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Dirt cheap netbook required! help please!

cuthbertlilly
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Good evening folks,
I currently have a Dell Inspiron core i-3 laptop, which is fine. However, the low battery life and lack of portability is a nuisance.
Hence, I am looking in to getting a netbook - preferably as cheap as possible (for surfing, e-mails, simple documents, matched betting etc).
Any suggestions?
Also, how do I find the cheapest netbooks on Amazon.co.uk (have £45 in vouchers from Harris poll and Valued opinions!)?
I currently have a Dell Inspiron core i-3 laptop, which is fine. However, the low battery life and lack of portability is a nuisance.
Hence, I am looking in to getting a netbook - preferably as cheap as possible (for surfing, e-mails, simple documents, matched betting etc).
Any suggestions?
Also, how do I find the cheapest netbooks on Amazon.co.uk (have £45 in vouchers from Harris poll and Valued opinions!)?
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Can't go too wrong with the MSI Wind for basic, reliable performance for the things you mention. They're generally highly regarded and build quality is good - we have three! Check out Argos Outlet on Ebay - they sell 'refurb' models for around £128. We've bought a few and they've been fine - mostly damaged packaging.0
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Can't go too wrong with the MSI Wind for basic, reliable performance for the things you mention. They're generally highly regarded and build quality is good - we have three! Check out Argos Outlet on Ebay - they sell 'refurb' models for around £128. We've bought a few and they've been fine - mostly damaged packaging.
thanks for the recommendation. Since i'ved got £45 vouchers for Amazon.co.uk, i can't find such a good price on Amazon.co.uk - is there a way of finding similar deals to ebay on there?0 -
thanks for the recommendation. Since i'ved got £45 vouchers for Amazon.co.uk, i can't find such a good price on Amazon.co.uk - is there a way of finding similar deals to ebay on there?
If you really want to use your vouchers, you can consider this Samsung N145 Plus for £193(£148)
Here is a useful thread for you: How to speed up Samsung NetBook. Consider purchasing the 2GB RAM DDR3 module to complete the process.0 -
stilltheone wrote: »If you really want to use your vouchers, you can consider this Samsung N145 Plus for £193(£148)
Here is a useful thread for you: How to speed up Samsung NetBook. Consider purchasing the 2GB RAM DDR3 module to complete the process.
I have the Samsung N150 plus (£205) and it is a nice little machine for the money. I'm getting DDR2 2gb ram from Crucial for around £20.0 -
purplegirl2 wrote: »If you want...
Why are you posting this rubbish? Marked as SPAM.0 -
Have you tried a netbook?
I have a Samsung N150, and it's a good little machine, but they are a bit slow.
PC World/Currys are not normally cheap, but the last time I was in they had reasonable spec Acer netbooks for around £175.0 -
NeverAgain wrote: »Have you tried a netbook?
I have a Samsung N150, and it's a good little machine, but they are a bit slow.
PC World/Currys are not normally cheap, but the last time I was in they had reasonable spec Acer netbooks for around £175.
OK if just surfing BUT if your windows is updating and another system is working too, you will get a little hang. (@ the mo I am surfing and windows is installing 73 updates with no problem - 84% mem and 60% cpu - running ccleaner pushes the cpu to 100%)
The processor, ram, op sys are all lower spec of a standard laptop.
BUT for portability, are not locked down like an ipad, cheaper than a Android 3.0 tablet, just don't run too many progs @ once and for the price they are a gem.0 -
stilltheone wrote: »Why are you posting this rubbish? Marked as SPAM.
:rotfl::rotfl:BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0 -
I_luv_cats wrote: »OK if just surfing BUT if your windows is updating and another system is working too, you will get a little hang. (@ the mo I am surfing and windows is installing 73 updates with no problem - 84% mem and 60% cpu - running ccleaner pushes the cpu to 100%)
The processor, ram, op sys are all lower spec of a standard laptop.
BUT for portability, are not locked down like an ipad, cheaper than a Android 3.0 tablet, just don't run too many progs @ once and for the price they are a gem.
The extra RAM can really make a difference. I was uninterested in using my old ACER Netbook running XP when it had only 512MB RAM.
Slotted in another 1GB RAM module and now I use it in preference to my laptop whilst travelling.0 -
another piece of Ram will really up the ante -- def. worth doing imo. (go for 1GB ).BLOODBATH IN THE EVENING THEN? :shocked: OR PERHAPS THE AFTERNOON? OR THE MORNING? OH, FORGET THIS MALARKEY!
THE KILLERS :cool:
THE PUNISHER :dance: MATURE CHEDDAR ADDICT:cool:0
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