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Best Netbook?
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So my 1st generation intel macbook pro has been having enough problems that I'm worried it's going to die soon. So before it does I was hoping for some recommendations on the best netbook out there and what to look for in one.
Some things about me:
-I have big hands so the bigger the keyboard the better, though I am not opposed to using a wireless keyboard for large projects.
-Use an external HDD for my music
-Need it to be able to run Word and PowerPoint for professional reasons
-Don't do any gaming on it, pretty much just surf the net and use it to chat
-Still want it to be as fast as possible
So H&A, any suggestions/guidance?
Some things about me:
-I have big hands so the bigger the keyboard the better, though I am not opposed to using a wireless keyboard for large projects.
-Use an external HDD for my music
-Need it to be able to run Word and PowerPoint for professional reasons
-Don't do any gaming on it, pretty much just surf the net and use it to chat
-Still want it to be as fast as possible
So H&A, any suggestions/guidance?
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because if you're used to macs, the macbook air isn't really a netbook, but its netbook size, it's fast as hell, and has a full size keyboard
Sorry, ideal price range is less than $500. I have loved my mac, but I just can't justify the cost.
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Weight isn't too much of an issue for me since I'll most likely use it around the house and won't be hiking up and across a campus anymore. Who makes the most reliable, solid full size laptops these days? Is it worth the extra $500 to get one of the new macbook pros? I love the OS and the not having to run an anti-virus, malware screener and blocker, and all that crap, but $500 is a lot of money these days.
You can get a netbook/cheap notebook and just run Linux on it to avoid these problems for a fraction of the cost.
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Similarly, on Windows, if you use NoScript with Firefox (or any Firefox derivative like SeaMonkey, which I prefer) and Microsoft Security Essentials for anti-virus (runs quietly in the background without eating resources), you'll probably almost never need to worry about doing any manual scanning for malware with Malwarebytes/etc. unless you're downloading files named "crack.exe". (That's seriously what somebody I know did a couple years back... that guy was always kind of special.) I haven't had a single malware issue in like 10 years now (yes, that does predate NoScript, MSE, and Malwarebytes, I know, but I've been keeping track of the best anti-virus and anti-malware solutions the whole time) because I'm not stupid when it comes to browsing, and when one of those infected ad server issues has shown up I've always been protected in some way. NoScript, which I've been using since about the time of its inception, takes care of almost every infected ad campaign all on its own since nothing can run scripts without your permission (which has the pleasant side effect of disabling all of the most annoying ads on the internet, by the way). You just need to allow sites you trust that you have trouble with once, and everywhere you don't want to be running scripts, you're protected.
I agree that OSX is pretty nice, but I've heard the new(ish) OSX Lion has some... issues... for a number of people. Now I'm not saying it's horrible or anything, but there have been some issues that weren't there in previous OSX versions and sounded frustrating to both her and me. Think along the lines of some of the complaints you've heard about Vista. My mom, who's been a Mac person throughout their entire lifetime (and who probably has the same MBP as you do at the moment; hers is dying as well), has decided to put off getting herself another Mac for the time being, until things get sorted out. Windows 7 is great, though, and is almost certainly the best, least annoying operating system I've ever had the pleasure of using (and yes, I do have experience with OSX myself, as well as older Mac OS versions, because my mom's always been a huge fan). I definitely wouldn't spend an extra $500 when you can just use Win 7 or some flavor of Linux instead of shelling out all that cash, especially since it's not really going to get you anything that performs better or weighs less (and you don't care about that anyway from what you've said). It's not too hard to be safe on any OS if you're using the right set of tools and a dash of caution, really.
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I've got an old Asus that cost me like $258 after rebates from NewEgg like 2 years ago and its been a champ. The keyboard is a bit small, its a bit sluggish, but its taken a beating and has kept on working. Now keep in mind the slowness is the crappy processor and (lack of) ram thats in it so newer ones should be better.
I should also add it handles openoffice without issue, there is a bit of a "slow read" when I try to access my 2TB external if its been a half hour or longer sense I last accessed it.
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