Harsahil Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hi guys. I need to buy a notebook for my wife's studies. However i m really tight on budget so can't afford to spend much. I want to know the cheapest option which is reliable as well as has some useful features. Plz suggest me the best ones for this. The price I want is around 12k. I have seen some Samsung notebooks at that price but am unsure abt its feedback by users. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 There is a dealer on Techenclave selling this Asus EEE PC Specs : Intel Atom N280 (1.6 Ghz) 1 GB DDR2 Memory 160 GB HDD 10.1 inch LCD (1024x600 resolution); LED backlight WiFi 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz Bluetooth2.1 + EDR Webcam 6 Cell Battery with 8.5 hrs of backup Win XP Home Edition USB DVD RW (External) Price : 18k + Shipping. Get rid of the external USB drive and it would round off to 16 k. Cant get anything better than that under 20k. http://www.techenclave.com/dealers-paradis...5ha-154751.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 ^^ looks like a good option. will look into it. Thanks. however i still need some other cheaper options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 hey guys what do u suggest abt this.. http://cgi.ebay.in/Samsung-Netbook-N128-mi...#ht_2886wt_1165 it has the same features as the ones suggested by Aftrunner. however it is cheaper. Is Samsung reliable for netbooks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWC Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 14k Samsung. http://cgi.ebay.in/Samsung-N128-Mini-Netbo...=item3ca8375649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 No OS on those. And add another 2k for the DVD drive and it comes to 16k. Dunno about Samsung as a brand though. Never heard anything about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 14k Samsung. http://cgi.ebay.in/Samsung-N128-Mini-Netbo...=item3ca8375649 bro its the same as the one i posted. only the seller is different. thanks though. @Aftrunner: yeah i guess the price is same keeping OS in mind. can we have the same deal on ebay.in too esp because we r getting free Christmas gifts there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 No idea dude. BTW if all she needs is basic office stuff then you can always get the cheap Samsung one and install a Linux distro on it. Put Open office in there with Firefox/Opera and it will do all that a windows desktop will and it will run better on those specs. Plus it will work out to be cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted December 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 ^That seems to be a good idea. yea she will be doing some study stuff. like solving some questions sent to her via email and on internet. i hope this will be enough for that.. but i may need to research a little bit more. Thanks mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 No idea dude. BTW if all she needs is basic office stuff then you can always get the cheap Samsung one and install a Linux distro on it. Put Open office in there with Firefox/Opera and it will do all that a windows desktop will and it will run better on those specs. Plus it will work out to be cheaper. bro i m a total newbie to Linux.. where can i download this version and how do i install it to a netbook without CD-rom that has DOS as its OS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 What are you looking to install? You can install Windows XP or a Linux Distro from a pen drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 What are you looking to install? You can install Windows XP or a Linux Distro from a pen drive. U mean i have to copy the iso of windows xp or linux distro on the cd to a pen drive to install it? I was thinking of trying linux as u advised as it is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Well if you have Windows XP CD you can install that from a pendrive. Its not too hard. Check it out. If you wanna go with Linux you need to pick a distro. Just google around. Thing to keep in mind about a Linux distro is if you need some extra programs later on they might not work with Linux if they are windows only. There are some apps that can emulate it and make it work but its a bit touchy. If you dont want anything to do with Windows in the future you can opt for Linux then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Well if you have Windows XP CD you can install that from a pendrive. Its not too hard. Check it out. If you wanna go with Linux you need to pick a distro. Just google around. Thing to keep in mind about a Linux distro is if you need some extra programs later on they might not work with Linux if they are windows only. There are some apps that can emulate it and make it work but its a bit touchy. If you dont want anything to do with Windows in the future you can opt for Linux then. Whoa!! interesting info. thanks. will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 So which netbook did you get? The Samsung one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harsahil Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 So which netbook did you get? The Samsung one? yea the cheaper one. but i havent received it yet. hoping to get it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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