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Nothing but Netbook: Six Low-Priced, Fast-Selling Laptops
Fox News ^ | 1/28/09 | Gary M. Kaye

Posted on 01/28/2009 10:03:59 AM PST by Domandred

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To: papertyger

Alltel LG


21 posted on 01/28/2009 11:06:57 AM PST by GOPJ (Corrupt business decisions get bailed-out. Why should I play by the rules?FReeper-pierrem15)
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To: CaptRon

Sounds like this would be great for hurricane evacuation. Take your cell phone and little computer with you...


22 posted on 01/28/2009 11:08:18 AM PST by GOPJ (Corrupt business decisions get bailed-out. Why should I play by the rules?FReeper-pierrem15)
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Not too sure about LGs. If you have a PDA with an internet connection, you can find a third party program to brigde the gap without paying any extra charge.


23 posted on 01/28/2009 11:11:59 AM PST by papertyger
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To: Temple Owl

ping


24 posted on 02/09/2009 6:17:03 AM PST by Tribune7 (Obama wants to put the same crowd that ran Fannie Mae in charge of health care)
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To: papertyger
Mac user here too.
Really been wanting a netbook to take on trips.
Got a MacBook Pro, but I find it's a little too big to carry on long trips and too pricey to lose.
I'd like to get something very small, stable and not too pricey. Just something to surf and perhaps watch Netflix.
I am not computer savvy at all, so I'd like something that is simple to use.
Been thinking about this: ASUS Eee PC 901, but not certain I want to go out and get it yet.
So, may I ask what you have and what you might recommend for a total non geek?
25 posted on 04/23/2009 7:02:15 AM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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Rip your movies to mpeg4 and you won’t need the DVD player at all.


26 posted on 04/23/2009 7:13:34 AM PDT by Kozak (USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Requiescat In Pace)
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To: MaryFromMichigan

That looks like a winner, Mary. I think that’s as good as you can get. I have an Acer One netbook, which has a ‘hundred and change’ gig hard drive (that I don’t really use), and no built in bluetooth (easily remedied).

If I were looking for another one, I’d probably go for the one you’ve picked.

However, you do know netbooks don’t have a built in dvd/cd drive, right? If you’re going to netflix, it will have to be the download kind. Also, the windows xp home OS is a plus. Many of the netbooks are linux, so not real friendly to the total non geek.

It ain’t a Mac, but it ain’t sixteen hundred bucks, either.


27 posted on 04/23/2009 7:30:40 AM PDT by papertyger (Journatizing made free speech an assault weapon.)
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:)
Thanks for in the info!


28 posted on 04/23/2009 2:50:12 PM PDT by MaryFromMichigan
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