advice plz - NETBOOKS

[farkaland]

Hi,

I was wondering what the cheapest netbook available is. The -only- purpose of this netbook is for internet surfing. So far, I've found this $279 at dell:

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/s...hlight=netbook

Any help would be appreciated!

[onomeister]

Thats a really low price...
The next cheapest netbook would be $80 more:
1Gig Memory (instead of 512MB)
12Gb HDD (instead of 4Gb)
Webcam included (webcam add $20 on Dell)

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=31...nufacture=ASUS

So comes down to do you want to pay that much more for the extra other stuff

[Emancipated]

Tempted to order that myself as I almost pulled the trigger on the last one when they had it for $349 alas I'll skip again in favour of seeing what Apple has in store for their entry into the market. It's going to be expensive but also incorporate a touch screen. Screen size is pretty well determined to be 10" so a touch screen that size is pretty manageable if not perfect. I'll most likely cave and get one knowing what a big Apple bloviator I am.

[time space]

Tempted to order that myself as I almost pulled the trigger on the last one when they had it for $349 alas I'll skip again in favour of seeing what Apple has in store for their entry into the market. It's going to be expensive but also incorporate a touch screen. Screen size is pretty well determined to be 10" so a touch screen that size is pretty manageable if not perfect. I'll most likely cave and get one knowing what a big Apple bloviator I am.

I'm ready to pay my Apple tax for such a beast too.

Despite their past protestations that they're not going to build such a machine, I can't see how they can resist such a hot market sector that's right up their alley.

Something kinda like four iPhones glued together, please and thank-you.



(Edit: Alright! I see the Apple rumour mill is churning!)

[Sushi Roll]

Something kinda like four iPhones glued together, please and thank-you.

That would be great if they can release it.

[time space]

That would be great if they can release it.

Here's some mock-ups:

[time space]

I would like to apologize to the OP for contributing to the derailment of this thread. My Apple fanboyism got the better of me. To help compensate, here is a list of recent RFD threads on Netbook advice:

Which netbook do you use?

Best Netbook?

Netbook as desktop replacement?

Which netbook????????

Best netbook for the folks

looking for a netbook less than or equal to $500



And here are the recent RFD threads on netbook deals:

NCIX: pre-order Asus EEE 1000HE 9.5h $450+free shipping (buy $10GC)+free printer(MIR)

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Mini 12 on sale

Wal-Mart: Acer One Netbook $329.92

Asus 900ha $399 at staples

TD - Lenovo IdeaPad S10 (Black/Pink) 389.99

MSI wind U90 staples online $287 if stock!

(40% off) HP Compaq 2133 Mini-Note starting from $375

[farkaland]

lol that's fine, those resources will help.