Hi Darren.
I got a Compaq Mini 311 netbook free with my mobile broadband upgrade,
and its probably one of the best machines I've ever seen. The battery
integrates with the case so well that its hardly noticeable with no
unsightly bulges at the back and the tiled keyboard is exquisite to
use with hardly a gap between each key, so not easily damaged unlike
some netbooks I could mention. Also, if that weren't enough, this
machine has its own dedicated graphics processor in the form of the
Nvidia Ion which means that graphics processing is handled separately
and does not therefore put too much strain on the Intel Atom processor
which is the bog standard 1.6 GHZ. As for other specs, they're pretty
par with a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of memory upgradable to 3GB with a
DDR3 module, Bluetooth 2.1 and wireless G networking, 3 USB ports, VGA
and unusually for a netbook you also have HDMI as well. A single audio
jack serves as both headphone and microphone socket but the internal
microphone is serviceable enough or you could simply buy a USB headset.
All the best and I hope this gives you something to chew over. Price
is around the £300 mark, so its not as if you'll be paying over the
odds either.
All the best, Ibrahim.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Darran Ross"
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To: "Access-UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:52 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Netbook and Keyboard Size
Hi List.
I've decided to treat myself to one of these things sometime over the
next couple of weeks, but was wondering if anyone has found a
particularly nice model with a reasonably well laid out keyboard.
Basically I'm looking for a netbook that doesn't have a horribly
squeezed up querty keyboard.
Thanks.
Darran
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