are these netbook type things W10? and do you have to pay yearly or anything for the software? or can you just buy one and your good to go for a few years?

It’s a small laptop, that’s it.

Historically, they were built to a fixed maximum spec. This is because MS offered huge discounts to OEMs on Windows to run on a netbook, and they defined a “netbook” spec to be certain criteria. This is why you’d never see a netbook with more than 2Gb of RAM; any more than that and it didn’t quality for the discount licence.

Whether this is still the case or not I don’t know. I don’t think it is, but I’ve not looked at new netbooks in a few years now.

@sadex yes, they are W10 and no yo don’t have to pay anything after initial purchase, unless you want to buy Office. However there is now a free MS Office online like Google Docs.

Go to PC world website and look for the “social” range, there are loads.

Maybe worth considering an HP, people 🙂

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/hps-new-spectre-x360-is-probably-the-best-pc-laptop-around/

Re that HP, can you see it for sale in the U.K.? I’ve been looking at similar things and found that but I failed to find actual uk prices.

Hmmm. I didn’t look, sorry. I live in the Netherlands though, so I’m not even the best person to ask.

I assumed you would be able to buy it there, somehow…?

The new Dell 2 in ones also are worth a look for something more portable (Proper PC and windows Tablet that can be split or used together (keyboard has a second battery etc.)