need to get a cheapy cheap laptop

apples24

its only for surfing net on the move with a 3g card, smaller and lighter the better, liked the look of the asus etc but linux is a no no gotta be xp i know there do asus with xp so maybe even one of those, especialy so as you can use a car charger with them

been looking at used laptops but wondering of theres anything atall out there i can buy with discounts for under £200??

smartie1976

If you'd looked about 8 threads down...

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=757785

thirascule

Linux on the Asus will do you fine, when it comes to web browsing you'll just be using Firefox which chances you are already. If not, download it now and practise.

The Asus EE has a good spec. 900Mhz CPU 512Md RAM, it will run XP fine. The Elonex has some weird 300Mhz CPU and 128MB RAM which may be fine for whatever flavour of linux is being put on it, but it'll never run XP comfortably.

Get the Asus, if you don't like the linux, take it to your local computer shop ang get him to stick XP on it.

Sid_Harper

Why oh why don't people read the rules of the forum before posting on Grabbit, and try searching for what they want before posting - e.g. "basic laptop"?! (expecting flaming - bring it on!)

Have reported post to mods for moving... sigh.

heatherw_01

Moving to the I wanna forum as quick grabbit is just for posting short term offers

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thirascule

Sid_Harper wrote: »

Why oh why don't ........

Hehe, reminds me of "Points of View", every other letter started like that.

Which reminds me of the one with Terry Wogans' trouser faux pas! :eek:

If you haven't seen it, don't look! You were warned!

Sorry, back on topic, have you considered an I-Phone?

boatman

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=770737

http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/151125/dell-vostro-1400-notebook-c2d-1-4gh/

apples24

sorry chaps i did look on other threads infact i looked at a few pages worth, my post was due to hopefully something small lightweight etc

regarding the wrong section totally my error i apologise

as for linux its like dos isnt it? cant see me getting on with that atall also if i want to instal a bit software etc

jenpoptab

I think you can dual boot, my OH understands more than I do with regard these matters but I'm sure there is an article in pc pro mag re: dual boot on the asus, if you can try to it's well worth a look, we have the 4gb asus ee which is fab.

apples24

i think im going to go for one as i see they do a car charger for em too which is great. other ones you have to use those bulky power invertors

chambta

Anyone recommend a good, reliable website for buying a new laptop? Could of course stroll into PC World but we don't just do that do we!

It won't be used for much more than surfing the net, downloading music and storing photos. Is there any point paying for much more than a basic model?

Any ideas gratefully accepted.