netbooks, notebooks, etc

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smilodon

#15
July 25, 2009, 05:09:51 PM
The newer N110 looks even nicer but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra Ã,£50 ?
smilodon
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OldBloke

#16
July 25, 2009, 05:12:16 PM
Quote from: smilodon;283894The newer N110 looks even nicer but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra Ã,£50 ?

I've not seen that one yet and I won't look incase I kick my self for ordering the NC10. :D
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DarkAngel

#17
July 25, 2009, 05:17:02 PM
I believe the N110 has a bigger battery life instead of 5-6 hours its 9 hours, although i have 2 batterys for my N10 which costs me Ã,£30 and the N110 is Ã,£50 more expensive at least.

Penfold

#18
July 25, 2009, 05:19:48 PM
You can always DSR it and you'll know you'll be tempted to peek at the new one at some stage :flirty:

T-Bag

#19
July 25, 2009, 05:44:50 PM
I'd rather have two small batteries than one large one if I'm paying the same money. On a netbook the batteries are tiny and light, very easy to carry. So for day to day use take your main battery. For a long journey take two. In 8-12 months when one battery is like new and one is on 80% you'll be grateful that you can just switch your main one round.
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OldBloke

#20
July 25, 2009, 06:07:12 PM
Quote from: T-Bag;283905I'd rather have two small batteries than one large one if I'm paying the same money. On a netbook the batteries are tiny and light, very easy to carry. So for day to day use take your main battery. For a long journey take two. In 8-12 months when one battery is like new and one is on 80% you'll be grateful that you can just switch your main one round.

Good plan. I like it.:)
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

smilodon

#21
July 25, 2009, 07:40:17 PM
They have done a full netbook review in this months PC Pro. It might be worth having a look at that as all the Samsung's and Asus's are reviewed, but in a nutshell

The NC10 fails to the N110 in that it has a slightly duller monitor being matte finish while the N110 is gloss, so whites are whiter and blacks blacker on the N110. The N110 has better speakers so it will be OK for music while the NC10's are a bit tinny. It also has a longer battery life. The keyboard is identical as are the internals with the exception that the N110 has 1Gb 800Mhz DDR2 ram and the Nc10 has 1GB 667Mhz DDR2 RAM. The N110 is slimmer and about 50g lighter. That's about it.

1st N110 is the top banana and looks more sexy than the NC10
2nd & 3rd The Asus 1005 and 1008 are close runners up
4th The NC10 is still a worthy buy.

Utter shite - Advent 4214, Sony P19, don't think about them. Or Ã,£4.99 and read it yourself :D
smilodon
Whatever's gone wrong it's not my fault.

Penfold

#22
July 25, 2009, 08:21:32 PM
Oldie's not listening

smilodon

#23
July 26, 2009, 12:27:18 AM
There's a powerful argument that the N110 is not worth the additional cost and that the NC10 hits the price v features sweet spot. I think I'd go for a Ã,£250 mini but would think twice about spending Ã,£300+ on one?
smilodon
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suicidal_monkey

#24
July 26, 2009, 01:41:36 PM
spent an hour in the shops on tottenham court road and mainly based on the screen size, battery-life comparison and crucially the keyboards, we ended up selecting the ACER 715 ...or 715h ...not certain of the difference (11.6" 1366x768, z520 1.33GHz) as our netbook of choice. Unfortunately the shop didn't have any in stock(!) so am now searching for deals

I found an amazing number of different 751h's at http://www.acerdirect.co.uk ranging from a Ã,£320 (4-hour battery) to Ã,£360 (7-hour battery) to Ã,£420 (9 hour battery) although there may be some other things that are different. Am thinking one of the 7-hour versions :)





p.s. the N110 had a designer look but seemed otherwise identical to the NC10 instore. Perhaps a little extra battery life
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DarkAngel

#25
July 26, 2009, 06:08:37 PM
Ive had so many issues with Acer laptop's over the years so i try to stay clear of them. I find the best laptops manufacturer's are Samsung, Asus and Hp, but thats just me.

And why spend silly money on something your most likely just going to use for typing up, surfing and a portable dvd player. Yes battery life is great but you can always buy another spare one for cheap. A lot of companys seem to be sacrificing other spec's just to inprove battery life.

OldBloke

#26
July 28, 2009, 04:47:38 PM
Quote from: OldBloke;283847NC10 for 231.99 delivered.

Check the notes before ordering as this is the 'smaller' battery version i.e. 3-4 hours of usage.

I've ordered :D

Came this afternoon and so far I'm very impressed. It's light, a doddle to setup and plays Crysis with everything maxed out.













I lied about that last bit.
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DarkAngel

#27
July 28, 2009, 04:52:11 PM
How is the battery life with that one btw? Seems its only a 3cell battery that comes with that one not the standard 6 cell. Although you can buy a 9cell for Ã,£35!

OldBloke

#28
July 28, 2009, 05:13:27 PM
Quote from: DarkAngel;284382How is the battery life with that one btw? Seems its only a 3cell battery that comes with that one not the standard 6 cell. Although you can buy a 9cell for Ã,£35!

I've only had it 5 mins but the battery is still going strong :D

I'll know better when I've used it in anger.
"War without end. Well, what was history if not that? And how would having the stars change anything?" - James S. A. Corey

DarkAngel

#29
July 28, 2009, 05:16:35 PM
Im sure you will love it, i really recommend you upgrade it to 2gb costs all of Ã,£20 and well worth it.

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