Nemo14
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My Acer is a Q1VZC with an 11.6 screen.
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My Acer is a Q1VZC with an 11.6 screen.
englanddg
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11.6", yes, that's what mine has. Makes all the difference (the keyboard is actually usable!)...
I can't recall the model offhand (and it's at the office, so I can't look right now). It's a little beast for it's size though. I've even done video editing and photoshop on it, and it doesn't hiccup at all...
Not as powerful as my home machine, or many of my servers, but for my needs (which is mostly remoting into other machines anyhow) it's perfect. And, I love the small size.
StarWarsGirl
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HP really does make a good product. I have no idea why they get so much crap.
That, and the 24 hour online tech support is great. I've had to contact them several times and they've always solved my problem.
That, and the 24 hour online tech support is great. I've had to contact them several times and they've always solved my problem.
I'm still skeptical of the netbooks. I'm just used to having a large screen, and I watch quite a bit of YouTube videos (for TV shows), so I prefer a bigger screen. The ones I'm seeing on Best Buy with 11.6" screen are more expensive than the full laptops, too.
StarWarsGirl
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For students, a larger screen is better. When our Journalism lab was being used at the end of my Junior year, we were stuck on the smaller computers, and for typing articles, a desktop or a larger screen is better.
I've got a 15.6. Perfect size. Lightweight for travelling. Has a disk drive so I can watch DVDs in my spare time
EDIT: I eventually told my teacher I wanted to throw the laptop out the window. She said she had the same sentiments.
I've got a 15.6. Perfect size. Lightweight for travelling. Has a disk drive so I can watch DVDs in my spare time
EDIT: I eventually told my teacher I wanted to throw the laptop out the window. She said she had the same sentiments.
Nemo14
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Mine was under $300.
StarWarsGirl
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Make sure you're looking at the regular laptops, not the ultrabooks.
In the netbook section they only have 3 options. Two are over $400. Something tells me that the page is incomplete.
I was.
StarWarsGirl
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Okay, good.
I was wondering about that. Chromebook has many more options.
And the one laptop I was looking at I realized is 17.3". That might be too big for me, mine is 15.6" right now.
Nemo14
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Yes - take your time and check things out. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. Although I do like my netbook for travel, there are limits that get in the way. Our kids wanted to Skype with us while we were away this winter, but you can't Skype with that, although it does have a built-in camera. It wasn't a real big deal, but it's just little things like that that I'm learning.
Anyway, I finally got Mom to bed, so I'm going to go do likewise. Adios Amigos.
englanddg
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That's the key...I find the things that annoy me the most about laptops are the things that are hardest to fix later...
Like, keyboard layout, size, screen size, available outputs, position of the touchpad (NOTHING is more annoying then typing and your palm lightly grazes the touchpad and now you've told the computer to go do something...best case is that it just moves your cursor to a new spot...but I've had times when I've actually accidentally deleted things, etc...not fun...
Just go and play around with what they have. When ready, if there's no time sensitivity, my sister's husband works for BB as a manager, and may know of upcoming deals and sales. If you choose to use them as your source.
The things I look for most in a computer for the physical aspects. I want a good keyboard layout, touchpad that's easy to use (unlike my current laptop), several USB spots, good placement of the headphones, size of screen, and a good location for power cord.
Things that I prefer to have but can live without are a CD/DVD drive, and a button to turn off the touch pad since I use a wireless mouse a lot. I can see where it'd be an issue on Windows 8, too, with the accidentally touching it.
StarWarsGirl
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That's the best way to do it
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