Bespoke Netbooks?
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Not bespoke but it has a dual-core chip and was tested by gadget show running hi definition videos simultaneously. £350
http://fwd.five.tv/gadgets/computing/laptops/asus-...
ETA The £350 might be a bit wrong, was on a review but they all seem to be around £500.
http://fwd.five.tv/gadgets/computing/laptops/asus-...
ETA The £350 might be a bit wrong, was on a review but they all seem to be around £500.
Edited by andrewrob on Monday 25th October 14:42
Some of the newer ones have meatier graphics (nVidia ION, etc) which are more than capable of doing 1080p movie playback. The dual-core Atom processors are starting to come through too.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_73301.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_73301.html
Magistrate said:
I went onto the Dell site. Really good stuff! Trouble is the price!
They want £505 just for the SSD drive! Total price for the netbook was £2400 by the time I'd finished!
Yikes! Anyone any other ideas?
what inch screen are you looking for?They want £505 just for the SSD drive! Total price for the netbook was £2400 by the time I'd finished!
Yikes! Anyone any other ideas?
also the higher spec you go for, the less battery life it will have, especially if you have gone for a smaller laptop. 1 hour will be maxpossible
cmackay81 said:
what inch screen are you looking for?
also the higher spec you go for, the less battery life it will have, especially if you have gone for a smaller laptop. 1 hour will be maxpossible
Screen size up to 13" really. Needs to be light and easily carried.also the higher spec you go for, the less battery life it will have, especially if you have gone for a smaller laptop. 1 hour will be maxpossible
Thought I'd get more life than an hour though!
Edited by Magistrate on Monday 25th October 21:38
Magistrate said:
cmackay81 said:
what inch screen are you looking for?
also the higher spec you go for, the less battery life it will have, especially if you have gone for a smaller laptop. 1 hour will be maxpossible
Screen size up to 12" really. Needs to be light and easily carried.also the higher spec you go for, the less battery life it will have, especially if you have gone for a smaller laptop. 1 hour will be maxpossible
Thought I'd get more life than an hour though!
Though I hate Dell/Alienware with a vengeance, there is the M11x
also expensive the sony X series are raelly light and the battery will last on these, not so powerful though
otherwise try samsung, they generally have some good quality netbooks. there was the n510, but not sure what their latest one is
Dell Adamo is certainly less than £2400 - the £999 model is 13" WLED screen, 1.4Ghz core 2 duo, 2GB, 128GB SSD, 5 hour battery life, 1.8kg. Or the new Macbook Air is pretty good value in that ultraportable market really.
Inspiron M101z is worth a look at the budget end - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/360457/dell... - plenty of power for 1080p video and general computing tasks, 11.6" screen, 6+ hours battery life, 1.5kg.
These things are always a trade-off of size/weight, battery life and power. The typical 10" Atom-powered ones get such good battery life because the low-power CPU and integrated graphics will only use 8-9W, so a comparatively small battery can last a long time. Better CPUs need more power, generate more heat, so need bigger enclosures and that either eats into battery space or the thing has to get bigger. Same goes for proper graphics chipsets.
Inspiron M101z is worth a look at the budget end - http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/360457/dell... - plenty of power for 1080p video and general computing tasks, 11.6" screen, 6+ hours battery life, 1.5kg.
These things are always a trade-off of size/weight, battery life and power. The typical 10" Atom-powered ones get such good battery life because the low-power CPU and integrated graphics will only use 8-9W, so a comparatively small battery can last a long time. Better CPUs need more power, generate more heat, so need bigger enclosures and that either eats into battery space or the thing has to get bigger. Same goes for proper graphics chipsets.
Magistrate said:
cmackay81 said:
what's the graphics card on it?
It says only 'Intel's integrated Mobile 965' due to size of the machine (it even has a DVD RW in a 12" Netbook!all depends on how much you want to spend, but i'd always suggest getting one with a dedicated graphics card. but be warned, though it will greatly improve the performance and capabilities, it will increase price and decrease battery life significantly
cmackay81 said:
What he needs is a netbook with a dedicated Graphics card, not integrated
And FFS, the last thing these forums need is another mac/pc debate.
The new air has an NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics card lobbed on it. And who was turning it into a debate? The guys had a request, and folks are trying to help.And FFS, the last thing these forums need is another mac/pc debate.
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