whats the cheapest NETbook i can get?

Question

is it any good?

im thinking of getting dell netbook 9
for $300


QUESTION #2:
does internet come free with net books??


if not can you connect it to a wireless router?


THANK YOU

Answer 1

Dell Minis and all other basic Netbooks are severely limited !



Netbooks are very good for Internet BROWSING not so much for playing online. They are not that good for MS Office ( screen size, cramped keyboard ). They are the "pits" (not that good at all) for iTunes and similar multimedia apps as they are not built for it.



ALL the consumer-level Netbooks* have NO internal CD/DVD drives, NO upgrade path and the following MAXIMUM memory limits:



Linux based: 512 MBs

XP based: 1 GB (some RARE exceptions have 1.5 GBs)



* There are newer so-called high-end Netbooks that come with more but they are generally pricier than laptops.



Hard drives models average 80 GBs ( some have 160 GBs )



Other models use SSD** (Solid State Drive) with no moving parts ( good when you move a lot as they are more "solid" (pun intended) ) but these are smaller in GBs and higher in cost.



** This is "similar" to the way USB memory stick work.





You should get a affordable (not cheap) "Laptop" not a "Netbook" (you CAN get a few good ones at prices that would make a Netbook blush). The best way to find these is by doing research.



As laptop specs change often, it is good to get non-vendor/non-partisan/non-groupie information so you should do some checking on these review/guide sites to help fine tune your search.



At each site, start by checking some models and then compare them with others (or against each other) by choosing different options using boxes and drop down menus to customize the search and get what you want in your laptop ( there is even a way on some of those sites to look by inputting the price you are willing to pay to minimize the impact on your wallet ).



Your time will not be wasted (after all, you get all this from the comfort of your home) and you should find something to your liking and budget.



Stop 01 here: http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/?tag=hdr;snav

Stop 02 here: http://www.pcworld.com/products/computers/laptops.html

Stop 03 here: http://review.zdnet.com/filter/laptops?categoryId=3121

Stop 04 here: http://www.notebookreview.com/





Good luck on your research.

Answer 2

you got the right choice Dell net book 9 but before you buy think about the disadvantage of net book compare to regular laptop here's some explanation.Net book has only hard drive NO CD/DVD Burner drive and most net book has only 512 KB RAM some are upgradable up to 1 GB so,if you like downloading music,Pictures or Videos it goes only to your either USB flash drive or the hard drive and you cannot create a CD not unless you will buy a external CD burner which is another bulky thing then the screen is so small 8 inches is nothing



The good thing for the regular laptop is, has more capability of what the net book have although a little bit bigger than the net book but think the memory(RAM) the new release now is 4GB.Take note the memory is the second important part of the program the lower the memory the slower the computer process you got.So, my advice to you get the regular laptop with at least 1 GB of Memory and upgradable at least 3 GB or more for a long run instead net book.

Owss.. one more thing if in case you get the regular laptop choose the Dell products the reason why? because, it is easy to mange the download of drivers in there website in case you lost the CD Driver in a long run and in case you reformat your hard drive and you reload the OS.



There's NO FREE internet connection included at the netbook or any computer at this time although you can hook it up wirelessly to the internet.

Answer 3

Net books are tiny computers, they have no CD drive, but have USB drives, so i would suggest that you also purchase a Flash drive (usb hard drive) to use with your system. They have the ability to download MS word and many other programs from the net with little problem. If you are unable to download a program, put it on another system and put it on your flash drive, then transfer it. Net books are basicly good for what you are wanting them for! For 150$ i am afraid you won't get much, and whatever you do get won't be of much quality. It would probably be around $200-300 for a good netbook. Just remember to always do research on the product your looking at, namely reviews to see how it performed for others, and so you can be prepared for possible problems in the future. Hope this helps good luck!

Answer 4

the dell mini 9 has a laptop model as low as 250 dollars using ubuntu OS

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There is also the razorbook by 3K computers for about 230 dollars using a windows-based mobile operating system (windows CE) or a linux OS. (unable to find out which Linux OS)





Personally I would suggest the dell model, the netbooks connects through a wireless router.

I have not seen netbooks out yet with mobile broadband plans, yet.

Answer 5

I Always prefer Hp Compaq because it give complete customer sport on it web site.i note that dell Machine have problem after some time like betray flier,booting problems ,etc

No INTERNET come free with any net books,yes you can connect it to a wireless router

Answer 6

It is alright, go for the MSI it is better and it is 299.99



No free internet and yes it can connect to a wireless router.

Answer 7

you can get a dell for 299 sometimes. the best bet is to get something used. I just bought a slightly used macbook for probably 500 less than it would cost brand new. You should check out trading posts such as http://www.shamzoo.com or craigslist.