Tommy
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Anyone used one of these, i need to get a cheapo laptop as mines nearly dead, dont user it for much apart from surfing the net.
I can upgrade the RAM and hard drive so that dont bother me too much.
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
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I have, they work fine and are nice to use.
Other option is this i recieved in my inbox today :
http://www.misco.co.uk/content/EMAILARCHIVE/BB20080730.HTM?bp=1&sourceid=1099
Nicer imo
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Brett
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That does look nice actually
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Neo
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I have a blue one on my desk atm having a little play. A lot less fiddly than the eee and a fair bit quicker.
Perfect for internet and email tbh 
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_Allan_
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That Acer one looks good for the price.
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dannymccann
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That acer looks really nice. Ive played with an EEE but the screen really is tiny 
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Tom J
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consider the advent 4211 (msi wind)
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Tommy
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thats the other one ive seen Tom have you used it ?
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deano87
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http://www.ebuyer.co.uk - some great laptop bargains to be had.
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Russ
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yeah like tom j said, MSI wind
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_Allan_
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OMG that MSI Wind / Advent 4211 is a cool bit of kit for the price. I'm gonna see if I can bully my dad into getting one for himself. To which I can of course borrow 
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Russ
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birds dad has one, they am the shizzle
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Nismo
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we use them at work, there good, but way to small to actually use it often.
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C00RSA
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Location: Hertfordshire
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Honestly depends if you can deal/don't mind using the small screens.
Stay clear of Acer, they are a cheap and cheerful brand which suffer from poor build quality.
If you really want a small form factor laptop then go for the new HP version, well built and will last a long time. Yes they will be more expensive than most but well worth the extra cash.
The EEE pc is a cool gadget but in all truth that's all that it is, my brother has one that I got through work and although it does the job if you just want to surf/blog it really isn't up to much more.
Also be aware that most of the cheap small form factor laptops are running Linux and is more complicated to install programmes/work with than windows, it's fine if you know how to use it but I remember when I first used it, was a pain in the ass!
[Edited on 01-08-2008 by C00RSA]
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