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Last post: 2 months, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Sep 7, 08, 2:46 a.m.

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• lowimpakt

  i'm looking for a small laptop/net for when I'm travelling about with work. Only need it for connectivity, word processing, presentations and a small bit of photoshop image editing.

  not interested in a mac air...

  i'm considering the Asus EEE http://eeepc.asus.com/global/ or the DELL mini - http://www1.euro.dell.com/conten…

  Is using anyone a decent small laptop/netbook that is cheapish?

  Sep 7, 08, 2:46 a.m. – Permalink

• jonatne

  Get one with 3g built in. Internet anywhere.

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 2:53 a.m. – Permalink

• lowimpakt

  the mini has 3G

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 2:57 a.m. – Permalink

• vcr

  all small laptops are bollocks

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 3:01 a.m. – Permalink

• lowimpakt

  what are you using them for?

  • "Only need it for connectivity, word processing, presentations and a small bit of photoshop image editing."– jonatne

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 3:05 a.m. – Permalink

• digdre

  how about an iPhone.

  • i need to do real work ;)– lowimpakt1/5

    then get a macbook orso– digdre2/5

    basically, i don't want a mac. they always cause problems and I've no need to be 'special'– lowimpakt3/5

    thats true, these days you are special if youdon't have a mac, get the EEE then– digdre4/5

    :)– lowimpakt5/5

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 3:29 a.m. – Permalink

• Luis_Neng

  Sony VAIO TZ, 11 inch screen, 1366x768 resolution, battery lasts around 4 - 5 hours.

  • looks good but pricey - the dell mini starts at £299– lowimpakt

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 3:31 a.m. – Permalink

• poolio

  at a glance the dell looks more interesting to me.. but regardless of which laptop you go for, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts after you've used it for a bit as I'll be looking for a laptop for the exact same reasons soon. :)

  • ha. that's why i started this thread. hoping someone else would have tried it already.– lowimpakt

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 4:37 a.m. – Permalink

• sublocked

  don't have one...dell looks decent. wish most of these had DVI or HDMI out.

  here's another one.

  http://www.acer.com/aspireone/

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 4:42 a.m. – Permalink

• sublocked

  another...

  http://gizmodo.com/5029506/msi-w…

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 4:47 a.m. – Permalink

• sublocked

  and......this is supposedly the best in class

  http://www.engadget.com/tag/s10

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 4:48 a.m. – Permalink

• TheBlueOne

  I bought the first asus eee out of the gate last year...I love it for travelling or sitting on the couch, websurfing, email, word processing...I have the linux one so no photoshop on mine. I carry it with me everywhere in my bag and even forget I have it because it's so small & light...thinking of getting the dell one to replace this one though...would like to have xp..for alimited range of functions it's a great buy

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 4:55 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  I've got an Asus EEE, and it's the best £200 I've spent on computer hardware.

  If you remove photoshop from the requirement, it's perfect. You could in theory install a very trimmed down XP and get PS on there, but I'm not convinced of the usability you'll get from it, or how much disk space you'll have left.

  I use the default linux install, and use it mainly for email, web, ssh and remote access to my home PC. Ships with Picasa which allows you to do a certain amount of image editing.

  And it's tiny. You'll don't even know it's in your bag.

  • boots up in about 7 seconds too.– moth

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 5:02 a.m. – Permalink

• lowimpakt

  cool. Photoshop isn't essential at all the image editing would really be minimal.

  I just came back from a long train journey across europe for a work conference and would have killed for something like that. e.g. the eurostar train doesn't have plugs and my main laptop has poor battery life etc.

  I'm also doing a Phd and always have paper notebooks everywhere I go and I want to replace those.

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 5:12 a.m. – Permalink

• SkyPoo

  I'm strangely drawn to a minilaptop but I don't really know why, apart from an uncharacteristic geek love for the idea, and the occasional need to check email whilst out of the studio and home (really hardly ever necessary at all). Mostly though I think purchasing one might help me break through the psychological barrier that keeps me from considering a PC for my studio use.

  I'm thinking if started with a minilaptop and got used to the way it works I might one day have the guts to stop throwing money into Apple's brand bucket and switch to PC.

  I think its a real shame that the original mimilaptop company Psion didn't stay in the game to see it become a viable business. I would love to have a modern Psion minilaptop.

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psi…

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 5:13 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  The battery life on the EEE isn't really all that impakt. You might (just) get from London to Paris.

  • the Eee PC 901 has "up to 8 hours"....– lowimpakt

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 5:29 a.m. – Permalink

• moth

  well... I'm not sure about the price of the new Eee's. I think it was great value at £200, but at £300 I'd probably go for the dell. It's simply more bang for your buck.

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 6:32 a.m. – Permalink

• pr2

  http://www.everex.com/products/c…

  I got me: http://www.everex.com/products/s…

  small enough to take anywhere and powerfull enough to do some PS and AE work.

  

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  Dog-earSep 7, 08, 6:44 a.m. – Permalink