Collegetop?

Thomas93 · October 23rd, 2009, 8:21 PM

I may be needing a lap/net book for next year.

Requirements:
Good keyboard
Good trackpad
A good battery (I dont mind buying myself an extended one though.)
11" and above.
Stylish.
Can handle some light photoshopping
Stays cool.
Under £400. £450 at a stretch.
CULV not an atom!
New or second hand, just in good nick please.
More portable than a macbook. (2.3kg and under.)
Would like:
bluetooth, but thats not a biggy.

Acer
Samsung NC20
HP DV2
Dell Mini 11z

Elvis313 · October 23rd, 2009, 8:27 PM

I might be biased but: get a Thinkpad

Dr_Grip · October 23rd, 2009, 11:49 PM

Seconded. Thinkpad or Mac.

Thomas93 · October 23rd, 2009, 11:55 PM

I currently have a 2008 whitebook.Being shiny it screams "STEAL ME" as if I do go to this college I will be getting bus or train. All the above laptops have no internal disc drive, which makes them thinner, and easier to stuff in a bag with lots of other things. I am basically after a machine which I can damage or lose, i'd be upset but I wouldn't be as badly out of pocket as I would with the Mac.

Dr_Grip · October 24th, 2009, 1:57 PM

I've been in college much longer than i'd like to admit and have used Macs most of the time (Pismo/iBook/Whitebook) - you should cut down on the paranoia, none none of them have been stolen. (And i don't even use a Kensington lock).

IF you really think you need a cheap "throwaway" laptop, get a ten-inch Acer netbook. They are dead cheap, reasonably fast, small but big enough to fit a decent-size keyboard.

If you plan on getting a 13+-inch laptop you have to invest too much money to fit in your "not too bad if it gets stolen"-criteria.

Not having a HDD will not make a netbook slimmer, by the way, as most of them (for example the Acer you linked) are available with both a SSD and a traditional harddisk, thus are designed to fit one anyways.

EDIT: No, i've not been in college since the Pismo came out - i got one used as my first Mac sometime in the early naughts.

Thomas93 · October 24th, 2009, 3:05 PM

I can see where your coming from but im only co-owner of the Mac

After using 13" and 12" (Macbook and iBook respectively.) I don't think i could go back to ten, and I would like to fill it up with music and videos for some entertainemnt should the situation arise.

Dr_Grip · October 24th, 2009, 4:40 PM

A used/refurbished Whitebook/iBook it is, then.

OR a Thinkpad.

Thomas93 · October 24th, 2009, 4:47 PM

too expensive, too noisy under playing flash video and if I could get lighter I would.

thinkpads are too expensive.

October 23rd, 2009, 8:21 PM	#1
Thomas93 Joined: Nov 3rd, 2008 Last Online: 12:08 AM Location: West Midlands Posts: 160 Car: A Pair Of Converse Is my Main Form Of Transport Rep Power: 5	Collegetop? I may be needing a lap/net book for next year. Requirements: Good keyboard Good trackpad A good battery (I dont mind buying myself an extended one though.) 11" and above. Stylish. Can handle some light photoshopping Stays cool. Under £400. £450 at a stretch. CULV not an atom! New or second hand, just in good nick please. More portable than a macbook. (2.3kg and under.) Would like: bluetooth, but thats not a biggy. Acer Samsung NC20 HP DV2 Dell Mini 11z Last edited by Thomas93; October 23rd, 2009 at 8:30 PM.

October 23rd, 2009, 8:27 PM	#2
Elvis313 Joined: Jul 13th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Braunschweig, Germany Age: 22 Posts: 748 Car: Ford Fiesta Mk6 Rep Power: 46	I might be biased but: get a Thinkpad __________________

October 23rd, 2009, 11:49 PM	#3
Dr_Grip Joined: Jul 8th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Germany Posts: 1,462 Car: 1979 Opel Kadett (Oliver's Son) Rep Power: 70	Seconded. Thinkpad or Mac. __________________ I got a Rolls-Royce 'Cause it's good for my voice (Mark Bolan/T-Rex)

October 24th, 2009, 1:57 PM	#5
Dr_Grip Joined: Jul 8th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Germany Posts: 1,462 Car: 1979 Opel Kadett (Oliver's Son) Rep Power: 70	I've been in college much longer than i'd like to admit and have used Macs most of the time (Pismo/iBook/Whitebook) - you should cut down on the paranoia, none none of them have been stolen. (And i don't even use a Kensington lock). IF you really think you need a cheap "throwaway" laptop, get a ten-inch Acer netbook. They are dead cheap, reasonably fast, small but big enough to fit a decent-size keyboard. If you plan on getting a 13+-inch laptop you have to invest too much money to fit in your "not too bad if it gets stolen"-criteria. Not having a HDD will not make a netbook slimmer, by the way, as most of them (for example the Acer you linked) are available with both a SSD and a traditional harddisk, thus are designed to fit one anyways. EDIT: No, i've not been in college since the Pismo came out - i got one used as my first Mac sometime in the early naughts. __________________ I got a Rolls-Royce 'Cause it's good for my voice (Mark Bolan/T-Rex)

October 24th, 2009, 4:40 PM	#7
Dr_Grip Joined: Jul 8th, 2008 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Germany Posts: 1,462 Car: 1979 Opel Kadett (Oliver's Son) Rep Power: 70	A used/refurbished Whitebook/iBook it is, then. OR a Thinkpad. __________________ I got a Rolls-Royce 'Cause it's good for my voice (Mark Bolan/T-Rex)

October 23rd, 2009, 11:55 PM	#4
Thomas93 Joined: Nov 3rd, 2008 Last Online: 12:08 AM Location: West Midlands Posts: 160 Car: A Pair Of Converse Is my Main Form Of Transport Rep Power: 5	I currently have a 2008 whitebook.Being shiny it screams "STEAL ME" as if I do go to this college I will be getting bus or train. All the above laptops have no internal disc drive, which makes them thinner, and easier to stuff in a bag with lots of other things. I am basically after a machine which I can damage or lose, i'd be upset but I wouldn't be as badly out of pocket as I would with the Mac.

October 24th, 2009, 3:05 PM	#6
Thomas93 Joined: Nov 3rd, 2008 Last Online: 12:08 AM Location: West Midlands Posts: 160 Car: A Pair Of Converse Is my Main Form Of Transport Rep Power: 5	I can see where your coming from but im only co-owner of the Mac After using 13" and 12" (Macbook and iBook respectively.) I don't think i could go back to ten, and I would like to fill it up with music and videos for some entertainemnt should the situation arise.

October 24th, 2009, 4:47 PM	#8
Thomas93 Joined: Nov 3rd, 2008 Last Online: 12:08 AM Location: West Midlands Posts: 160 Car: A Pair Of Converse Is my Main Form Of Transport Rep Power: 5	too expensive, too noisy under playing flash video and if I could get lighter I would. thinkpads are too expensive.

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