Anybody have any experience with those miniature laptop computers? I'm interested in getting a cheapie one for browsing the internet and taking notes in class.

 

my experience with them is positive.


not sure on the ram specs, i know for sure its over 1 gb of ram. the two i have used have had 160gb hard drive and at least 1.8 Ghz processor.

overall, great little computers. would be more than adequate for what you are looking for. cant beat the price either.

 

I have the acer aspire one and it really works great for the size.

 

I'm pretty dumb when it comes to the brain of a computer but I've got a mini Dell laptop that works great.

I travel for work a lot and my business laptop is huge so it's nice to have a small one where I can fit them both in one bag.

It takes a little getting used to as far as typing on such a small keyboard but once I got used to it everything was all good.

 

If ya'll could post up the models you have and prices it'd be great...

 

i dont have the acer, i have a macbook.

but im pretty sure the acer im referring to is running about 399-450 range

 

Acer aspire one is 299 for the one with linux and 349 for the one with xp

 

I'm finding a lot of ASUS ones. Question. The ones with Linux are $50 cheaper. How hard would it be to load Windoze onto it? And how would you go about it, since it doesn't have a DVD drive?

 

The linux models have ssd drives and the xp models have hardrives so you might be better off just spending the extra 50 and getting the xp versions.

XP can be installed off a usb drive

 

Question #2. ASUS or ACER?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220442

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115509

The ASUS has a bigger hard drive (160 vs 120gb).

 

I decided to go with the acer because it seems to get better reviews. Everything is great with it except for the placement of the touch pad buttons.

 

we used them for GPS in the car when i was downsouth working for comcast

it was sweet! i wanted one.

 

Or there's the HP that is $10 more...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834147825

 

Hmm...thats the first time i saw that one. the specs are the same as the 299 linux model but they added 59 bucks for xp?

 

All models with windows are $50 more.