Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC

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Sean Kearney — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:42:56 GMT

The one thing that hit me was Price. In Canada I picked up an Acer Aspire One for $300. It had a nice balance between Power (Atom) Ram (1gb) and "Just enough storage" (8gb SSD internal with an 8gb memory card)

It came with XP, but I installed Vista on it to "just see". It ran well. I threw Windows 7 on it and it took off like a rocket. So you're almost down to really, budget. What fits your budget? If you like a Netbook that runs like a Ferrari and have the Budget for it, go for it and enjoy the ride. If you're tight on budget, it's ok since most of the major Operating Systems out there will run on it too.

Me personally? I'm just loving Windows 7 on my Acer Aspire One. It's still got space to burn with Office 2007 and Live Writer running on there. It doesn't bog down and I have extra space in my wallet afterwards.

.... And the battery replacements are cheap too :)

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vasu — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:25:45 GMT

Recently I got Asus Eee PC with XP Home pre-installed. I'm enjoying it for its convenience. Its very very convenient to carry around. And whatever normal browsing etc could be done with Normal laptop can be done with this Netbook. It has 12GB SSD , will be expanding it with 16GB SD card. Will install windows 7 afterwards.

One has to actually use it to feel its convenience. Looking forward to netbooks with windows 7 pre installed. That will be the best thing to happen, with prices as low as $200-250$ or even lower for such netbooks.

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re: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC

7flavor — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:16:28 GMT

You also forgot the most important thing 'Can it change wallpaper/is Windows 7 Starter Edition installed?' Users need to consider that.

re: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC

JamesD — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:57:20 GMT

Why does this read like a long "Oh, snap! You'd better make sure it has Windows on it!" piece?

1. Is it easy to use?

- Easy does not equal familiar, especially on a machine with a tiny screen.

- I don't know of any computer or operating system that *doesn't* let you seamlessly transfer files.

- Are there *any* released netbooks that have 3G in them?

- Yeah... I don't know of any netbooks that don't make it easy to connect to a wifi network. That's sort of a throwaway point.

- Windows Instant Search is a feature in... Vista. Are you suggesting using Vista over XP on an underpowered machine?

2. Will it work with my stuff?

Again, most of them do, regardless of operating system (though there have been a few notable exceptions to the fact in Vista with audio tools). My HP scanner and Cannon powershot "just worked" in Ubuntu without any fuss. The truth is, Linux can do most of the things listed there without issue. Sure, you might not be using the name brand Windows tool, but there's a lot of great 3rd party software.

3. Is it the right size?

Why is an article about buying netbooks urging me to buy something larger than a netbook? Could it because Microsoft has less competition in that area?

4. Does it have the hardware horsepower I need?

Isn't a gig of RAM a little overkill for a netbook? Oh, right. Vista.

5. Will I be safe online?

You'll be safer on an operating system that runs the popular state-of-the-art browser Firefox and doesn't need a virus scanner.

6. What level of support do I need?

- Tracking updates down and installing them one by one? What? Aside from operating system updates, that's *exactly* what you end up doing on Windows. There's no function that will let you automatically get security updates for *everything*, including 3rd party applications. (Though guess what? Linux has one!)

- If they sell it to you, you can probably get support from them, regardless of operating system. It's just good business.

re: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC

Brandon LeBlanc — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:08:59 GMT

nysics, that's really awesome to hear you created a movie on your Asus 1000HE! What software did you use and what kind of camera do you have that you shot video with?

re: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC

Andreas J. — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:34:42 GMT

I actually created a movie on my Asus 1000HE, and it came out pretty well(except for the fact I didn't have a DVD burner, but I guess thats what my laptop could be used for).

re: Top 6 Things to Consider Before Buying a Small Notebook PC

lollht — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:31:13 GMT

You forgot "Does it have Vista installed on it?" If the answer it yes, then the next questions is "Do I need another paperweight on my desk?"