This seems to be what I have gleaned -
Wifi can be a problem, but not a major one Sometimes there can be problems
with, for example, power saving, sleep mode on cover closure etc. Best to
try it out first.
Better to pay the extra for a dual processor
eee pc's are good if you can cope with the small keyboard and only 4 Gig of
storage and a tiny screen (see below)
Everybody has their preference and their horror stories (eg the HP that Don
had trouble with, but Nick seems to be enjoying his (?) ) Someone else
liked ASUS.
I went to Dick S this arvo and yes, they still have that cheap Acer running
Linux, but single core processor only.
I had thought about buying their ASUS notebook at $999.00 but the screen,
at 14" definitely looks smaller when compared side by side with a 15" Acer,
so I might go into Riccarton to see if they still have that one at $1,099
with 99 cashback subject to any last minute comments on here about
reliability etc.
The other comment was that (in my words) Vista is crap - but we all knew
this already, didn't we?
Along with most of the rest of the geek and IT world.
At 12:45 7/04/08 +1200, you wrote:
On Mon, April 7, 2008 12:55 pm, stringer wrote:
> Hi guys 'n gals,
>
> I've got a little money spare at the moment so am looking at a cheap
> laptop.
>
> Is there anything I should steer clear of?
>
> Mostly I do word processing and a little spreadsheeting (Open Office will
> do) as well as email and browsing.
>
> I'm not sure whether to go wholly linux, or keep the Vista licence for
> sundrys (like the multifuncion in the office which might not work under
> linux). Can one still get a refund on an unused MS licence?
>
> Dick SMith advertised an Acer Aspire AS5315 for $798 less $149 cashback,
> but none left at Riccarton yesterday (Celeron processor, 512 MB ram, 80
> Gig
> HDD, 15.4" display, DVD multi drive Visto Home licence)
> The guy tried to sell me the next model up for $1099 less $99 which had 1
> gig ram, twice the hard drive and a dual core processor.
> They also had an Asus Z99LE at $999. Dual core 1 gig etc etc
>
> Dell have an Inspiron 1525 for $999 Dual core, 1 gig etc etc
>
> I don't need it for gaming or watching videos (though that would be nice
> :-|)
>
> Perhaps a reasonable spec second hand one might be better value, but I'm
> just unsure of ex lease laptops (battery life?? and limited guarantees cf
> desktops which I can fix myself)
>
> Thoughts anyone?
> D J H STRINGER
> Barrister
>
> For all your legal work;
>
> P O Box 1386
> CHRISTCHURCH
> NEW ZEALAND
>
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> FAX 64 - 3 - 366 1151
>
>
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Nick Rout
