Netbook for travels

AndyPix

If its going to be subject to the conditions that you say it is then i would definately steer away from anything aimed at the home user market.


They are usually pretty fragile and "plasticy" and i couldnt honestly see one lasting a month in a rain forrest.
If it were me, i would go with a cheap second hand dell business machine, they are hardy, and your daughter wont mind too much when it inevitably gets bumps and bruises along the way ..


Something like this maybe : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Latitude-e7240-/232229899230?hash=item3611fb0bde:g:ztwAAOSw-0xYlw9J


Fast, cheap, quite light and can take a propper kicking

BadBehaviour

I wouldn't spend lots on a computer that will be used in extreme conditions... 4G connectivity is useful for sure but my suggestion, whilst not the most powerful or fancy, is light and very cheap and capable of handling Office, browsing or watching videos.

I suggested a cheap and very light machine thinking it will be used in bad conditions so didn't think spending too much on it would be a good idea. If it breaks, 100 pounds or so are not gonna be a huge loss.

NiftyDigits

BadBehaviour wrote: »

I wouldn't spend lots on a computer that will be used in extreme conditions... 4G connectivity is useful for sure but my suggestion, whilst not the most powerful or fancy, is light and very cheap and capable of handling Office, browsing or watching videos.

I suggested a cheap and very light machine thinking it will be used in bad conditions so didn't think spending too much on it would be a good idea. If it breaks, 100 pounds or so are not gonna be a huge loss.

...she'll be stuck in the rainforest with a piece of junk and £130 down the drain.
This is almost exactly the plasticky underpowered and under-endowed machine to which I referred.
Whilst it does score on battery life and weight...and possibly Office 2013 being pre-installed, it is let down by a relatively poor CPU, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of eMMC storage and Windows 8.1.
Though of course, it's an option, as it could do the job. But you are pitting a disposable piece of equipment against something that can continue to be utilised and serviced and even upgraded if necessary.

I'd pay the £60 more for the far superior Dell XPS 12 9Q33 or that Dell Latitude e7240 if you can get it for much the same or a bit more than the Transformer.

ktk

Thanks for all your help. Went for this Dell Laptop -Latitude E7240, i5, 4GB, SSD in the end. Is it worth upgrading to 8GB?