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I will wait for the PC fair in Nov to get a notebook and looking at 14" and zooming in either to ASUS or Samsung...Was looking at ASUS UL20 and Samsung R440 over the weekend

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Boyboy

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problem with netbook is that it lags sometimes when playing videos

 

cant handle MKV even when my vaio is overclocked to 2.4ghz

 

i am pretty sure the 1.5k 11 inch macbook air will not lag. but it cost more and deliver more la

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Cerano

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i am pretty sure the 1.5k 11 inch macbook air will not lag. but it cost more and deliver more la

 

yup im buying that in sitex with ram upgrade to 4gb

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Racefan

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Had an ASUS eePC Netbook.Too little disk drive space.With all the Windows and other updates coming in,after 6 months I run out constantly of disk space.

 

Today I would say iPAD or MacAir !!!

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Tigerwoods

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i was in a similar situation like u...

netbook vs notebook

 

in the end, signed up for singnet bb services with free acer note book

every month pay 77, get the mobile stick, plus ''free note book''

2 years contract

 

now enjoying every moment of it

 

then upgrade the ram to 4gb

veolia!!

 

if u want bigger screen, buy an external lcd screen to hook up...

good enough..

my note book 12 inch, took some getting used to

but it serve me well

 

mobility not an issue,

then at home, hook up to bigger screen,

I hook up my Notebook to the Living room 40" LCD TV and also Bedroom 32" LCD TV each with VGA cable and 3.5cm audio jack cable to the Hi-Fi and Mini compo respectively.

 

I also have Wireless Keyboard and mouse. Voila ! Surf Web and watch Videos in big screen.

This is the reason why I don't buy PC anymore...

 

All these cables and KB/Mouse < $100.

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Boyboy

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Had an ASUS eePC Netbook.Too little disk drive space.With all the Windows and other updates coming in,after 6 months I run out constantly of disk space.

 

Today I would say iPAD or MacAir !!!

 

if u wanna use i think the air is better. the pad not so useful though damn nice to have.

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Happily1986

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Well, i wouldn't exactly put that across so strongly and just say that there are better brands out there. Acer among other brands e.g. Ranger, MSI, Asus, Foxconn and Gigabyte all started out in the late 70s and 80s as OEMs. Eventually all of them moved up the technology ladder by initially reverse engineering pre-existing designs on the market and then eventually coming up with their own offerings. Ranger is no more but among the existing lot, Acer has particularly stood out for it has practically went stagnant. Whereas Gigabyte, MSI and Asus are known for their award winning and solid motherboards, Acer came to be known for their notorious QC.

 

Their industrial shift across the Taiwan Straits sort of exacerbated that. MSI and Asus are particularly my favourites for notebooks because they make their mobo inhouse. Better system integration i would think. These two brands are particularly sought after by overclockers and computing enthusiasts partly also owing to their recognition and support for overclocking. Very rich features all featured for the purpose of overclocking.

 

You wouldn't go wrong with a Asus notebook or a MSI notebook unless you got a lemon [:p]

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Well, i wouldn't exactly put that across so strongly and just say that there are better brands out there. Acer among other brands e.g. Ranger, MSI, Asus, Foxconn and Gigabyte all started out in the late 70s and 80s as OEMs. Eventually all of them moved up the technology ladder by initially reverse engineering pre-existing designs on the market and then eventually coming up with their own offerings. Ranger is no more but among the existing lot, Acer has particularly stood out for it has practically went stagnant. Whereas Gigabyte, MSI and Asus are known for their award winning and solid motherboards, Acer came to be known for their notorious QC.

 

Their industrial shift across the Taiwan Straits sort of exacerbated that. MSI and Asus are particularly my favourites for notebooks because they make their mobo inhouse. Better system integration i would think. These two brands are particularly sought after by overclockers and computing enthusiasts partly also owing to their recognition and support for overclocking. Very rich features all featured for the purpose of overclocking.

 

You wouldn't go wrong with a Asus notebook or a MSI notebook unless you got a lemon [:p]

 

Well, I've personally had *terrible* experiences with Acer PCs. Two of them. Multiple times for each PC - the mobos are just mofos. And I was unhappy with the customer service, to put it mildly.

 

So a minor mission in my life is to make sure no poor sod out there ever gets saddled with an Acer without having the benefit of my opinion on the matter. And my vitriol, but you can hardly hold that against me, it was such an effed up experience.

 

Posted about this before.

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Happily1986

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Well, I've personally had *terrible* experiences with Acer PCs. Two of them. Multiple times for each PC - the mobos are just mofos. And I was unhappy with the customer service, to put it mildly.

 

So a minor mission in my life is to make sure no poor sod out there ever gets saddled with an Acer without having the benefit of my opinion on the matter. And my vitriol, but you can hardly hold that against me, it was such an effed up experience.

 

Posted about this before.

 

I understand mate, i had a friend who worked in Acer's RMA dept locally. He quit less than 3 months on the job due to overwhelming workloads. [laugh]

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Tigerwoods

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i used to have an acer

 

terrible man.

 

now im sticking with hp even though the customer svc sucks

Huh HP service sucks ? I have always praised it lasts time... Hmmm seems they have cut corners...

 

I have the Acer Netbook and the touch pad spoilt... warranty also over damn it...

No choice use mouse... Will never buy another Acer again or any taiwanese brand.

Hows Lenovo ???

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Joseph22

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Huh HP service sucks ? I have always praised it lasts time... Hmmm seems they have cut corners...

 

I have the Acer Netbook and the touch pad spoilt... warranty also over damn it...

No choice use mouse... Will never buy another Acer again or any taiwanese brand.

Hows Lenovo ???

 

 

not sure leh. last time i went (about 6 months back??) find their service quite good.

 

but this coming from someone who recently complain that Singtel didn't reserve Iphone 4 for him [:p]

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