Cheapest netbooks discussion

Former_MSE_Wendy

This is the new forum discussion to link on the back of the tip deal:

Cheapest Netbooks (Mini Laptops)

Seen a better deal? Please post below and we'll add it in.


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Smudgie_2

Has anybody seen this netbook from Carphone Warehouse? You can purchase with mobile broadband or on its own for £273.99 + delivery.

Does anybody have any feedback about it?

Smudgie

Fifer

loaner wrote: »

The Linux aspect should be given more prominence, it is not suitable for everyone.

I've been using Eee PCs for a year and haven't yet had to dirty my hands on Linux. The vast majority of users wouldn't find it any more difficult to use than a Windows machine. In fact, easier I'd wager. Less risk of spyware and viruses.

Fortyfoot

Details here.

Fortyfoot

fungus13

I`ve seen this website who specialise in laptops and feature a massive range of them, that are really easy to navigate. I have now bought a proper laptop and also one of these small netbooks from them and they delivered perfect service on each occaision.

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/AdvSearch/default.aspx?rewrite=Netbooks_subnotebooks

Here you can look at quite a comprehensive list from a number of different makes.

Happy shopping x

fatnbald

we saw a super sexy Packard Bell netbook in Curry's the other day but there was no info posted about it I do know it was running vista, anyone got any ideas which one it might have been - yeah I know, I should have asked the box sellers in there but I hate trying to deal with teenagers trying to tell me stuff they learn from a script, and I was too pushed for time to work it out for myself.

JDPower

fungus13 wrote: »

I`ve seen this website who specialise in laptops and feature a massive range of them, that are really easy to navigate. I have now bought a proper laptop and also one of these small netbooks from them and they delivered perfect service on each occaision.

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/AdvSearch/default.aspx?rewrite=Netbooks_subnotebooks

Here you can look at quite a comprehensive list from a number of different makes.

Happy shopping x

You wouldn't be affiliated with them would you?

Minerva69

JDPower wrote: »

You wouldn't be affiliated with them would you?

That's what I was thinking too, they've only posted twice and both times were about this company :think:

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Acer Aspire One A110-Ab Netbook for £194.05 from Amazon

rednose66

loaner wrote: »

The Linux aspect should be given more prominence, it is not suitable for everyone.

I have to say that for the average user who just wants to browse and possibly check email with the very occasion bit of word processing, Linpus does the job and is no more difficult than XP.

rednose66

fatnbald wrote: »

we saw a super sexy Packard Bell netbook in Curry's the other day but there was no info posted about it I do know it was running vista, anyone got any ideas which one it might have been - yeah I know, I should have asked the box sellers in there but I hate trying to deal with teenagers trying to tell me stuff they learn from a script, and I was too pushed for time to work it out for myself.

I wouldnt touch a PB with ten mile long barge pole. My ex bought one for my daughter from PC World. The build quality is very very poor. It started falling apart soon after we got it and has been back to the shop twice for repairs and once to replace a dead - and very expensive - battery.