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ofey · 04-18-2011, 03:29 AM

I will suggest one but mine be abit off the beaten track.

Go on eBay and look for a Dell Mini 10V.
You should be able to get a N280 (1.66GHz) Atom version for just under US$375. There is a N270 version but no point going down that path.

Now here's where you need to spend abit more.
Get a new Seagate 7200RPM Hybrid Drive of 500GB size
Get a 2GB SODIMM RAM upgrade
and you need an external DVD drive for about US$40.
and a 8GB memory stick for about US$12?

Total will top out at about US$500

Here's where it gets fun.
You can DUAL boot the machine and run both Mac OS X 10.6.7 and Windows 7 on it.

I've used this machine for work and home and I enjoy it immensely. Never ever caught out.

I can run word processors, spreadsheets, iTunes and the GIMP for image processing.

You'll be the envy of so many.

04-18-2011, 03:29 AM	#2
ofey Kindle3 Noob Posts: 12 Karma: 28 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle 3	I will suggest one but mine be abit off the beaten track. Go on eBay and look for a Dell Mini 10V. You should be able to get a N280 (1.66GHz) Atom version for just under US$375. There is a N270 version but no point going down that path. Now here's where you need to spend abit more. Get a new Seagate 7200RPM Hybrid Drive of 500GB size Get a 2GB SODIMM RAM upgrade and you need an external DVD drive for about US$40. and a 8GB memory stick for about US$12? Total will top out at about US$500 Here's where it gets fun. You can DUAL boot the machine and run both Mac OS X 10.6.7 and Windows 7 on it. I've used this machine for work and home and I enjoy it immensely. Never ever caught out. I can run word processors, spreadsheets, iTunes and the GIMP for image processing. You'll be the envy of so many.