netbooks

[Cupe]

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/ ... gi-netbook

Is this a piece of crap or a really good deal?

I've never heard of 'emachines'..

[Skank]

look at the specs and that explains the price man

[eggssell]

never heard of eMachines but its actually just a range of netbooks by Acer (who i have heard of). its down the line with Acer some say they suck az, others say they are good value (still not the best machine just good value machines).

check cnet and toms hardware to see if anyones reviewed the machine.

[eggssell]

oh and cupe this isnt a laptop its a netbook, i.e. dont expect to be playing games or rendering movies or anything

[CBG]

i screamed rip off as soon as i saw harvey norman

[Jaz]

these little laptops do just about as much as a smart phone, just with a keyboard n bigger screen, i would get 1 if i was doing major travel for a job or something, but otherwise nah

my room mate has a litte 12" HP, It does what she wants fine, and HP will kill acer anyday but its still no powerhouse and is semi slow

although Alienware (made by dell but dont come close the shitness of dells) do a range of these mini lappy's and they will out run most people's full size toshiba's and macbooks

but your looking at like $1500-$2000 minimum for the smallest 1 (bit cheaper direct from them) VVVVVVV

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/topics/ ... l=en&s=dhs

That little M11 is crazzzzy powerfull for its size

[Cupe]

yea i know its a netbook

i just want something to carry around and type on

i don't want an iphone or some piece of crap i have to type with my thumbs on or some dumb shit

but i don't need a huge 5kg laptop either

would be good if it had intergrated wireless so i can get on my home network, and i want it to be able to play movies too so i can watch them on the train

and i want to spend as less as possible

those sites never give you full specs its a pain in the arse

[eggssell]

yeah thats why look at cnet or toms hardware.

what about those little asus machines? more expensive than acer, but cheaper than hp.

i don't want an iphone or some piece of crap

dont you run an iphone forum???

[Cupe]

dont you run an iphone forum???

oh yea my bad iphones are great

anyway they haven't had this in stock for ages, apparently they don't care to update their website.

Thanks anyway guys

[Cupe]

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/ ... tu-netbook

how about that one?

[Cupe]

or what about this one

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/ ... tu-netbook

[Jaz]

or what about this one

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/product/ ... tu-netbook

that seems pretty similar to my roomates actually, and cheaper then he paid, so far out of the links you have posted that would be my pic of them, until u find a better deal that is

[lloydc]

I bought an eee pc (asus) ages ago.

It's the linux version with a solid state HDD.

I rate it for a good portable little computer that is capable of web browsing and emailing.

[FabDJ]

Got a Asus laptop 8 year old no CD player working, no wireless, fading screen, shorts out every so often, no virus protection, use it as my sacrificial puter, but it just wont die.

[DjDennis]

sorry only sell pc's and laptops/notebooks - no macs here

[CBG]

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[Cupe]

i saw these other ones at jb hifi too they were alright. HP ones

[DjDennis]

You need grunt if you plan on using it for shows Cupe

I have seen so many come back because they dont have what it takes to do the job

if you want cheap thats all you will get is cheap and nasty...

remember it has to last awhile because its either that buy 2x and keep one spare every so often

I have 19x laptops here that are refurbished from government and cant do hardly anything

but hey I have no idea since I work with this shit all day everyday!

[ruggs]

i just want something to carry around and type on

don't think he's using for shows dennis

[Cupe]

yea it's not for gigs

read more of the thread

[DjDennis]

well havent has much success with them small systems

too many have still having problems with them

things not compatable

the usb drains the battery too much

software wont work as per size of cpu (low end)

as they say its cheap and nasty and wouldnt touch them

I have a P4 laptop here thats still going even after being dropped a few times

had a new acer/toshiba come in after being dropped and thats it

all they are good for now is parts...

anyway up to you cupe

technology goes faster

prices drop

newer ones come out

prices drop more

so really up to you now

[Cupe]

if you wait for price drops because of new technology then you'll never own anything