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Netbook buying advice needed.

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rockfella
rockfella Original post #1
Mar 9, 2011 at 12:09 AM
Budget as low as possible. Display as big as possible. No optical drive needed. Please suggest models. Any brand (except sahara) would do.

TIA.
Vivek.
thetechfreak
Mar 9, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Go for Acer Aspire One.

Rs. 18000 or less
asingh
asingh #3
Mar 9, 2011 at 10:22 AM
^^
I have that. Low powered with ATOM and 1 GB ram/120GB HDD. Some models do not have RAM expansion ports, so the whole back panel would be need to be removed if one wants to upgrade.

Use it as a DL rig, does my job. But you will get a crappy OS, probably Win7 starter, which you can change.
rockfella
Mar 9, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Thanks.
Go for Acer Aspire One.

Rs. 18000 or less

Any model with 2gb ram? Same series?
^^
I have that. Low powered with ATOM and 1 GB ram/120GB HDD. Some models do not have RAM expansion ports, so the whole back panel would be need to be removed if one wants to upgrade.

Use it as a DL rig, does my job. But you will get a crappy OS, probably Win7 starter, which you can change.
J
Joker #5
Mar 10, 2011 at 5:37 AM
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S
Mar 10, 2011 at 3:06 PM
plz mention ur budget and what u actually need from netbook.
S
Mar 10, 2011 at 3:37 PM
You can think about Lenovo S10-3C 59-051325.its config-Atom prossy,win7 starter,1GB RAM,250GB HDD,Screen 10.1" and Lenovo S10-3S 59-043055.its config-Atom prossy,Win7 starter,2 GB RAM,250GB HDD,Screen 10.1".price of 1st netbook is 18k and 2nd is 22k.
I want to tell you that netbook screen is 10.1" is best.if u want a big screen such as 13" or 14" then u should buy notebook from acer Gt series.
rockfella
Mar 10, 2011 at 3:44 PM
Hey thanks, can you list a basic entry level model with 2-3 gb ram? I am very bad in laptops/netbooks hence posted this thread.
You can think about Lenovo S10-3C 59-051325.its config-Atom prossy,win7 starter,1GB RAM,250GB HDD,Screen 10.1" and Lenovo S10-3S 59-043055.its config-Atom prossy,Win7 starter,2 GB RAM,250GB HDD,Screen 10.1".price of 1st netbook is 18k and 2nd is 22k.
I want to tell you that netbook screen is 10.1" is best.if u want a big screen such as 13" or 14" then u should buy notebook from acer Gt series.
sparx
sparx #10
Mar 10, 2011 at 3:51 PM
Why don't you try DELL Mini 10 should cost you around 19k with 2GB Ram
S
Mar 10, 2011 at 4:15 PM
For basic entry level notebook,I am giving u a few model.
Dell Inspion 15R-core i3,win7 home basic,15.6" WLED Display,2 GB RAM,320 GB HDD,Price-37k

Sony Vaio VPCYA15FG/B-Core i3,win7 HP,2 GB RAM,320GB HDD,15.6" LED Display,price-39k

samsung R430-core i3,win7 HP,4 GB RAM,320GB HDD,Price-37k

MSI CR 620-Core i3,win7 HB,2 GB RAM,320 GB HDD,Price-32k

Lenovo Z-560 59-049752-core i3,win7 HB,2 GB RAM,500 GB HDD,15.6" Display,price-36k

Let's choose what u actually need?
sparx
sparx #12
Mar 10, 2011 at 4:35 PM
For basic entry level notebook,I am giving u a few model.
Dell Inspion 15R-core i3,win7 home basic,15.6" WLED Display,2 GB RAM,320 GB HDD,Price-37k

Sony Vaio VPCYA15FG/B-Core i3,win7 HP,2 GB RAM,320GB HDD,15.6" LED Display,price-39k

samsung R430-core i3,win7 HP,4 GB RAM,320GB HDD,Price-37k

MSI CR 620-Core i3,win7 HB,2 GB RAM,320 GB HDD,Price-32k

Lenovo Z-560 59-049752-core i3,win7 HB,2 GB RAM,500 GB HDD,15.6" Display,price-36k

Let's choose what u actually need?

OP has asked for lowest cost netbook, so don't think these are very good choices according to the budget
choudang
choudang #13
Mar 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM
OP, if you have HDFC credit card, then you will get Acer @ 16000 with 5 installment :mrgreen:

fan apart, i think samsung has one netbook @15.5k
thetechfreak
Mar 17, 2011 at 1:30 PM
You can think about Lenovo S10-3C 59-051325.its config-Atom prossy,win7 starter,1GB RAM,250GB HDD,Screen 10.1" and Lenovo S10-3S 59-043055.its config-Atom prossy,Win7 starter,2 GB RAM,250GB HDD,Screen 10.1".price of 1st netbook is 18k and 2nd is 22k.
I want to tell you that netbook screen is 10.1" is best.if u want a big screen such as 13" or 14" then u should buy notebook from acer Gt series.


Seems like a good config. GO for it if you can find it at a low price.

I dont reccomend you to buy Sony though....
utkarsh009
Mar 17, 2011 at 3:34 PM
^^hey i have lenovo ideapad s10, though it is the first model. it works fine but go for thinkpad x120e. its a better choice
G
garashis #16
Mar 22, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Check these Asus 12 inchers with faster processor and 2 GB ram
Asus 1215T
Asus 1215P
HP Mini 110 Series 110-3607TU (Red)
H
huai0592 #17
May 18, 2011 at 1:18 PM
I agree that.
Just go for Acer Aspire One.

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