alicefred Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Hello friends.. I hope it's a right place for asking help on this topic. Well, I am looking at buying a new mini laptop, but can't decide between Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Gateway LT2106u. Both laptops have similar specs/price and available at http://www.dealrocker.com with good discounts. I want to use it for surfing net, watching movie, listening to music and some office work. Does anyone have any experience with this laptop? If so, then which laptop do you recommend? Your inputs will be helpful. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Never understood why people would want a netbook over a laptop. They don't have internal DVD drives so if you want to watch a film on the go you have to plug in an external drive (that adds to the price), plus you have a drive hanging off. Fine for the net and checking email, thats about it. To be honest I would stick a few more quid in the budget and get an entry level laptop that has a decent battery life. It will have a better spec. Between the two netbooks you have selected there is no difference. I would personally go for the Dell if I had to purely because the support is good on their website. Most of our office machines are Dell. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1071855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I've never understood why people sign up for a PHP forum and their first post has nothing to do with PHP... Oh right, spam. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1071861 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I've never understood why people sign up for a PHP forum and their first post has nothing to do with PHP... Oh right, spam. This is the Misc board. Unusual that it is the first post though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1071877 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 This is the Misc board. Yeah, but it's a thinly veiled keyword filled post with a link to some ropey looking 'deals' website stuffed with affiliate links and Google ads. S'all I'm saying... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1071878 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcoderx Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I've never understood why people sign up for a PHP forum and their first post has nothing to do with PHP... Oh right, spam. mean @alicefred dont go for mini tings go for a good laptop instead Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1072074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 The Dell has got a poulsbo graphics chipset, so I wouldn't go with that one. You might not care about that if you don't have any intention on installing Linux on it though. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1072131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StedeTroisi Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 On the topic of Mini laptops, would you trade in your netbook for a iPad? I must admit to liking my Acer netbook. I don't use anything but a command shell with big fonts. I can't imagine using Windows on it. - Stede Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1073029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 On the topic of Mini laptops, would you trade in your netbook for a iPad? No, because it is just a toy with no purpose. I would get an iPhone. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1073324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs.punk Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Get one of those hamster driven computers. Theres nothing like kicking your pc to start it up man. You can even mod your hamster wheel into a musical box thing.. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1073798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazerenix Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 the only reason i'd get a netbook is to run Chrome OS on it. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/204731-mini-laptop-recommendation/#findComment-1074263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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