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netbooks - what to buy?
« on: September 18, 2010, 03:52:15 pm »
Alright, im looking into getting a netbook for christmas, and I need some advice. Ive done some looking around online, but they all seem the same or close to it. So, I need help looking at the one that would be best for my purpose.

Price: $300
Usage: online surfing, ircing, email, and every day activities
brand: none in particular
operating system: anything but windows xp/vista and linux/ubuntu
color: just dont suggest anything pink/purple  ;)
Cpu: preferably something good (preferably 1 GHz+)
Webcam: yes
disk space: 100+ GB if possible

anything other than that im fine with. Also, I dont want to look at netbooks with really bad brands (hp is ok, just none of the small brands that noone has herd about)
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2010, 04:56:43 pm »
I asked a similar question on cemetech, and got these results/responses.  The only difference is that you want a webcam.  Good luck ^^
http://cemetech.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4927
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2010, 05:04:15 pm »
So what OS do you have in mind? Excluding linux distros and windows xp/vista leaves very little left.
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2010, 05:16:52 pm »
eee pc, i believe that it costed 330 at release so maybe it's cheaper now. It has a webcam and is ideal for the given requirements + the battery lasts for a very long time. To sqeeuze performance install something else then windows xp though, maybe a linux distro like coolsnake suggested?
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2010, 05:51:30 pm »
I was actually wondering what OS he would use if he didn't want to use linux distros or a windows OS.
But yeah I would recommend a linux distro for a netbook  :P
Puppy linux comes to mind for a good allround yet easy to install OS. I'm pretty sure there are variants specifically made for netbooks.
Xpud also comes to mind but it might be a bit too barebones for what you want. On the other hand it is very fast and very easy to install with extremely low boottimes.
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2010, 07:36:35 pm »
He said not XP/Vista. That doesn't include 7, so...

Windows 7
Mac OS
FreeBSD (but probably not) :P

are the only options I see, OS wise. Rather limiting.

And I was going to suggest the Pandora (www.openpandora.org)! JK, it would suit your needs well IMO, but there's a long waiting list to get one. $350 + shipping isn't so far off from the price though.

Oh, and Ubuntu=Linux. i don't like it when people refer to them separately. It's not the best linux distro out there, either.
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2010, 07:45:45 pm »
Eee PC

http://usa.asus.com/ProductGroup1.aspx?PG_ID=7dDelmkESu9DXgVB

Pretty much meets those specs. Its comes with win7 but its great for linux as well.
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 08:23:25 pm »
ok, what I ment is most netbooks i saw come preinstalled with either

A. Windows 7 starter
B. Linux
C. XP

preferred windows 7 starter. Also, I want to do some flexible multimedia processing in mind with this as I have a snes, and an easycap dc60++, and some other things.

edit: also, the thing with the eee pc from asus is that there are soo many models i wouldnt know what to pick from. That's why i came here to narrow down some choices
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2010, 08:34:47 pm »
Quote from: Snake X on September 18, 2010, 08:23:25 pm
ok, what I ment is most netbooks i saw come preinstalled with either

A. Windows 7 starter
B. Linux
C. XP

preferred windows 7 starter. Also, I want to do some flexible multimedia processing in mind with this as I have a snes, and an easycap dc60++, and some other things.

edit: also, the thing with the eee pc from asus is that there are soo many models i wouldnt know what to pick from. That's why i came here to narrow down some choices
hey! i am thinking of installing windows 7 starter on my old centrino that is currently running windows xp home...
think it is a good idea? :?
since it is a bit old... and i like the windows 7 features...
it has 512 mb of ram only and no graphics card

does windows 7 starter have windows snap and super bar?
how does it compare with xp?
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2010, 08:42:00 pm »
I have an MSI Wind U135 that I bought for $200. It works great, and is fully compatible with Linux.
@whitevalkery: Windows XP is perfectly fine. 7 is *not* going to like 512 MB of RAM.
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2010, 08:43:31 pm »
Quote from: bwang on September 18, 2010, 08:42:00 pm
I have an MSI Wind U135 that I bought for $200. It works great, and is fully compatible with Linux.
@whitevalkery: Windows XP is perfectly fine. 7 is *not* going to like 512 MB of RAM.
i was talking about windows 7 starter though
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2010, 08:44:11 pm »
I'm not so sure on Windows 7 starter...
Quote from: Wikipedia
Windows 7 Starter is the edition of Windows 7 that contains the fewest features. The Windows Aero theme is not included in this version. Windows 7 Starter is only available in a 32-bit version. The desktop wallpaper, and Visual Style (Windows 7 Basic) is also not user-changeable. It also doesn't support .NET Framework.[10]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7_editions
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2010, 08:48:42 pm »
He's actually referring to Windows 7 Basic. Starter is kind of like Ubuntu: Netbook edition. just a menu, basically, as your desktop.
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2010, 08:56:09 pm »
Quote from: willrandship on September 18, 2010, 08:48:42 pm
He's actually referring to Windows 7 Basic. Starter is kind of like Ubuntu: Netbook edition. just a menu, basically, as your desktop.
yeah... i am not too sure myself... so will basic be able to run on something this old?
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Re: netbooks - what to buy?
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2010, 09:34:49 pm »
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/guidedSearch.asp?CatId=17&sel=Detail;98_266_10586_9982

Sort on price... low to high. You will see some incredible deals on some great netbooks. ;)
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