netbook - thoughts on this one ?

[neo]

http://h40059.www4.hp.com/uk/homelaptop ... nce=direct

 

i can get the above for £280 (rrp £549 then £350)

 

looking for a replacement for my samsung nc10, been a great netbook but time to move on

 

is there a similar or better spec one out there that i should consider

 

yes i know there's ultrabooks but for ultra money, yes i'm a cheapskate

[choptop]

Looks good. I have an Acer One netbook. Project is to load Ubuntu onto it and upgrade the memory. Total cost £10 .

Now that is being a cheapskate

[Fat Eddy]

I have the Acer One as well. Nice little machine, pretty cheap too.

 

That HP looks nice though.

[neo]

Well got the netbook yesterday and it's going back

 

got it out of the box, switched it on, got to the desktop, went to install firefox to be greeted by a BSOD about a page_file in a no paged area or something like that, great start to a BRAND NEW netbook, reboot and got a few more BSOD at random times ?!?!?!?!

 

googled the problem, looks like it's faulty memory and/or faulty memory controller on the motherboard, windows shows 4gb installed but only 1.60gb is usable !!!!! never seen that before in all my years or building and repairing pc/notebook's.

 

also the build quailty leaves something to be desired, definitely not worth the full asking price of £549, some of the finish to the edges of the plastic surround looks more like those knock-off Apad/Epads off eBay

 

first and last HP product.

 

emailed HP customer support.

 

so my hunt is on again

[Bakes100]

Personally I wouldn't bother with a netbook. either fork out a bit more and get a proper notebook or get a tablet.

 

Asus seem good for netbooks if that's what you want

[andlid]

what are you planning on using the lappy for?

 

have two netbooks at the moment a asus eee 900 and a 1015px both great for what I use them for but for anything needing some extra juice they are pretty rubbish IMO.

[neo]

the netbook above was more than enough for my needs if only it worked correctly

 

like the size of netbooks, don't see the need for anything larger/heavier for taking around with me, tablets for me are just like a giant phone, without the phone part,can't see the point in them imho

[Chris`I]

Samsung Series 9 - way more expensive, but way better. Just as small and light

 

Not that I'm bias

[andlid]

the netbook above was more than enough for my needs if only it worked correctly

 

like the size of netbooks, don't see the need for anything larger/heavier for taking around with me, tablets for me are just like a giant phone, without the phone part,can't see the point in them imho

id go for asus eee pc 10" series. make sure you get the fastest one though.

and upgrade the ram

[neo]

was looking at the asus 'flare' series -

 

http://www.engadget.com/photos/asus-eee ... -hands-on/

 

or this one -

 

http://www.netbooklive.com/asus-1225b-r ... fer-13283/

 

looks very well made judging by the pictures

 

my NC10 was a 10.2" so was going for something a little bigger also going for something a little quicker

[neo]

Samsung Series 9 - way more expensive, but way better. Just as small and light

 

Not that I'm bias

 

 

very nice as i said before but outta my price range

[Chris`I]

Samsung Series 9 - way more expensive, but way better. Just as small and light

 

Not that I'm bias

 

 

very nice as i said before but outta my price range

John Lewis will do it on 6 months 0% APR

[andlid]

Samsung Series 9 - way more expensive, but way better. Just as small and light

 

Not that I'm bias

 

 

very nice as i said before but outta my price range

get a 1015PX on Amazon for 240£ add tenner for memory and you are all set.

[neo]

just thought i'd update -

 

finally went for a samsung 305u

 

http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/pc-p ... 5U1A-A02UK

 

a little bit more than i wanted to pay but far better build quality than the HP one plus as a larger HD

 

only down side is the 4 cell battery which lasts about 3-4 hours