Need help picking a small laptop/netbook

[JERRY2KONE]

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.

[JThiessen]

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.

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

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.

AKA win 7 starter...

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


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