are netbooks worth it?

singledaddy

looking for a small netbook just for accessing the work's website. wont need to do anything else. is a netbook worth getting?

Wannie_2

Up to you.

Some cheap ones here

penrhyn

As opposed to what?
Happy with my Dell Inspiron mini 1018.
But beware their customer service if it goes wrong.

NB. Most netbooks come with windows 7 starter and 1Gb of memory, increasing the memory to 2 Gb makes them run a lot smoother.

kwikbreaks

They are a lot more reliable than using inner psi powers to access the web.

penrhyn

Indeed OP would need to be at least a P5.

For testing they could apply to a.bester@earthforce.gov

Im_just_careful

A netbook would require some form of Internet connection to reach a website.

Do you propose to go down the pub with it and use free WiFi or also get a wired or wireless internet connection.

What do you want to (or need to) do ?

esuhl

I bought a secondhand Asus EEE 901 netbook about a year ago and it is fantastic. I also have desktop PCs and a laptop. 90% of the time I use the desktop, the laptop is great to take around the house but far too unwieldy to take out - that's where the netbook comes in.

Initially it was running a hacked version of Xandros which was really buggy, so I tried Windows XP, which was great until I installed anti-malware apps which ran really slowly (about 30mins to update each day!). Eventually I moved to Arch Linux and it's so much quicker - even compared to XP before the anti-malware apps were installed.

The newer netbooks have dual-core processors, so they'll be even faster.

With a netbook you're sacrificing size and performance for portability, though, so I'd only recommend a netbook to someone for whom portability was the number one priority.

singledaddy

thanks for replies lads.
i have a desktop and a laptop.
what i need is a way of getting online when I'm out and about with out having to lug around the laptop. I will only need to access one website from it (my works website ) to update a few figures.
i was thinking of getting a dongle and a netbook?

System

there are a few 3g netbooks which would take a sim card, not sure of the reception would be better or worse compared to a dongle, but it's one less thing to lose!

pogofish

singledaddy wrote: »

what i need is a way of getting online when I'm out and about with out having to lug around the laptop. I will only need to access one website from it (my works website ) to update a few figures.
i was thinking of getting a dongle and a netbook?

This is more or less what I needed from my netbook and despite my initial reservations, it has become a very valuable tool.

True that netbooks have certain limitations but in the context of highly mobile web access with a half-decent keyboard and very good battery life, they are just fine.

Get it!

I_luv_cats

pogofish wrote: »

This is more or less what I needed from my netbook and despite my initial reservations, it has become a very valuable tool.

True that netbooks have certain limitations but in the context of highly mobile web access with a half-decent keyboard and very good battery life, they are just fine.

Get it!

I luv my netbook as it's easy to surf around the place as it's light to carry/balance/plonk on your person or close to you. It copes fairly well with a few windows open.


Occasionally it slows down if you are virus or malware scanning / windows updating etc. and open a couple of windows @ the same time.

I find i'm on my netbook more, even though sometimes my lappy is parked up beside it.

I paid £205 (plus upgraded the ram to 2gb for around £20)