Netbook

SamF · 17-01-2009, 14:37

Acer Aspire One cheap at Asda for £150 down from £219. Best value for money netbook around at that price. Can upgrade RAM to 1.5GB for £8.50 although it requires almost completely dismantling the laptop so not for the faint-hearted.

Bought mine last night.

Neil · 17-01-2009, 16:13

Is that instore because online they are £198 ASDA direct | Blue Acer Aspire One Netbook with 120GB hardrive | Laptops & Handhelds

SamF · 17-01-2009, 17:12

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Is that instore because online they are £198 ASDA direct | Blue Acer Aspire One Netbook with 120GB hardrive | Laptops & Handhelds

Yes it is - they are advertised on a huge red board as £198 instore as well, little faded white label saying £150 in the middle but hard to see, scans at £150 though

They only have blue ones - also worth noting although advertised as 120GB and even saying 120gb on the box some are 160GB - including mine.

Neil · 17-01-2009, 17:22

How are you finding the operating system?

I recently bought a Samsung NC10 which is a 10.2" netbook, same processor as the AA1 but with 1GB RAM Windows XP Home and a 160GB hard drive. It has an awesome battery and will give you 5 hours, if not more.

yerself · 17-01-2009, 17:42

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I recently bought a Samsung NC10 which is a 10.2" netbook

Snap. Battery life is brilliant on these, regularly get 6 hours.

Neil · 17-01-2009, 17:45

Keyboard is great too except the backslash key is in the wrong place but I am getting used to it. Screen is very bright as well. I often have it turned below half and find it easy to see still.

flashy · 17-01-2009, 17:56

Richard has one of those netbooks like yours Samf, can you actually buy them to run windows or are they only on Linux?

i ask because Reece wants one for christmas and these dongles wont run with linux

entwisi · 17-01-2009, 17:59

some dongles do work with Linux Flashy. What model do you have?

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flashy · 17-01-2009, 18:00

i have a 3 Ian

entwisi · 17-01-2009, 18:12

heh there are different makes and models even on 3. When you plug it in to windows in device manager does it say a make and model? If you like i can pop round on friday with my laptop and we can test it under Linux.

Any info you give me ahead will help me research if i need to download a driver etc.

Even sop much as what colour iit is can help

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flashy · 17-01-2009, 18:15

does Huawei ring any bells? other than that i aint got a clue lol

i have 11 months to get it sorted anyway, no rush

tis one of these

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...+BROADBAND.htm

Neil · 17-01-2009, 18:19

You can install windows on them Shaz yes. It might be simpler for you both if it had Windows on if you have never used Linux before.

In fact a lot of people have been returning Linux based netbooks to places like PCWorld and carphonewarehouse because they found Linux to be not quite so Windows like as the sales people said.

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile...c=rss&attr=all
http://www.liliputing.com/2008/10/ms...ore-often.html

I think they have a small cut down version on as well but Ian will tell you better than I could.

flashy · 17-01-2009, 18:22

Richard has Linux on his acer aspire one, i've never really bothered trying to navigate around it, only ever used it to surf the net and to come on here

entwisi · 17-01-2009, 18:33

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If its the e220 its supported out the box. You may just need to configure the dial up tool at worst.

if you really want to test it i will call round. Tbh if oits for next xmas i would wait as the new intel atom cpu will be out and about a lot more and there are some cracking machines lined up for release.

flashy · 17-01-2009, 18:35

ok i'll do that then, i need to get this job before i can even dream about getting us both a new laptop