Search Newegg for netbooks with the N550 processor. It's dual core with HT and review sites like it a lot over the N450 (playing with one of these now w/ Win7). When you say you won't be needing much power that's good because there isn't much to have. But the N550 is about as good as it gets for Netbooks and the Asus models on Newegg are under $400 still. You will want to flatten the Win7 Starter on it though I imagine. -- Mike Gill
-----Original Message----- From: Matthew W. Ross [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 3:16 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Opinions on Netbooks... Hey list, I'm curious if any of you have experience with a variety of netbooks. I'm considering the purchase of one as my mobile troubleshooting workstation, such as IP-Camera configuration, Network Device configuration (over local serial port), etc. Here's my questions: I don't think I'll be needing much CPU power, but I'm curious if anybody noticed a speciffic level of processor that "is too slow" or "start to feel functional." For example, will an old N230 work without unbearable sluggishness? What about the AMD Neo's? I plan on running Windows 7. Second, I'm weary of the 1024x600 screens that come on most netbooks. the 10" screen physical size isn't a problem, but do you often run out of screen real-estate with such a resolution? Maybe this one is in my head. If so, let me know. I know that you can pay extra for a 1366x768 screen, but those usually get the netbook near the $500 mark... which is what a cheap Notebook costs. Last, I dislike the Acer's "flat keyboard". Any other brands have this style of keys? I want a little definition between the keys for myself, and would not want to end up with this. Thanks for the opinions. --Matt Ross Ephrata School District ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
