Decent netbook under £250

Happy_Stan

I found a thread but it was locked some time ago. So good people I was thinking Tesco or maybe Argos for an Acer or Asus. I need to send documents,invoices pictures on the move.
Nothing big I don't need much else. Just web browsing like now and forms etc.
Any recommended brands and vendors please?
Edit I dont need a touch screen or a big screen 10 inch or so is fine. Portability is important.

henm2

For browsing the net, doing short documents or playing videos up to 720p then there are plenty of good second hand netbooks such as the samsung N145 on ebay for around £80.
If however you wanted a bigger keyboard then a good reconditioned laptop such as the Lenovo X200 would also be suitable and is also available on ebay for under £90 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370916356683?clk_rvr_id=783442920106&rmvSB=true

There was also a good thread a couple of months ago re new laptops for under £250 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5141548

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Avoid Acer and Asus, they're rubbish. Invest in a good 2nd hand Thinkpad (Lenovo or IBM), oldie but goldie.

henm2

ciaccino wrote: »

Avoid Acer and Asus, they're rubbish. Invest in a good 2nd hand Thinkpad (Lenovo or IBM), oldie but goldie.

I have a Acer D260 netbook purchased 2011 with dual boot of Windows 7 and Linux Mint still going strong. Has been good value.

Fightsback

ciaccino wrote: »

Avoid Acer and Asus, they're rubbish. Invest in a good 2nd hand Thinkpad (Lenovo or IBM), oldie but goldie.

Probably will come with a knackered battery.

You could try something like the HP stream 11 (£179), do bear in mind those class of netbooks only come with a 32gb ssd and 2gb ram. I think you get a years free office 365 as well with the stream 11. This spec is Microsoft's answer to the Chromebook.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-11-d000na-Notebook-Celeron-Windows/dp/B00O7RCO6K/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1424393138&sr=1-3&keywords=HP+Stream+11

Or it's bigger 14inch amd powered brother: £229

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-14-z002na-Notebook-Quad-Core-micro-6400T/dp/B00NP65NGW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_computers_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=1WZ6QA7QST3Y9GP5NGQ4

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Fightsback wrote: »

Probably will come with a knackered battery.

What a frivolous assumption! Mine came with a new battery.

james_smitha

**ciaccino** please explain what is wrong with acer and asus

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james_smitha wrote: »

**ciaccino** please explain what is wrong with acer and asus

Where do we start? Poor components quality; poor assembling quality; zero customer service.

Happy_Stan

So seeing as PC World get royally hated everywhere, would laptops direct be a good start? Any other recommended retailers? I'm not sure about ebay.

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Happy_Stan wrote: »

So seeing as PC World get royally hated everywhere, would laptops direct be a good start? Any other recommended retailers? I'm not sure about ebay.

I usually buy laptops (new or used) at local computer fairs. You know who you are speaking to, not an anonymous call centre chicken somewhere.

Happy_Stan

I never knew such a thing existed,books yes, not computers. live and learn.
Currently searching local area.......