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Old 12-10-2010, 05:56 PM   #26
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Old 12-11-2010, 12:00 AM   #27
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Netbooks only appear to be "crappier" and sluggish to notebooks only because you are using Windows.

Try Ubuntu or Jolicloud. It will fly for all your basic needs.
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Old 12-11-2010, 02:01 AM   #28
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Not intentionally thread jacking, but I'm in the same situation as OP.

My gf basically wants the best brand new "computer" she can get with $400~ after tax.
So that's netbook, laptop, desktop, etc. But most likely, only a netbook would be able to fit in that budget.

She doesn't really have the time to shop around or order online if it's cheaper.

But she found a laptop here at FS:

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...0d9b56150fen02

I don't know anything about it though. Are these specs considered good? How fast is an Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4500?

Any other suggestions on laptop, netbook, $400 budget?

And what kind of surprise additional fees am I expected to pay when purchasing a laptop?
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Old 12-11-2010, 04:54 AM   #29
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staples' having a door crasher sale today

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/stapl...prefixid=Comp9


netbooks for $149
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http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/produ...0d9b56150fen02

I don't know anything about it though. Are these specs considered good? How fast is an Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4500?

Any other suggestions on laptop, netbook, $400 budget?

And what kind of surprise additional fees am I expected to pay when purchasing a laptop?
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

The T4500 cpu is rated at 1565.
Most 10.1 inch netbooks use either an Atom N450 or N455 chip and they are rated at 319/319 whereas the higher number is better.

The T4500 is going to be a faster chip, but not as fast as the newer i3/i5/i7 chips.

This particular model is over 5 lbs, so it is going to be pretty heavy for a 14 inch laptop. It has an LED screen, but I doubt she will get 3 hours on a full battery charge.

I guess for the price, it isn't bad.
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Old 12-11-2010, 10:12 AM   #31
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I think this is the same one as the NCIX one that was posted earlier, but you can stack coupon codes at STaples.

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...affixedcode=WW

I have a $20 off code, and you can find more codes at Red flag deals to get the price down.
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Old 12-11-2010, 06:59 PM   #32
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staples' having a door crasher sale today

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/stapl...prefixid=Comp9


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no wonder i saw a lineup of people outside staples at 830am
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Old 12-11-2010, 09:32 PM   #33
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the one on grandview suppose to open at 9 but i think they opened like 15 minutes earlier or something... all the netbooks were gone
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