My wife and I run a small agency. We are considering investing in a simple, lightweight netbook for use on business trips. Is there anything in the £ 220-£ 300 bracket, which would do? We are looking for the usual things: Wi-Fi, USB ports, etc.
David Peate
This is a core netbooksmarket, and if you Pick a popular with a PIN, it will do what you say what you want. After a few boring years netbook design finally shows enough changes to make some designs worth a bit more attention. In fact, some of the market to move away from Intel Atom standard design to a AMD Fusion platform.
The previous generation of netbooks use single-core Atom processors, but today, you should purchase one with a dual-core chip. This will provide about 50% more performance and smoother operation without Busters your budget. Most netbook vendors now have models with dual core 1.5 GHz Atom with, and this is a good choice. New versions included with a 1.66 GHz N570 chip, which is a little faster, but as you can measure the difference, it feels no faster in use, so it is not worth paying much extra to get one.
This type of netbook used to cost between £ 299 and £ 349, but if you shop, you can get them for less. HP Mini 110 and 210, Samsung NF210 and NC110 and MSI U160DX examples. I suggest you go to either the Asus Eee PC 1015PEM or the Acer Aspire one D255. Asus 1015PEM currently sells for £ 229.92 on Chinese checkers, compared with an SRP of £ 299.99. Chinese checkers shows the Acer Aspire one D255 to £ 293.99 in black but only £ 220.65 in purple. There are many other retailers, so shop around.
These two netbooks have very similar specifications, with 10.1 in screen images, Intel 3150 graphics, 1 GB memory, 250 GB hard drives, Wi-Fi b/g/n, USB ports, etc. The main differences is that Asus has a matte rather than a blank screen, while Acer is very slightly smaller and has a better webcam. It would be a good idea to get hands-on experience, to see if you find a more attractive than the other. Otherwise, the Asus lets you can upgrade your memory by turning a panel at the bottom. with Acer you lift out the keyboard.
This question, because PC manufacturers are only allowed to send 1 GB of memory, if they choose to install the cheap 32-bit Launcher version of the operating system Microsoft Windows 7. Start was created and can only be purchased on a netbook. Da 1 GB is at a minimum – honestly, I would not even run Windows XP in 1 GB today – netbooks sold typically with cheap 2 GB memory sticks. Replace 1 GB stick with 2 GB gives much better performance when you run more than one or two applications.
You can also upgrade a netbook Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Home Premium in a few minutes. Unfortunately, Microsoft's price for this in place Anytime Upgrade is £ 70 or $ 80, which is approximately double what I think it is worth.
The main disadvantages with Windows 7 Starter is (see comparison table), that it doesn't have Aero Glass appearance (including the taskbar previews and Aero Peek); You cannot get a picture as a background; and you do not have Windows Media Center for videos or playing DVDs. (Netbooks do not have a built-in DVD drive.) Windows 7 running, however, perfectly without Aero Glass: Yes, it runs a little faster. There are ways to get the round desktop background restraint — see Seven forums for a step-by-step guide – and there are several free alternative video players. For example, you can download the VLC or either K-Lite codec pack including Media Player Classic.
The problem is that if you feel you must upgrade a netbook memory and operating system, so you may prefer to buy a mini laptop with a larger screen and a faster processor. I replied to a question about this in November, to choose a netbook or mini-notebook for travelling, and recommended Celeron-based £ 299 Dell Inspiron acetate over Asus Eee PC and Acer Aspire one 1015PN D255.
The advantages of a mini laptop over a netbook is the better display resolution (1366 x 768 pixels instead of a letterbox style 1024 x 600), plus 2 GB of memory, and Windows 7 Home Premium (ideally 64-bit version) by default.
Several companies, including Sony, introduces mini-laptops or "premium netbooks" using AMD's Fusion platform instead of Intel Atom chips. These do not appear to give any more processing power, but they offer better graphics. This makes them more suitable for film and perhaps plays EON games. But you may lose out on battery life, and they can run hotter. (AMD E-350 classified with 18 watts where Atom with only 9 Watts).
Have a look at the Lenovo IdeaPad S205 ( M632KUKcode) mini laptop. This has an 11.1 in screen, 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 processor, 2 GB memory, 320 GB hard drive and Windows 7 Home Premium to £ 299.99 on Chinese checkerswhich is good value. There is also a former model (code M632JUK) with a 250 GB hard disk for £ 279.99.
In the United States has IdeaPad S205 competition from machines such as the HP Pavilion dm1z and Lenovo ThinkPad X120e. However, dm1z not appeared yet in the United Kingdom, and it looks as though X120e not displayed here whatsoever. Whether the Merger will make the long term effects or get squeezed between faster Atom chips and far superior Intel Core i3-UM (Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge) processors continues to be seen.
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