carpmart
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 09:13 PM |
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Recommend a netbook or laptop for SWMBO?
My wife would like a new laptop/netbook but its a minefield out there! 
What about these android tablet things, any good? She is an iphone user so familiarish with the interface!
Her requirements are very simple browsing, hotmail email and TBH, very little else! She may store some pictures as well. All in all, she is a pretty
low tech user.
Something small would be more useful.
Something tied in with a mobile broadband service may also be of interest! 3 or Vodafone etc
So, any recommendations? Any good deals people have seen?
Thanks in advance for your inputs!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack 
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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Front Row Joe
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 09:21 PM |
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Dell are good. Take a look at this website: anotherbig.com. The guy who runs it is very good.
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Front Row Joe
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 09:22 PM |
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Dell are good. Take a look at this website: anotherbig.com. The guy who runs it is very good.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 09:25 PM |
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Bought my significant other a Dell mini 10 for her birthday in July.
Cracking bit of kit for £200 but works far far better with a memory upgrade to 2GB...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 09:29 PM |
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Saw them in Tescos the other day, too - cheaper than you will find on dell.com
Although they do turn up in the Dell outlet for a good discount on a regular basis...
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UncleFista
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 09:53 PM |
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If she already has an iphone, have you tried an ipad yet ?
The stuff you mention it being used for sounds like the kind of stuff the ipad can do ?
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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stevebubs
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 10:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
If she already has an iphone, have you tried an ipad yet ?
The stuff you mention it being used for sounds like the kind of stuff the ipad can do ?
For the price of an iPad, you can get a pretty well specced laptop...
Sorry, but those things are ok but way way overpriced for what they are...
Unfortunately there isn't an android tab to compete (yet)
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RazMan
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| posted on 12/9/10 at 11:00 PM |
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I've got an Advent 4213 which is a lovely bit of kit - much better than I expected from a netbook. It even runs all of my mapping software
through a usb convertor. Upgrading it to 2Mb is definitely a worthwhile investment and you can even swap out the hard drive for an SSD and really make
it fly!
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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UncleFista
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 12:27 AM |
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I wasn't recommending one, I've never even used an iphone
TBH I was just wondering if/why you'd discounted one 
quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
If she already has an iphone, have you tried an ipad yet ?
The stuff you mention it being used for sounds like the kind of stuff the ipad can do ?
For the price of an iPad, you can get a pretty well specced laptop...
Sorry, but those things are ok but way way overpriced for what they are...
Unfortunately there isn't an android tab to compete (yet)
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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britishtrident
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 06:40 AM |
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Dell, Acer & E-machines netbooks are really the same under the skin (all brands owned by Dell).
Go for a 10.5" screen as anything else is really too small.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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stevebubs
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 07:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Dell, Acer & E-machines netbooks are really the same under the skin (all brands owned by Dell).
Go for a 10.5" screen as anything else is really too small.
Acer owns E-Machines - yes
Dell do not own Acer..
Agree on the screen size, though - with the added caveat of 1024x600 as a minimum resolution....
[Edited on 13/9/10 by stevebubs]
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carpmart
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 08:42 AM |
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270633462982
Opinions on this please?
Looks good value to me but then I'm a layman!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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oadamo
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 11:00 AM |
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ive got an acer one net book that was running win xp, the harddrive went and i had it replaced but because of the section on the hard drive i lost the
e recovery bit and acer wanted 50 quid for the discs so beware of this. but ive put ubuntu on and its running fine now.
adam
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Humbug
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 04:34 PM |
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this, maybe?
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carpmart
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| posted on 13/9/10 at 04:53 PM |
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Thanks for the information and replies!
I've ordered this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270633462982 and I'll let you know what its like!
You only live once - make the most of it!
Radical Clubsport, Kwaker motor
'94 MX5 MK1, 1.8
F10 M5 - 600bhp Daily Hack
Range Rover Sport - Wife's Car
Mercedes A class - Son's Car
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