Acer Aspire One 753

lolly5648

Thinking of buying this laptop/netbook from Costco. It is £336 there. Amazon are selling it for £399.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004GXALBU/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d6_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-5&pf_rd_r=0TE022N9TZAR7PXPAET6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128293&pf_rd_i=468294

It seems to have a very large hard drive and memory for a netbook - any thoughts?

free4440273

Looks okay/ I have four/ my latest -- and best -- is the HP MINI 210 //

RussJK

Quite expensive for a netbook, but it's more of an ultraportable really. You'll only really use 2gb at any time using the most common programs, but it's still good to have 4gb. I wouldn't base a decision on the hard drive size.

Another option more towards 12" netbooks is £249, Dell Inspiron 11z:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Dell_Inspiron_11z_1003534.html
Processor is slower than the Acer but faster than Atom netbooks, screens are similar (probably Dell has a better quality screen), memory is plenty for a netbook, battery life is 5hrs. 1080p video capable

Or Lenovo IdeaPad12:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_IdeaPad_S12_904904.html
Normal netbook Atom processor, slightly lower res screen (fits 720p HD), but much better video graphics and easily 1080p capable. Probably the Dell is better value.

RussJK

Lenovo Ideapad U450, 14" £260
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_IdeaPad_U450_1034192.html
Very nearly as fast as the Acer Aspire One 753

Lenovo Ideapad U350, 13.3" £299 (good deal)
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_IdeaPad_U350_1034189.html
Again just about as fast as the Acer, slightly bigger screen, 8hrs battery life. Smaller hard drive, and 2gb memory

lolly5648

Thanks for the replies - I will check out all these machines.

I need a powerful and small netbook as it will be used for business when visiting clients and will have quite a few different programmes loaded. Weight is one of the most important factors - my current laptop is very heavy.

free4440273

lolly5648 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies - I will check out all these machines.

I need a powerful and small netbook as it will be used for business when visiting clients and will have quite a few different programmes loaded. Weight is one of the most important factors - my current laptop is very heavy.

agreed/ and useful when browsing in bed too