cosmetics then.

[alley00p]

I've had a MSI Wind U-100 that has worked flawlessly since I've owned it. I use it in my mini-mancave every night, and take it with me to the B&M often to use it with their wi-fi.

I did upgrade to the 6-cell battery for longer life, but I also purchased an extra power supply that I leave out in my mmc so I can just plug it in when I go out in the evenings. The other thing I did invest in was a Logitech wireless mouse, as I hate touchpads.

Netbooks are excellent if you need something to surf the web, check and answer email and move it around alot. :tu



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[CigarDood]

I just picked up a Dell mini10 for the Mrs and love it. Screen is pretty small, but for web surfin and e-mail they are hard to beat. Just get the 6 cell battery, as it lasts an incredibly long time.

I got a Dell mini 10v for $213, and I love it.

[ashtonlady]

I have a dell Mini. I love it. The only thing I would suggest is getting a wireless mouse for it. and making sure you can upgrade the ram later if you want to

[SeanGAR]

Should you ever need service, Lenovo is based in the US (with English speakers), I don't know about the others.

[VirtualSmitty]

Should you ever need service, Lenovo is based in the US (with English speakers), I don't know about the others.

Asus is notoriously bad with it's customer service. They actually refer people to an independent user forum. And they speak bad engrish :r

[althekillr]

not sure excactly what a netbook is but i just assume smaller laptops? i have 2 sony tz's with the 11 inch screens. love them with the internal sprint wireless card. a bit more pricey, but definately worth it. i dock it at home and the office so its my go to. 4 hour battery life on standard battery.

[BeerAdvocate]

I decided on this one:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9441909&productCategoryId=pcmcat164200050013&type=product&id=1218105184065

[VirtualSmitty]

I decided on this one:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9441909&productCategoryId=pcmcat164200050013&type=product&id=1218105184065

Nice choice :tu

[SeanGAR]

Nice choice :tu

+1 .. solid computer.

[grawk]

I got my toshiba NB205/310bn last week. Upgraded the memory to 2gb, replaced the hard drive with a 500gb seagate, and replaced the wifi card with an apple airport N card. Then I installed "iDeneb". I now have a 10 inch macbook clone that runs for 6+ hrs on battery. Woo.

[Buckeye Jack]

We just bought our second Acer One. The one we just bought has the 11.6" screen. I love it. The size really makes it nice.

[Azpostal]

I'm trying to update my new mini Eee Pc 1005HAB.

[Swampper]

I'm out on the deck smoking a La Requeza and typing this post on my SAMSUNG N120.

Strong points are the solid construction, speakers. and larger keyboard.

I'm a Mac guy, but Apple hasn't got their sh!t together yet, and I really like THIS netbook!

[BeerAdvocate]

I'm trying to update my new mini Eee Pc 1005HAB.

This is the one that I bought last week. I upgraded the RAM to 2GB. Im loving it. Very fast and with a 10hr battery life. You cant beat it.
Its one of the best purchases I have made in a long time!!!

[Tripp]

This is the one that I bought last week. I upgraded the RAM to 2GB. Im loving it. Very fast and with a 10hr battery life. You cant beat it.
Its one of the best purchases I have made in a long time!!!

I just ordered an Asus 1005ha-P. Can't wait for it to get here!

[Steelerfanatic]

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-1005HA-PU1X-BK-10-1-Inch-Black-Netbook/dp/B002DYIXMI/ref=pd_ts_pc_12?ie=UTF8&s=pc

This is the one I am looking at. 10.5 hour battery life. Been on the Amazon top 25 bestseller for a while now. Can't justify it now as the company pays for my laptop.

[AD720]

I ordered a Dell Mini 9 a couple weeks ago and got it on Friday. I love it but it has a stuck pixel right in the middle of the screen. :mad:

Dell's stuck pixel policy on the Mini series is the same as the Insprion which allows for up to 5 stuck pixels! (Yes regardless of screen size, 9 inch or 17 inch same deal) I told them that is unacceptable and eventually they offered to repair it which I also told them was unacceptable and I'll just go ahead and take a refund and eventually they offered an exchange so it will be here in a couple weeks, hopefully with no stuck pixels.

Hackentosh here I come!! :D

[Cenookie]

Just picked up the Asus 1005HA, freaking great:tu:tu.