Need help picking a small laptop/netbook
 

I just started college and the need for stable computer has be come present, so I figured I'd ask you guys

I'm not asking for much, I just need some thing that can run Office 2007 and be very portable long battery life and be better than what I'm running now which wont be too hard:lol: (1.6? 1.2 ghz 512 40gb hdd) <----and won't break the bank

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...%3DI%26otn%3D1 A laptop im selling

I have a laptop for sale, battery is dead, needs replacing as does the wifi card. Which I have been using a usb adapter for. It is a dell ispiron, with just about the same ratings as the one you are looking for. Let me know if interested, think cheaply!

Otherwise I would say get a Mac. I have all Mac's now, besides the two PC's I am trying to sell, one of my macs is 5 years old and has no signs of wear. Runs just as good as the day I bought it. You might be able to get a used one of eBay for the cheap. Also see if your school is listed on the apple store so as to get a discount on microsoft student edition.

I have the Acer Aspire One and I love it. Long battery life (especially with the SSD I put in) and does everything I need it to. Only thing I want to do now is upgrade from 1GB of RAM to 2GB.

go on newegg and look for something with something besides a generic vid card, IE: ion, ati 4200, etc

a "netbook" with a dual core and decent vid card can be had for $500ish, and won't be a useless POS

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=&srchInDesc=

Is that implying that a netbook with the standard Intel Atom CPU and integrated video is a useless POS? IMO if you want a machine capable of playing games, running CPU/GPU intensive applications, etc. then a netbook isn't really the right type of machine anyway. For web surfing, word processing, email, and media playback the Atom and integrated graphics do the job just fine.

notebooks
 

Well we have several notebooks in our family of 5 at the moment. First it all depends on what type of budget you are working with, which you did not mention. Laptops are pretty easy to get your hands on these days and for a pretty fair pirce as well. I have had several brands and most of them have been pretty good for the most part. HP's are very good and I have a Toshiba which I am writing on at the moment. This one is a Satelite L655 which carries a 4 hours battery, and Intel Dual core I3 CPU, with all the bells and whistles, which I purchased about a month ago. I paid $700 for it and I am very happy with its performance to date. If you are on a tight budget I would go online and look for a factory refurbished unit. They are like brand new at half the price, but very reliable. I also really like the customer service which HP provides. We have had Dell PCs as well and I just do not like all of the crap they put in the opporating systems and I think their customer service sucks.

Intel or AMD really does not make a difference so to speak, but AMD is merely a copy of Intels technology at a lower price. So once again it depends on your needs and your budget. Apple are good, but not for the price in my opinion. Good luck with your choice sir.

i asked the same question a while back....

i bought a samsung N130 with the 2gb ram upgrade and i love the little thing its become my main computer. battery life it right around 5.5-6.5 hours when running the wifi, start up is instant and i have yet to make it stumble running the full version of windows 7. and i only gave $275 for it....

I have one of those little acers, does what I need it to do, but is very slow on startup for some reason. Once its up and going though it zips around on the internet and whatnot just fine.

Start up processes
 

Slow start up is usually caused by too many start up processes. If you get into your programs, and look at "Startup" you can see what programs open when your PC is started. What ever you do not need open just delete it from your startup menu.

If you want your laptop to be fast make sure you stay away from anything basic with only one gig of ram. dual core or quad core with at least 4 gig of DDR2 ram will give you the best performance. Acquring one that can max out with 8 gigs of ram or better will give you ultimate performance and speed.

You can also try shooting Arct1K AKA Chris a PM for assitance. He works with Dell and knows a lot about laptops in general. He was the one who put a laptop package to gether for Paralyzed aka Harold a while back. We all chipped in and got him a new notebook when his crashed.

The only caution I would mention for net books is to make sure you know what you are getting - they dont have CD/DVD drives, and some of the software is "dumbed" down versions of the real things.

I've an acer ferrari one and very pleased with it. Battery life and price is downsides but performs fantastic for a netbook

AKA win 7 starter...:whip:

find someone with an .edu email and get win 7 pro for $30:whistle:


I would still suggest looking into something a little larger, notebooks in the 12-13in rang have 2-3x the performance for only a little more.


or you can be like me and get a huge @$$ desktop replacement laptop and play BC2/MW2/ME2 in the lunchroom:bad:

windows 7 ultimate !
Build 6.1.7600.16385

I run it on my Acer Aspire One D250's

$= 100% less than that on my App server :whistle: ..... server#2 only 6Tb there for now.
Under ALL os
every windows Os from win 2.0 to 7
over 70 linux
sun
and some others

but my other ones are BIG servers for movies and music.
18.4Tb for movies and 20Tb for music
the 20Tb server has a direct linkt to my Pirate radio station ...500Watt stereo @ 88.9 Thunderground radio
http://www.frontiernet.net/~radioman193193/my logo.JPG Real Radio no web streams.
its Been on the air for 7 years now.

ftp://65.37.cant.tell ya :lol:
or
http://www.frontiernet.net/~radioman193Cant tell ya:lol:

Nice people have FREE free access accounts 24/7 :mdr:

What????
 

Look all he was asking for is a good recommendation for a notebook. Lets keep him on track and stay with the thread posted.

You still have not posted what you are looking for or what your budget is???

" as in a Acer Aspire One is a nice netbook
if it can run windows 7 ultimate with NO problems ".

and more than one ........so going by this information i would see that the Acer Aspire One Must be a fair choice.

And ya can get them Cheap

Thats just my ¢2
Staying On Topic.

Sub $200 range would be fantastic, I'm actually Bidding on a notebook on ebay right now.

Dis-calmer!!!!!!! If any one here bids on this laptop I will hunt you down and send linkpimp wearing his pink fuzzy panties to your house! got it! Good.... :lol:(Though seriously, don't even think about I really need this pc for school.:diablo:) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

It has every thing I need from the looks of it, it's a hell of alot newer than my old laptop and a loooooot lighter. the only thing I'm gonna do is add upgrade to 2gigs of ram and buy a new battery.

between the CPU, ram(ddr1) 30gb HDD, and a bad batt I wouldn't buy it...

win7+the other programs will take up 20-25gb of the HDD, its probably a IDE HDD which is going to be hard to find(FYI 1 movie is 1-2gb)
the bat is $30-40 min
WTF is he doing removing USB ports, they don't "just go bad"
the fact it has a dial-up modem says how old it is.
no warranty, so when something goes wrong 46 days after you pay for it, your SOL



between this and a $200 netbook, BUY THE NETBOOK!!!:diablo:



there are beater deals to be had, if you can wait, I would highly suggest waiting until the black friday/cyber monday sales....

Never heard of it.
 

Well I have never heard of that brand name before, but you get what you pay for at those prices. It will more than likely sell for $200 or more, but if you get that and have to add more RAM and get a new battery why not just spend the money up front and get a better laptop from the start? Plus a 1.4 CPU is pretty old technology and not very fast.

One thing I have learned over the last few years of buying laptops, desktops, and even building my own computers is that you really need to do your research and purchase what you need up front. If you settle for something less and expect to upgrade you will end up losing money left and right trying to turn a piece of crap into a worth while computer.

For a good PC take out a student loan at your bank and get yourself a good notebook that you will surely be happy with and pay for it over the next year or so. Did you shoot Art1k an email like I suggested? He knows a lot about notebooks, and can help you out with making the right choice, and might even be able to work with you to get a good deal. If you buy a $65 computer you are going to end up with $65 worth of junk.

Too good to be true.
 

If a deal looks too good to be true, you can bet that it is a rip off. That notebook is a piece of crap. Don't get realed in by some slickster trying to rush and end up wasting your $$$$. Either do your reseasch or hook up with someone who can help you get what you need.

A Averatec is fair laptop and know alot of people that have them and are verry Happy with them.
i have replaced a pannel on one and thay are built well.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2525

the battery :

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_trkparm...&_sop=15&_sc=1

or just put New cells in it thats Cheap to do i do that ALL the time.
at $3 a cell.
thats ALOT cheaper than a new Battery pack @ $50 and up.

I get what you guys are saying, That The 30gig hdd threw me for a loop on whether or not to bid but all I need it for is word processing and cruising the internet no games nothing not even movies, (I get those free streamed threw a web sight nothing on my hard drive)
It has win 7 and office 2007 I need both those for school.(word files are all threw flash drives)
As for too good to be true? prolly...but I'll have to see how high it goes. I for sure, sold fact, won't buy it if it get's any were near $100.

Also Averetec is a little known American company that actually sells good computers cheap, My bro-inlaw bought one and my sis has one and they both like them.
Now for parts support? your kinda Sol unless it's brand new but they have been making pc's for years

The way the stats line up this thing is just a netbook with a cd drive. yall atom processors and stuff are only 1.4-1.8ghz. but idk I won't be crying if Loose or win the auction I just need some thing atm. I can always re-list it and get my money back(unless I'm the only dummass to bid on it, even for:na: ebay)

Naw I didn't pm Art1k I've been loaded down with home work and it's kind of a too late thing for the bidding stuff, but I'll def shoot him a email/pm later

a HDD is cheap aswell ...............

i sell NEW Not referb or pulls seagate 160gig drives for $50

heck you can get a 320GB pata Ide for $95 to $98

Got out bid by some artard paying $107 for it I think I'll find a better deal. so we gonna do this the right way now?

Lucky
 

Trust me you did not just get outbid. You were the lucky one here by not getting that piece of crap. Set your goals a little bit higher and get something that you will be pleased with. My 14 year old son is mowing lawns right now to earn enough money to purchase his next laptop. By the time Xmas rolls around he will have gained enough money from B-day and Xmas gifts, and his own work to purchase a brand new HP Intel I-7 2.8ghz laptop loaded up with Windows 7, and microsoft office 2007 for about $700. So if a 14 year old kid can do it so can you. Our son is learning early that if you want something bad enough you will find a way to make it happen, and DON"T settle for less.

Check out The HP Pavilion dm3-1039wm I found a factory refurbished one for a real good price(hint not on ebay) I think I might buy it, it's a real slick laptop.

It get's A++ reviews as a fast portable spunky notebook. it's technically a netbook cause it lacks a cd drive,(I don't care no biggie) but it's like 1 -1/2 x the size a of a net book...so call it what ya like I don't think it has a classification lol

its the "walwort" specific model, from what I'v seen its still $400 ish, don't buy it...


what is your max price, what do you want it to do, what is your max wight/size?

also, check out places like slickdeals.net usually there are a few good ones in the forums, or there is usually a 15-20% off of dell outlet laptops..

I will find something...

You sure about that? The one I'm looking at is a factory refurbished unit from best buy

What I want in a lap top!
A. 14-13" screen no larger no smaller- preferably wide screen
B. at least 2 gig of ram
c. Windows 7 with office 2007 <-absolutely necessary
D. duel Core mandatory
E. hdd- up for grabs when it comes to size 60+ though
F. WIFI has to work
G. battery has to work
H. I'm really only looking at refurbished laptops/notebooks
I. Under $500

^ If you guys can find me some thing better than the Hp dm-1039wm, that fits within those parameters I'm def all ears^

I'll have a list of 5-6 by 9pm tonight..:yes: hell for that price, you could get a VERY nice laptop, you just have to know were to look:rules: my laptop was under $600 and will play ALL modern games...



most refurbished ones aern't worth the $$, they are usually older models for a few $$ less than the new ones with the same specs, and its used:whip:



do you have a .edu email? if so, you can pick up MS office/win 7 pro for $80/30



EDIT: have you used vista since the latest updates? it is 98% of what win 7 is...

Yes, I have a my rvcc email.

This is very difficult as there is no one answer - For email, browsing, music and movies the reality is a cheap $300 netbook with a 2gb memory upgrade should work fine.

Personally I would look at newegg (if not NJ or you can get a PA/NY mailing address to save tax) or Tigerdirect/ JR (no NJ tax) and go for a brand name such as Samsung.

Lets face it any laptop these days is pretty much obsolete or dropped and broken in a cople of years so is it worth spending a huge amount IMO.

If I had extra cash I'd probably put it to a good desktop or external montor setup etc.

People tend to push for dual core, high clock speeds, etc. but if you just need to do email, word processing, and other basic school/work related stuff all that processing power will be going to waste, if anything it will lower battery life. The Intel Atom processors are fine for most people's usage. If you want to spend on upgrading don't bother with CPU or GPU, spend it on more RAM and secondary storage.

ug... a 12-14in laptop is the most expensive size you can buy... I'v seen 11in ones with the same specs as a 14 for $200-300 less:diablo: and 15.6 light wight models are fairly cheap also...


not quite what your looking for, but you would get a lot of attention:whistle:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...8177&t=2248565

the list...

$450
other colors available, crappy CPU but OK on everything else
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220760

$500
same thing, but $50 for a dual core CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220805

$350
should be good for everything you want
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834146606

$480
dual core, OK GPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152160

$480
dual core, beater GPU but smaller
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834114915

$450
dual core, 3gb ram, good GPU, but only 11.6in
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115822

$460(probably 10%-25% less if you can find a valid coupon)

http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineS...=22&l=en&s=dfh


$509
little over $500, but it has the new i3 series of CPUs(google for why there awsome)
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineS...=22&l=en&s=dfh

$400
decent, never heard of the man. before, google before you buy
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...404&CatId=2508
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...829&CatId=2508

$410
can't believe I'm recommending a comcrap, but it appears to be a decent laptop
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...650&CatId=2509

$500
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...861&CatId=2509



http://www.notebookcheck.net/ is your friend:yes:



just my $.02
in my searches, I couldn't find much that had office preinstalled, if you don't need office 2007, office 2003 can be had for free/cheap(came on just about every POS PC made...)
if you go with a 15.6, or a 10-11 in the price drops by $100 for a similar laptop
you don't NEED win 7 installed, with win 7 pro upgrade from MS($30) is soooo much better than the home premium that comes installed on most systems
buy something that has a good man. behind it, and has a decent warranty, CALL them before you buy anything.
I would highly recomend at least a dual core and somthing better than the intel 4500 GPU, the iterwebs has gotten to the point were low end integrated video will hang up on certain sites.
DO NOT buy something that is "off lease" or similar... think used rental cars...
buy something nice now, and in 6months the price will drop by 40%, by crap now, and it won't be usable in a year....



for me personally, I would get a 10-11in laptop with a dual core, the best GPU I can find, and put an SSD in it. no moving parts= :angel:

new 25% off codes for dell outlet:yes:

http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...8177&t=2250037

Best for the $$$$
 

buy something nice now, and in 6months the price will drop by 40%, by crap now, and it won't be usable in a year....

This is a very true statement. Don't waste your money buying anything used that is old technology, because it will not last long. Spending a little bit more up front to acquire something with newer technology will not only out perform the cheap crap, but it will last longer. The new Intel I-3, I-5, & I-7 PCs work very well and most come with 4 to 6 gig of ram making them very fast in performance.

soooo, have you bought anything yet??:oops:

Naww mate, school has been sucking up all my time, I haven't even had time to think for my self:whip: Thanks for looking up all those notebooks for me, I'm sure I'll find some thing I like.