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mrks · 03-20-2010, 10:40 AM

I picked up an HP mini 311 and I'm pretty happy with it.
It's the slower model with the 1.6ghz Atom, but it has an ION chip. As long as you have 2gb ram it's very usable.

I mainly use it to for some emails and browse the web. Most video's are fine except 1080p, but if you're buying a netbook for 1080p you're barking up the wrong tree.

SkinnyPupp is right with the screen and CPU speed. Don't get anything smaller than 1366. You can really see how slow the CPU is when you unzip something. I've never seen the progress bar move so slow in a while. I think the last time I had to wait this long to unzip a 1gb file was back in day of FTPing for games.

Another very important thing, the trackpads are a pain in the ass! They're way too small.

03-20-2010, 10:40 AM	#4
mrks I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Vancouver Posts: 511 Thanked 59 Times in 35 Posts Failed 6 Times in 5 Posts	I picked up an HP mini 311 and I'm pretty happy with it. It's the slower model with the 1.6ghz Atom, but it has an ION chip. As long as you have 2gb ram it's very usable. I mainly use it to for some emails and browse the web. Most video's are fine except 1080p, but if you're buying a netbook for 1080p you're barking up the wrong tree. SkinnyPupp is right with the screen and CPU speed. Don't get anything smaller than 1366. You can really see how slow the CPU is when you unzip something. I've never seen the progress bar move so slow in a while. I think the last time I had to wait this long to unzip a 1gb file was back in day of FTPing for games. Another very important thing, the trackpads are a pain in the ass! They're way too small.