anyone seen the mini computer in the verizon commercial?

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

didnt know where to post this so im sorry if this is the wrong section:

what do you guys think of that new mini laptop that just came out. they show it in a verizon commercial and say its like under 250.00....im not really into computers so i dont know what to look for in one. but all id like to do is surf the net and do regular stuff like watch a ***** here and again and CA.com...oh and microsoft word would be nince...so i guess just general stuff.

or are there better computers out there for just a little more???

sorry im such a noob

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[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

they were $199 in the paper this morning. A coworker just picked up one online for the same price from tiger direct.

They are decent if you need a small portable computer. However, i'de rather just have a laptop with a larger harddrive, bigger screen, etc etc. I dont mind carrying around the extra burden.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

There's a couple mini netbooks om the market.

Acer has a 8.9" one, Sony has a Vaio like that, Dell has a Mini 9...couple others I'm forgetting.

I'd hate using one for typing, but for surfing they do fine. Been thinking of picking one up as a remote head for my music server, at this point they're cheaper than a Squeezebox and do much more.

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

aren't those the hp mini notebooks? probably nice.. but only thing i'd need one for is school and keeping documents/papers sorts.. i'd get a cheaper acer one for that, like 2.3 lbs and 8.9" screen anyhow.

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

they were $199 in the paper this morning. A coworker just picked up one online for the same price from tiger direct.
They are decent if you need a small portable computer. However, i'de rather just have a laptop with a larger harddrive, bigger screen, etc etc. I dont mind carrying around the extra burden.

well how big of a HD do they come with? and how much do i actually need?? oh and i may also download some song for my mp3 player.

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

aren't those the hp mini notebooks? probably nice.. but only thing i'd need one for is school and keeping documents/papers sorts.. i'd get a cheaper acer one for that, like 2.3 lbs and 8.9" screen anyhow.

wait what???? you can get a mini comp made by someone else foir cheaper than 199???????

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

come on gimmie some info....is this a good idea for what i said....surfing the net, watching some **** and downloading song for my mp3 player???

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

hit up mikeoftulsa he owns a ***-pooter shop

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

hit up mikeoftulsa he owns a ***-pooter shop

think he could gimmie a good deal?

 

[infamous_e46 5,000+ posts]

maybe

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

well how big of a HD do they come with? and how much do i actually need?? oh and i may also download some song for my mp3 player.

my coworker just picked up the Acer, it has a 120gig harddrive, 1 gig of ram. My laptop (cost another $150) has 2 gigs of ram, 250gig harddrive. I need a big ol hard drive though. The 250gig is full.

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

well just for what im looking to do with my laptop how much room do you think i need?

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

hit up mikeoftulsa he owns a ***-pooter shop

i pmed him.

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

okay whats the difference between a mini notebook and mini laptop??

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

well just for what im looking to do with my laptop how much room do you think i need?

How much do you use now?

We can't answer that question.