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Not really up on laptops as such.
Just needs interweb, resonable graphic qualities and open office friendly.
Any super deals out there or recommendations?
Just bought a L350 Toshiba from Tesco's £430, 250 HD 3gb Ram and I'm like you, don't really know to much about them all and my use is the same as yours, it's a cracker 8)
What's your budget and what do you mean by reasonable graphic qualities?
iPad
well the iPad would fail on Open Office friendly for a start. IWorks at $9.99 per app....
Opps, budget £400.
Will it mainly be used at home or will you also be travelling with it i.e. is size and weight an issue?
I bought a acer 5738 recently from PC Wurld for 400, its really good ( I'm comparing to my work laptop which is a IBM thunkpad)
samsung nc10 or the newer nc 110 net book brill. Portable more than pwerfull enough for everyday use and has a huge battery life for when your out and about.
Oh and theyre in the rgion of £300
I've got a Samsung NC10 and my daughter has an N110 and they're both excellent if portability is required.
If you're not taking it out and about then £400 gets you a very decent 15.4" laptop - something like a Dell Inspiron for example.
[url= http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=392556&sourceid=2459&cm_mmc=CSE-_-google-_-laptops-_-160837&CAWELAID=409163025 ]Samsung X120[/url]
Faster than most netbooks, comes with Win 7, 3GB of memory and 250GB of HD. With 11.6" screen yet very very portable. A lot more capable than your average netbook and only slightly bigger/heavier.
I have to admit that I find netbooks horribly underpowered and 10" a bit small for an everyday laptop. I know an extra 1.6" does not sounds like much but trust me the difference is quite substantial.
I'm one one of these now
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-10-1-Inch-Netbook-Android-Battery/dp/B002OBUIBO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1265058894&sr=8-1 ]Acer Aspire one £230[/url]
I'm really please with it personnaly, ticked the boxes what for what I wanted anyway
Hate to rain on peoples parades, but from experience the Acer's batteries aren't up to much.
[i]Hate to rain on peoples parades, but from experience the Acer's batteries aren't up to much. [/i]
I'd agree. I've just got an acer one and the battery struggles to give more than 2.5 hours. Still, for 140 quid, musn't grumble.