Netbooks +Rep

Hey guys, I'm thinking of buying a laptop with the money I'm earning from work. My parents think I'm better off buying a netbook instead? How do they differ from laptops?

Lower spec, cheaper and dont have a disc tray.

Theyre only if you use it for less consuming stuff like browsing the net :)

Lew.

Netbooks are good, very good. The only downside is they don't have a DVD drive, but you can pick up an external for £30 so it's not much of a hassle. If you're looking at Netbooks I advise looking at the latest Asus netbook, it has a dual-core processor.

I would rather go for a laptop, but that just me.

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Originally Posted by StefanWolves

Netbooks are good, very good. The only downside is they don't have a DVD drive, but you can pick up an external for £30 so it's not much of a hassle. If you're looking at Netbooks I advise looking at the latest Asus netbook, it has a dual-core processor.

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I'm kinda looking for something that's atleast 2GB and can't find nay Asus 2GB netbooks.

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Originally Posted by Rapidshare

I would rather go for a laptop, but that just me.

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I think I would too but netbooks are cheaper.

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Originally Posted by Dilusionate

I'm kinda looking for something that's atleast 2GB and can't find nay Asus 2GB netbooks.



I think I would too but netbooks are cheaper.

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2GB? you sure?

What would you need 2 gig in a netbook for, a gig would be fine.

Well it'd be faster? Bt I suppose I'd only be using it for social networking nd my school work and stuff?

Apart from the obvious size differences, the specs in comparison to a regular laptop are considerably lower. Netbooks are designed to be highly portable and efficient at simple tasks, which explains the spec differences.

If you're getting a new computer for school, explain to your parents that a netbook isn't designed for school use. Although it's more than possible to actually do schoolwork on them, it's just not the same as a laptop.

[/rant] (I apologize if my post was redundant; as I'm mildly drunk.)

Laptops are well worth it... Especially if your still gonna play habbo the screen will be tiny on a netbook! I use to have one but the cooling system was that crap it over heated and fried the motherboard. It was hp as well. I seriously don't recommend it. I'd save up for a laptop :) especially near Xmas the prices will be going down.