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hi Guys,
i'm looking to buy a netbook and i would like some advice as to the best one to buy under R4000.
also, do netbooks have DVD drives ?
i will be mainly going browsing online, emails, listening to music..are they powerful enough to watch movies on ?

thanks!:)
 
A netbook would be more portable, at the cost of performance. And many would feel a laptop would be better for transporting than a netbook + external DVD drive.
 
As far as i know there are not any 'netbooks' with a built in drive, but you can get a slimline external drive.
 
william riker said:
hi Guys,
i'm looking to buy a netbook and i would like some advice as to the best one to buy under R4000.
also, do netbooks have DVD drives ?
i will be mainly going browsing online, emails, listening to music..are they powerful enough to watch movies on ?

thanks!:)
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Take my advice, go for an MSI Wind, great machine, under R4000.00

It can be overclocked very safely to 24% via an official BIOS update, therefore it does not void your warranty.

It also can be turned into a near perfect hackbook.

All this info and more can be found on http://insanelywind.com

The South African version is called a Proline U100
 
Any of the netbooks with the newish Nvidia ION LE chipset like the Compaq/HP 311 mini. They have the 9400m graphics chip and can play 1080P HD movies + they have an HDMI out. The Asus 1201N is the best ION based netbook out here but is over R4000 though.
 
Pooky said:
Take my advice, go for an MSI Wind, great machine, under R4000.00

It can be overclocked very safely to 24% via an official BIOS update, therefore it does not void your warranty.

It also can be turned into a near perfect hackbook.

All this info and more can be found on http://insanelywind.com

The South African version is called a Proline U100
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i will look into it!
there is so much choice out there i didnt know where to start!
 
what about 3g capabilities ?
whats the battery life on average ?
i will use it to browse the internet outside of wifi areas.
 
I have both the HP 311 and the Samsung N140.. Both have their merits but even though the Hp is more powerful (Ion) and has an awesome screen, it suffers from a poor keyboard and it is largish at 12". Paid R2500 on special.

I prefer the Samsung as it has a 10" screen, 10 hour battery life (6 cell battery) and is everything a netbook should be.. Paid R3500.

I guess its down to choice though.. i have read great reviews about the The Asus 1201N as stated above though finding it locally might prove difficult.
 
remus786 said:
I guess its down to choice though.. i have read great reviews about the The Asus 1201N as stated above though finding it locally might prove difficult.
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Landmark computers and Nivo interactive sells the Asus 1201N. Contemplating getting one myself and wondering what I can pawn off to pay for it :D but it may have to wait a while.
 
I have an Asus EEE 1001HA, no complaints with it. Plays all the movies i have thrown at it, and has some awesome battery life.

Perfect for travelling.

I dont use my normal size laptop anymore. Paid about R3k for it, but i bought it in the UK.

Doubt you going to find a netbook with an optical drive though.
 
Nefertiti said:
Landmark computers and Nivo interactive sells the Asus 1201N. Contemplating getting one myself and wondering what I can pawn off to pay for it :D but it may have to wait a while.
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1201N is not something you would like as a travel companion unless your trips are about 4hrs. If you do get it, make sure to get it in silver as black is a fingerprint magnet of note.
 
Oh with the U100 you can also get a 9cell battery which lasts super long.
 
DJNgoma said:
1201N is not something you would like as a travel companion unless your trips are about 4hrs. If you do get it, make sure to get it in silver as black is a fingerprint magnet of note.
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yea, battery life is the one downside to the ASUS 1201N. I could live with that though. The other two I am interested in is pricier (acer timeline 1810 or asus ul20 but none is available locally). just my luck :(
 
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