Need a $400 or less laptop/netbook
 

Looking to buy a netbook or a budget notebook for under 400
Netbook with n450, 6 cell battery, 1-2 gb ram.
Or a budget laptop with 15.4" or lower screen
Use for itunes, downloading music, typing, browsing, some small photo editing,etc


I quickly browsed some sites and found some $400 or less net/notebooks


Acer Aspire 15.6" Laptop featuring AMD Athlon 64 Processor TF-20 (AS5517-5178)
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...ae071f8d04en02

Toshiba 10.1" Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz Netbook (NB305-00F)
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...e9e64f6874en02

Samsung 10.1" Netbook featuring Intel Atom N450 (N150)
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...a67daeaf0fen02

ASUS Eee PC 1005PE Black Intel Atom N450 1GB 250GB 10IN 1024X600 WLAN Windows 7 Starter 14HOUR
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...nufacture=ASUS

Which one is the best? Is windows 7 starter ok? Or should I buy a notebook with windows 7 home premium, like in the 1st link?

Or some better net/notebooks than these within the price range?

Thanks

there should be the Asus 1001P which is the same spec as the 1005P but cheaper and comes with windows XP

I have a 14 inch e-machines version of the acer(same company) that you posted above. It's faster than a netbook and will do every you want it to but the build quality is poor and there customer service sucks.I would only get if you really know your way around a laptop. I would spend a bit more or wait for a deal and get something better. You can get a 15 inch dell with a Intel Dual Core T4400 for $459.

Look at redflagdeals.com for some good deals.

i lug around my netbook quite a bit so fi you do the same make sure weight and size won't be an issue...

If I had to chose from the 4 you listed, I'd get the Asus.

eee 1005pe ftw!

Windows 7 starter can't change the theme or wallpaper.... damn....

^ what the fuck? it's that crippled??

I've been looking at <$400 netbooks and I think this is a pretty good deal.

One thing that people seem to agree on is looking for a netbook with good resolution. Personally, I'm looking for a 10.1" netbook with a resolution of 1366x768. That and a 6 cell battery as this is for my gf who won't really be doing much other than word processing / browsing.

HP210 is the only choice for 10.1 with 1366x768 with HD hardware acceleration

I would stay away from LG, personal preferrence.

Yes, didn't realize u can't change the wallpaper until got 2 of the starter edition. That's stupid. wallpaper is something so basic, why cripple that?

I got a VAIO W for my wife in Seattle Premium outlet 2 weeks ago. It's the old N280 (but brand new sealed). it has 1280x768, 8 hours battery, bluetooth, 250GB HD, a/b/g/n for $350 + a free refurbished Webbie camera (youtube friendly camera worth $80). Not too bad for previous generation. Futureshop was trying to clear it out at $400~450 and no freebie. :p

Wow, THAT is pretty fucking rediculous.

Just picked up an Acer Aspire Timeline 1810tz.

Love it, and the specs are really good. For $499 from FS, this unit is great in terms of battery life and power.

If you can spend about $100 more, this thing is worth it.

yap.

Bought 2 Starter Edition (Gateway N450) at the same time (one for my in-law). When trying to change theme/wallpapaer, found out the option is missing.

Search google on W7 Starter Edition Wallpaper, then found out "Personalization" is removed from Starter Edition. :mad:

I agree, you'll be much happier with a CULV notebook, the atoms powered computers are useless if you have more than one app/window open at once.

heres another CULV for 500.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...VYa8OWDPBfV30A

From the reivews, it's draw backs is the trackpad can be sluggish, the keyboard isn't all that comfortable, and the trackpad button is bar style.

i did a quick google and got a review:
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5088

Alternatively, you could try the wind 12. using a AMD cpu, you won't see as much battery life, but better performance.

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-U210-008US-12-1-Inch-Black-Netbook/dp/B002LZUHNW
this is 419 USD. but we're like at 0.9x in exchange rate :D

it has a synaptics trackpad so you might be able to get multitouch on it (i'm a big fan of 2 finger scroll).

here is a review:
http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...ewsID=5302&p=2

but if you were to stick in your budget, i would go with the asus netbook. multitouch. and i've heard good things from their line of netbooks, plus they've a good reputation as a company.

i highly recommend msi, it's really nicely built, and competitively priced. you also get the option to overclock up to +24%. your price range of $400 max is good enough. if you are really tight on money i can sell you mine for cheap lol

i'll sell you my asus g50v a1 for $500