Question:
Netbook or Laptop for Business Major college?
2010-08-15 18:59:05 UTC
I'm majoring in business admin. and deciding whether to get a laptop or netbook for the coming school year.

I want a netbook for its ultra-portability, small size, and easy computing however my current sony vaio laptop's specs are a bit outdated (running 1GB ram and 80 GB HDD 1.6GHz). The battery is dead so I have to constantly keep it plugged in (on battery lasts only 10 minutes!) and the DVD/RW optical drive doesn't work. I have to always rely on my slower desktop pc to burn/copy/rip data off of discs, which is TIME CONSUMING!

Mainly i'll be using the "new" computer for typing notes, using Office constantly, browsing. Netbooks sounds perfect but I also feel like replacing my current laptop.

This HP G62 is the laptop i was thinking of purchasing
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-15-6-amd-athlon-ii-dual-core-p320-laptop-g62-224ca-silver-future-shop-exclusive-g62-224ca/10146058.aspx?path=87ae90558a40f44ae5e7a41d10ca0203en02

..and the netbook
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-mini-10-1-intel-atom-n450-1-66ghz-netbook-110-3018-black-110-3018ca/10146622.aspx?path=a8d3e591c007e5318895e48a3cf6638den02


WHICH ONE?!
Four answers:
Blah Blah Black Sheep
2010-08-15 19:16:10 UTC
I'd say stick with your current laptop, and just buy a new battery. You can get a new one for like $50.



College is f'ing expensive, so save your money. Using your desktop to rip music or whatever from discs can be a pain, but who cares... cd's and dvd's are going the way of the dodo anyways. And, if you got a netbook, there would be no optical drive, so you'd still be stuck ripping from your desktop.



A netbook sounds nice, and I got one for college, but then you get into class and start typing...and the damn keyboard is very small. It's really a pain. Plus, the battery life can suck. My little Lenovo s10 only gets maybe 2 hrs on a 3 cell batt. If I upgraded to a 6 or 9 cell batt, sure, I'd get more time, but it would also be bulkier and heavier.



While going to college, it's more important to use a laptop that you don't give a crap about...somethign you don't mind getting scuffed or dinged up. Because it'll get tossed around in a book bag and such.



I'd prefer a laptop over netbook if you're going to do a lot of typing, because you want that full-size keyboard.



Look at it this way...



$50 ... you just bought a new battery for your old VAIO

$50 ... you just bought an external cd/dvd burner drive for your old VAIO

$50 ... you just bought 1gb addt'l RAM for your old VAIO



Google up "black viper windows" and tweak the services on your VAIO so it won't be running a bunch of crap you don't need. A 1.6ghz lappy is plenty fast to do what you need to do in college (MS office, music, surf for porn in class, etc). The main hindrance is usually lack of RAM. But, as I said, you can get 1gb stick for $50...or less.



Just stick with your VAIO and save your money. A netbook isn't worth it for college, and a newer laptop isn't worth it, because you may get it stolen, damaged, etc from carrying it around a lot. If you borked up your VAIO, you wouldn't feel so bad...so spend a little cash to upgrade it, then use it until it breaks.
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2010-08-16 02:04:32 UTC
Laptop. Netbooks are horrible for pretty much all purposes. They're just cheap.
NbBatt
2010-08-16 09:07:56 UTC
I see your need is simple not complex. I suggest you to buy netbook.
tjdepere2003
2010-08-16 02:00:54 UTC
laptop


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