Netbook wanted

paul2468

My 8 year old is always on my laptop playing online games ie bouncing balls and everybody edits, we have now decided that the best thing would to be to get him his own laptop, what we are looking for is a good value netbook, can anyone please point us in the right direction....cheers

prowla

IMHO, the screens on netbooks are too small.

Yes, I know they have small screens by definition ('scuse the pun!) , but do check it is adequate before buying.

John_Gray

You'd be better off getting him a second-hand 'proper' laptop, IMHO!

esuhl

Netbooks are great, but only if portability and battery life are more important than performance and the presence of an optical drive. Spending £300 on a laptop will give you much better performance than a £300 netbook.

leseul

Count me in the same camp as the posts above me.

debitcardmayhem

Good points above, however I have a netbook(Sammy N140) dual booting with Linux/W7 Starter (spits) , very light (ok light on performance too) but battery lasts ages (been in the rub-a-dub for 3+1/2 hours :beer:) It runs Virtualbox if needed, GIMP, Libreoffice Thunderbird and Firefox very well ... not much use for an 8 year old I know, but the posters above are giving their opinion as a responsible adult , whereas I am still 9 at heart....

Edited: of course the above and myself are unable to see a 10" screen as clearly as 8 year olds do, mind you they give their opinions on 7"/10" PADS when needed (that being not incontinence pads of course)

butterfriends

I just got my son a basic samsung netbook from Argos, was swithering between that and the Asus one and in the end made a decision based on battery life and on which one I liked the look of best, in terms of spec they were pretty similar. Last week Argos has the best prices plus their £20 voucher offer.

Netbook v laptop for kids - having tried my son with different models, I felt a 15 inch laptop was too heavy and too immersive for my son, a netbook seemed just right

Rev

Argos ebay shop often have very good deals on refurbished ones. I got one as a gift for someone a few months back, box was tatty but laptop was perfect, not a mark.

Perfect for a kid, get a cheap one before buying him something better when he's older and needs/wants it for school. That way, if he breaks it (and being 8, this is a possibility), you've not spend hundreds.