What net book (mini lap top should I buy)

MXW

My son has saved up all his spending money, Birthday and Christmas money and is wanting to buy a net book (they use them at school.) I don't really know where to start and don't want to pick the wrong one as he has saved up for so long to buy one. I have been looking at the Samsung NC10........is this any good? Does anyone have any suggestions as to what is a decent one (looking at £300 max)? Is there anything that I should be looking for when buying one?
Many thanks

GunJack

How old is he ?? What does he want to do with it ??

important questions really.....he may want a netbook, but may be better off with a "proper" lappy in te longer term.....

MXW

Hi,

He's nine. We already have a computer that his older brother constantly "hogs", so with him being the youngest he always gets the raw deal (despite the fact that I intervene). He wants it mainly to surf the web and play games, any homework etc that he needs to do he can use the home pc.
Thanks

Fifer

Netbooks are fine for surfing, great for portability, okish for homework (I'm assuming word processing and spreadsheet work) but in the main, absolutely lousy for gaming. Neither the graphics nor the (normally Atom) processor are up to any sort of gaming performance.

MXW

Given what you have said, we may have to think about a laptop instead, the problem is he has only got roughly £300. Do you know of any decent laptops that would be suitable for him in this price range?

Many thanks

GunJack

Yup have a look at this.......

http://www.bigpockets.co.uk/product.php?nav=&product=SOLV002&title=Fujitsu+LifeBook+S7010+Laptop+-+Centrino+1.7+GHz+-+1Gb+RAM+-+40GB+-+DVD+-+Bluetooth+-+Ultra+Thin

..and only £170 add Office 2007 from software4students.co.uk (will need the school's name) 2-machine lisence for around £40-50 ish, and that should keep him going for quite some time. I got the Mini-Guns IBM Thinkpads from them at xmas...


p.s. just checked, Office now down to £35 at s4s !!!!

MXW

Thanks for that! I will have a word with him when he gets home from school.

:beer:

GunJack

welcome

Donnie

Medion Akoya E5312 £248.24

http://www.medion.de/ms/aldi/e5312/us/flash.html

Toshiba Satellite L300-20D £245

Would add another 1GB RAM module to the Toshiba for £10.

Toshiba Satellite L300-20D

Dell 1545 £298.99 That too would need an extra GB of RAM.

-TangleFoot-

Fifer wrote: »

Netbooks are ... absolutely lousy for gaming.

Depends on the game. 2D stuff is usually okay, but their limited 3D capabilities rule out almost everything else. What does he like to play?

asininity

Look out for the Acer Ferrari One which is coming out soon, HD capable for some reason: http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2009/9/26/acer-ferrari-one-amd-based-super-netbook-debut-399/