Page 1 of These any good?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=225532&source=1

Just for surfing that`s it.

They are very cute.

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We`re on a baby hunt and don`t think
we don`t know how to weeeeeed `em out.

You could get an Asus Eee for less than that, a much better unit.

Better processor, 4 times the RAM, recognised brand (with support) etc. etc. etc.

I`ll have a gander at the Asus Eee then.
Cheers

there are a few of these micro laptop knocking around now, the Eee pc being the most established, but also look at the MSI Wind, & the Acer one. if poss go for an Atom based unit, ultimately it comes down to what you need it to do, & how much you wanna spend, the one you linked to was probs the cheapest i`ve seen, but it is also very very underspecced & they are very vague about the cpu, & 128meg of memory is practicaly useless these days :( tbh, that unit just seems to be something thats been thrown at the Eee pc bandwagon & sold on looks not spec.

i`m angling the missus into getting me an MSI Wind for xmas ;) as a point of interest, the MSI unit is also availabe as a rebadged Advent unit for quite a lot less money than the MSI branded one.

MSI http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MSI-WIND-ATOM-Laptop-80GB-WD-hard-Drive-LED-10-NEW_W0QQitemZ230287093681QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230287093681&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
ADVENT http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/219404/?camp_id=ppc_google_long_tail_laptops_advent_netbook_4211

if your not overly bothered about the shiny piano black/ ipod white, then the advent unit is (imo) the best bang for buck, at around a hundred quid less .......

Also some of them you get with a custom Linux, some with a version of XP. The ones you can get with either, you pay more for the xp version

Now i like that MSI :D
Then the Advent is picking up good reviews:- http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030093,49298048,00.htm
And I like the fact that it has the Xp OS on it - think I`m aiming towards this Advent - £279 + bit extra off with using Quidco.
Just wish pay day would come a week early!

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The Advent is definitely the best of the current bunch. I have had one for a couple of weeks now and it is one fun toy. :)

Swapped the wireless card for a Dell 1490 and the hdd for the guts of a WD Passport 320GB.

Now triple booting XP, Ubuntu and OSX. The best mini Mac you can get!

I did consider the Acer Aspire One which is a little bit smaller (and a smaller screen), but it is a pig to work on. You have to fully disassemble it to upgrade the RAM and the HDD models are only just becoming available. The Advent 4211/MSI Wind are childs play by comparison. Nine screws release the lower case exposing HDD, Wifi and RAM socket, two more screws and your done. Excellent screen and keyboard.

I had a quick play with an Acer this evening, it doesn`t feel as well built and there is a lot of flex on the keyboard.

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So when I get my Advent you can tell me what I need to do with it?? ;)
Can you play AVI`s on it say from a USB stick?

Bit late to the party, the Asus One Aspire was £199 & still is at Currys.

* Intel Atom N270processor - Energy efficient
* Portable - 8.9" screen size & less than 1KG
* Storage - 8GB Flash Hard Drive
* Linux Lite operating system - Easy to use
* Extras - 0.3MP webcam & memory card reader

£30 more gets you a 120Gb HDD

The screen on these are really superb IMO & a better bet than the Maplin unit.

However hearing more mumbles from El Reg about price cuts\bigger batteries on the horizon, the real bummer is that I would buy one of these netbooks like a shot if I wasn`t on the verge of closing my business down\emigrating (prices may well be cheaper over there anyway).





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This item was edited on Monday, 1st September 2008, 22:19