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masseur
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My wife needs a netbook and I'm checking out prices for the MSI Wind, Advent 4211 and Samsung NC10
so... if anyone has one of these, or similar that I hadn't considered, that they no longer want/need I'd be interested to hear...
also.. just to mention that she is not interested in >1.5kg laptops/netbooks of any kind, and it would need to be 10"+
thanks 
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paul101
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all of above suck
ive been disappointed with several netbooks, including acer aspire one and msi wind
Lenovo ideapad S10
http://www.laptopsdirect.co.u[....]ard_Drive/version.asp?PID=1261
excellent build quality, lenovo reliability. both ram and hard drive are upgradeable (ram upgradeable to 2.5 gig  )
i run ubuntu on it using wubi (creates a dual boot with xp without messing up your system) and it is uber quick
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Daedalus85
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What's wrong with the NC10? I've heard great things about them?
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Thanks. I did look at the S10... I should mentioned that XP compatibility is required for software she needs to run... and since the S10 is £80 more than I can get the Advent 4211 for, and the same price that I can get the NC10, and yet it only has the crummy 3 cell battery like the 4211 whereas the NC10 has the 6 cell battery, I discounted the S10 from the options
i.e.
Wind/4211 refurb for £199 + £43 for a 6 or 9 cell battery
NC10 £279 with better screen and standard 6 cell battery
ram and HD are upgradeable on each of the options as I've already found various pages for that. Ram tp 2gb is dead easy and she won't need an HD upgrade
The expresscard on the S10 is a possible advantage as I do have a 3g/hsdpa express card I no longer use that she could use for non wifi data.
I'll check around and see if I can find a better price for the S10 before totally discounting it
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paul101
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lenovo have one from their shop for £305, with a 6 cell battery (which gives me 5-6 hours batt life) and includes bluetooth
£20 more than the Samsung but proven build quality and good costumer service imo well worth it
i think if you look around you can find a 6 cell S10 cheaper
also take a look at the good old eeepc's (allough not to my preference)
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thanks, but I can't see how you arrived at a price of £305 with 6 cell at the lenovo site?
the closest I can come is £331 and thats for the 80gb version whereas the samsung has 6 cell and 160gb
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thomas93
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I know its a bit pricier butDell Mini 12?
The extra screen estate sure will help
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I'm still using my trusty old Vaio FS115Z but just bought the missus this one for her birthday
Asus EEE PC 904HA Atom N270 1.6GHz, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 8.9" TFT, NOOPT, XP Home
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/152651/show_product_overview
Dont know if its something youd be interested in.
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@Masseur: I'll let you know what the HP Mini 1000 is like after tomorrow. It may be worth looking into?
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Muhammad-Oli
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Not sure if you've already purchased something, but I got my HP Mini 1000 today and its great. Its quick, the screen is impressive, the keypad is perfect (I can type as fast as on my full size Mac laptop), and in terms of design, it's one of the best looking netbooks I've seen.
One of my concerns going into my purchase was that it has a slower PATA hard drive, but I've been using this all day and haven't experienced any situations where I've even noticed a slow down.
So far, I completely would recommend it.
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masseur
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my wife decided the cheaper the better so I got her he Advent 4211 (MSI Wind clone) for £199. I also bought a 1gb upgrade for £9 so for £208 she has a 10" netbook with 2gb ram. I'll also get her a 9 cell battery for £35 making the total cost £245 which is about NZ$695 and she's very happy with that
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Muhammad-Oli
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Sounds like you got yourself a pretty good deal. Good stuff.
Haven't even seen the Advent brand in NZ. Might have to look it up!
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Daedalus85
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You won't find it outside the UK, it's a PC World own-brand (big nationwide computer store) and as said previously, their netbooks are rebadged MSI Wind's
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I normally steer well clear of Advent and other PCworld/Dixons branded products but as this is definitly a rebadge only and an excellent price for the fairly limited use it will get from my wife, I can't complain
was tempted by the other suggestions in this thread but really, for 50% more cash, you're getting pretty much the same spec and just a better name but she really doesn't need that, though if it was for me, I'd have probably gone with the NC10
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