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What do you need it for? That is the question you need to ask to know whether it matters. In *my* case, if I have cell service my phone can be a hotspot - so there is no advantage to having 3g on the netbook - but its rare that I ever think to even use it. This is my opinion, not a hard set rule of life. |
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Not a netbook, but what do you think about this Samsung - 15.6" Laptop? It's funny, my last laptop was a Toshiba that cost many times what this one does, and yet wasn't nearly as powerful. It's kind of amazing the way prices continue to drop and capabilities continue to go up.
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Well, given the topic of the thread, mostly for writing when I'm away from my desktop. I'm considering a larger than netbook size because I need an easier to read screen.
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Thanks, no I would expect to do too much gaming on it, maybe a little. I'm not really the gamer I used to be. Interesting though, I didn't notice the Pentium processor.
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As I mentioned in my previous reply - I am not sure this would work well for writing - unless you are a single program kind of writer. Sitting in a internet cafe sufring the web, you probably be fine. Serious work with multi programs (Word, One Note, whatever) open? I think this machine will really struggle.
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I misread the box. it only had 2gb of ram. but for $20 more the faster processor of a dual core c60 and 2 as opposed to 1gb of ram sealed it. I'll put Windows 8 on it later
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This is the one I settled on. 11.6" screen, keyboard has a nice clickity clack to it, and the keys are spaced so well, that I almost feel like I'm typing on a full size keyboard.
I ended up writing on it for a couple hours doing different things and never felt cramped. Oh, and I bought it for $265, I guess they were on special at the wal-mart I was at here in Oklahoma http://www.amazon.com/Acer-AO725-089...aspire+one+725 |
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Excellent, congrats, now GET TO WRITING!
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hey c'mon. lol. I've written 15 pages on vacation so far lol. I have been writing! lol
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