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12" Notebook for £350

chunter
chunter Posts: 2,029 Forumite
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I've been after a 12" notebook for ages.
Far from biggest is best and lumping around a 17" laptop, a wee dinky 12" notebook is ideal for anyone who really does want to be portable..
I reccomend these size notebooks to anybody who travels a lot. Buy 2 laptop bags (one smaller than the other of course and give the notebook two layers of protection)
Not a powerful pc by any means, but at £350 spend another £50 on XP and take the Vista thing off.
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/001065
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  • Sid_Harper
    Sid_Harper Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    Depending on why you want a small laptop, the 7" Asus EEE PC could fit the bill for some people too at <£250
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  • whoever
    whoever Posts: 77 Forumite
    It might be small but it's not light weight at 1.83kg. Size isn't the only thing when it comes to portability ;)
  • whoever
    whoever Posts: 77 Forumite
    Sid_Harper wrote: »
    Depending on why you want a small laptop, the 7" Asus EEE PC could fit the bill for some people too at <£250

    This is really portable at only 0.92kg and I'm pretty keen to get my hands on one. The only problem is that no one seems to have them in stock.
  • indiekiduk
    indiekiduk Posts: 47 Forumite
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    A macbook is 13" and lighter than that
  • Sid_Harper
    Sid_Harper Posts: 1,891 Forumite
    indiekiduk wrote: »
    A macbook is 13" and lighter than that
    I think they're about 2.5Kg actually, but let's be careful to not destroy the purpose of this thread. I don't think you'll find a Macbook for that money.

    Thread is about a cheap and relatively portable laptop.
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  • tr3mor
    tr3mor Posts: 2,325 Forumite
    If you're considering portability you've got to take into account battery life too. Most cheap laptops I've seen have awful battery lifes.

    You may be better getting a second hand Thinkpad from ebay if you want something portable, cheap, indestructable with a good battery life.
  • bobdauilda
    bobdauilda Posts: 791 Forumite
    Sid_Harper wrote: »
    Depending on why you want a small laptop, the 7" Asus EEE PC could fit the bill for some people too at <£250

    Definitely the best answer if just web browsing.
    Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.

    Primum non noce!
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Knowing PC World / Advent this laptop will have a very poor battery in it resulting in laughable battery life.

    IMO the point of a 12" notebook is to be able to use it on battery and I doubt you'll get much more than an hour and a half out of this one.

    I bought a used Dell Latitude D420 from ebay for £400 - less than a year old, warranty from Dell for another 2, cost £1000 new and the battery lasts 4+ hours. :)
  • dan832947
    dan832947 Posts: 17 Forumite
    bobdauilda wrote: »
    Definitely the best answer if just web browsing.

    having just demoed a eee PC i found the web browsing very difficult due to the small screen size.
  • bobdauilda
    bobdauilda Posts: 791 Forumite
    dan832947 wrote: »
    having just demoed a eee PC i found the web browsing very difficult due to the small screen size.
    :rotfl:get your eyes tested then! :rotfl:
    Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want.

    Primum non noce!
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