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~$300 Laptop/Netbook recommendations
mahesh2k:
Asus and Acer have few netbook models that are worth taking a look at (under 250$ on Amazon). Be careful with toshiba and HP for netbook, not many good reviews and experience for their models.
skwire:
Thanks for all the input so far.
For inexpensive laptops I've had the best luck with Asus and Gateway.-40hz (November 13, 2012, 03:42 PM)
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Oddly enough, those were the two brands we were looking at. Particularly, this model:
http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-LT4008u-Netbook-Dual-Core-Wireless/dp/B0091I0OEY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352836708&sr=1-3&keywords=Gateway+Intel+Atom+320GB+HDD+1GB+RAM+Netbook+PC
Rest assured, I'd be upgrading that to 2GB of RAM (and 4GB if it allows).
superboyac:
Get the Sony Vaio Z...j/k. That would be QUITE the gift.
mouser:
Also keep an eye out for sales and specials.
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I am usually not one to pay attention to sales, but isn't there some big sale day coming up for electronics in the US (Black Friday)? Might be good timing.
cyberdiva:
Oddly enough, those were the two brands we were looking at. Particularly, this model:
http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-LT4008u-Netbook-Dual-Core-Wireless/dp/B0091I0OEY/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1352836708&sr=1-3&keywords=Gateway+Intel+Atom+320GB+HDD+1GB+RAM+Netbook+PC
Rest assured, I'd be upgrading that to 2GB of RAM (and 4GB if it allows).
-skwire (November 13, 2012, 05:02 PM)
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Hmmm...three years ago, I bought a Toshiba netbook with some of the same features: Windows Starter, an Atom 1.6GHz processor, and 1 GB of RAM. I quickly upped the RAM to 2GB, but that didn't really help. The computer remains incredibly slow. I imagine the dual core will help (mine isn't dual core), but still, I'd be wary of the Atom 1.6 GHz processor.
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