Computer help: Mini laptop/notebook

Samsung NC10 or N130.

I have an NC10. £239 from Dixons is a good deal now.

N130 is excellent value here:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/172831

Are you happy wuth the NC10? Any criticisms?

Onboard sound is awful, doesn't bother me.

Touchpad is too small, I use a usb wireless mouse where I can.

Other than that it's great.

NC10 here. Very good if a little slow by todays Core 2 Duo laptop standards. Get the 6 cell battery one. Comes with 1 gig ram, need to buy a 2 gig stick really (only one slot - 2gb max) - nearly 40 quid at the moment!!!!!

OK. Thanks

also on amazon.
just got one there now

http://www.amazon.co.uk

Sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious Dobbo, but the Samsung model mentioned doesn't have a disc drive; you need to purchase an external one if you wish to install any software.

Just put it on a usb stick.

Not obvious to me. Thanks

Or transfer it all using a memory stick, which isnt difficult plus most software is downloaded.

Disc drives will be obsolete in a few years.

There's rarely any need to install software from a disc anyway.

It's all out there for downloading.

She mainly uses a laptop for poker. Will this do the job?

Definitely, yes.

Plenty of people on here use them for poker.

That will do then. Thanks guys.Over to Amazon

It would be nice to know if they plan to bring out an NC10 with windows 7 on as then it would go faster, wouldnt it ?

I've got windows 7 dual booting on mine.

It is faster, yes.

We have 2 Acer Aspire Ones. It does everything I need, 1GB RAM is more than enough for windows XP. If you can, buy one with Linux and install XP yourself, you will save £50. Mine cost £144 and my sons cost £220.

They come in Blue, Black or White. I reckon your wife would like the white one; it's the most popular colour amongst women.

Mine is blue.

and pink :p

Poker runs easily on my netbook although its hard to multi table.

EGG: when you said "it's all out here for the downloading" were you referring to legal software or pirate?

All the legal stuff is there isn't it?

Manufacturers websites and that.

nudge nudge it's out there alright

But what do you need on it, free anti virus and office org.

Operating systems

can anyone help. thinking of putting firefox on is it any good

I loaded windows 7 on mine via a usb stick.

Try firefox alongside IE and see which you prefer. I run both with no apparent problems.

Firefox is my preferred browser.

I installed my games with a memory stick.

Linux isn't suitable for poker, I could only get stars to work on the OS

thanks will try

EGG - was linux the original OS?

XP