Was looking for a Notebook, or Netbook >$300.
Features I'm looking for:
- Can run basic word editor applications.
- HD Video for on the go photo viewing.
- Comfortable form factor.
- Lightweight, compact, easy to clean.
- Under $300 not including upgrades.
- Upgradable.
- Decent Audio playback through headphones.
- Dual Core.
I'm intending to format the HD and install Windows 7. After which I will upgrade the RAM to 2GB - 4GB, whichever I feel the need I'll use. Also I may upgrade the factory HD.
These are the upgrades I'm looking to do:
- Newegg.com - Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9S-4GBSQ
- Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
These are my prospect Netbook buys:
- Newegg.com - Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ465 Diamond Black AMD Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1.00GHz) 10.1" 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook
- Newegg.com - ASUS Eee PC 1015PN-PU27-BK Black Intel Atom N570(1.66GHz) Dual Core 10.1" WSVGA 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook
I'm not a big fan of Acer. My Fiancee had an Acer Aspire and it was really junky I thought.
My questions:
- Will my above mentioned upgrades be compatible with the above mentioned machines?
- How does the NVIDIA ION graphics compare to the AMD Radeon HD 6250?
- Will my selections earn me the best "bang for my buck", or with these upgrades, can I aim for a cheaper machine?
Thanks.
Features I'm looking for:
- Can run basic word editor applications.
- HD Video for on the go photo viewing.
- Comfortable form factor.
- Lightweight, compact, easy to clean.
- Under $300 not including upgrades.
- Upgradable.
- Decent Audio playback through headphones.
- Dual Core.
I'm intending to format the HD and install Windows 7. After which I will upgrade the RAM to 2GB - 4GB, whichever I feel the need I'll use. Also I may upgrade the factory HD.
These are the upgrades I'm looking to do:
- Newegg.com - Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive
- Newegg.com - G.SKILL 4GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Laptop Memory Model F3-10600CL9S-4GBSQ
- Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
These are my prospect Netbook buys:
- Newegg.com - Acer Aspire One AO522-BZ465 Diamond Black AMD Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1.00GHz) 10.1" 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook
- Newegg.com - ASUS Eee PC 1015PN-PU27-BK Black Intel Atom N570(1.66GHz) Dual Core 10.1" WSVGA 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook
I'm not a big fan of Acer. My Fiancee had an Acer Aspire and it was really junky I thought.
My questions:
- Will my above mentioned upgrades be compatible with the above mentioned machines?
- How does the NVIDIA ION graphics compare to the AMD Radeon HD 6250?
- Will my selections earn me the best "bang for my buck", or with these upgrades, can I aim for a cheaper machine?
Thanks.