EliteABombAZ Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) Come on Best Buy, Walmart, Fry's.... Don't let me down! Edited November 18, 2009 by bigjimslade corrected title
Brad Posted August 6, 2009 Posted August 6, 2009 There could be, but it will be a stripped down 7" version with Linux I'd guess. The same kind you can get now for $149 or so.
EliteABombAZ Posted August 9, 2009 Author Posted August 9, 2009 There could be, but it will be a stripped down 7" version with Linux I'd guess. The same kind you can get now for $149 or so.Yeah. It will be a great gift for my 7 year old daughter. She wants her own computer and it won't break the bank. I love my MSI Wind netbook running OSX, though!
jamieva Posted August 18, 2009 Posted August 18, 2009 I hope so...my son will be 7 in October and he monopolizes the 1 computer in the house. Would love to find him a cheap netbook to use in his room
udratherbme Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 that is a good possibility since you can get a netbook from verizon for 199 after rebates
ChristmasShopping Posted August 19, 2009 Posted August 19, 2009 I hope it is. I would love to get a smaller one for me and to be able to give one to my 10 year old niece. I am betting we see the deal at a couple of places..
delphernina Posted August 22, 2009 Posted August 22, 2009 That would be wonderful. I would definitely buy one for my mom.
222deal Posted August 22, 2009 Posted August 22, 2009 I hope so but I don't plan on waiting for it. I think we may see some cheaper ones as it gets closer to Christmas so I plan on picking up one of those. Last year best buy and walmart had some cheap computer deals late in the season and I didn't have to fight the crowds.
VonnegutFan Posted August 22, 2009 Posted August 22, 2009 dont count on itI think it's very possible. I mean, why not? We've already seen them at $149.99 in the past... I think $99.99 would make a great door-buster.
CrayZMama80 Posted August 24, 2009 Posted August 24, 2009 That would be an awesome doorbuster. Just to surf the web on. I personally don't care for them. But for those of you that would like one, I can hope for you!
jellybean051901 Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 I would like to get one for my daughter at that price...I know wishful thinking though
clarklc34 Posted August 27, 2009 Posted August 27, 2009 posting right now from my 10" asus eee seashell, which i love. 7" sounds waaaay too small, but for under $100, would be a great gift for the kids.
KaS Posted September 4, 2009 Posted September 4, 2009 I really hope so I'll be looking for one for my daughter!
BoredOutOfMyMind Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 Seeing a $139 and $149 surfacing on sites with daily specials (can I say woot here?) I would expect $139 or $149 and 8.9 screens...
angelbabymommy Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 ok, forgive me in advance for asking a stupid question, but .....is the netbook different from say, a mini laptop (or any laptop for that matter) ; is it strictly used for the web and nothing else?
wx4svr Posted September 7, 2009 Posted September 7, 2009 ok, forgive me in advance for asking a stupid question, but .....is the netbook different from say, a mini laptop (or any laptop for that matter) ; is it strictly used for the web and nothing else?Here's the short and sweet answer.... Netbooks (sometimes referred to as mini notebooks or subnotebooks) are a rapidly evolving category of small, light and inexpensive laptop computers suited for general computing and accessing web-based applications; they are often marketed as "companion devices," that is, to augment a user's other computer access. Walt Mossberg called them a "relatively new category of small, light, minimalist and cheap laptops." By August 2009, CNET called netbooks "nothing more than smaller, cheaper notebooks." -- From Wikipedia.
angelbabymommy Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Here's the short and sweet answer.... Netbooks (sometimes referred to as mini notebooks or subnotebooks) are a rapidly evolving category of small, light and inexpensive laptop computers suited for general computing and accessing web-based applications; they are often marketed as "companion devices," that is, to augment a user's other computer access. Walt Mossberg called them a "relatively new category of small, light, minimalist and cheap laptops." By August 2009, CNET called netbooks "nothing more than smaller, cheaper notebooks." -- From Wikipedia.Thanks. So am I still able to have access to microsoft word if I wanted to? Im looking to replace my desktop and I want a mini something. Whatever I get will be used for shopping sites, and games on yahoo and things like that. I mean, Im in no way a big gamer or anything. Every now and then I might want to use microsoft word. So, does it sound like a netbook is what Im looking for? $99 - $149 is not a bad price range either ; well within my budget. Thanks in advance for your help and info.
Brad Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Thanks. So am I still able to have access to microsoft word if I wanted to? Im looking to replace my desktop and I want a mini something. Whatever I get will be used for shopping sites, and games on yahoo and things like that. I mean, Im in no way a big gamer or anything. Every now and then I might want to use microsoft word. So, does it sound like a netbook is what Im looking for? $99 - $149 is not a bad price range either ; well within my budget. Thanks in advance for your help and info.A netbook would run MS Word, although the cheaper netbooks in the $99-149 range won't have Windows on them - it'll likely be some flavor or Linux, so you'd have to use something like OpenOffice on them instead of Word.
laddhorn Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 For everyone out there that is afraid of Linux.....I have a friend who has an Asus eee. He is running Windows 7 on it right now. They are upgradeable if you want to buy the Operating System. VISTA will NOT work [well] tho.
jenna8110 Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Netbooks (at least my niece's) do not have a CD or DVD drive so you can't use it as a portable DVD player. Also the one's with Windows do come with Word but be prepared to have a bunch of flash drives or an external hard drive because they don't have much memory. I'm still planning on getting at least one this BF, maybe 2 if they are under $100!
phrogxix Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Here's hoping. Something with a halfway decent screen at least. I wonder what Asus will be going for?
josetann Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 Netbooks (at least my niece's) do not have a CD or DVD drive so you can't use it as a portable DVD player. Also the one's with Windows do come with Word but be prepared to have a bunch of flash drives or an external hard drive because they don't have much memory. I'm still planning on getting at least one this BF, maybe 2 if they are under $100! True, but you can probably convert your dvds to divx or some-such and store them on your netbook. Hard drive size depends on the model. Most with really small drives are SSD (no movable parts, should handle vibrations and rough handling better). Many come with regular drives though, mine came with 320GB. As much abuse as mine gets, I should have purchased an extended warranty. Using a netbook with a regular drive as a gps in an RV going on the Alaska highway is a bit rough on the poor thing. I had three regular drives go out on the trip up, and these were in devices not even powered up (the drive in the netbook survived though). As much as these are apt to be tossed around, an SSD drive is great (and as I stated before, an extended warranty should probably at least be considered).
Scanner420 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 I've seen them as low as $119.00 in Staples, but didn't have the $$$ to buy one at the time. I hope they drop as low as $89.00.
krissy077 Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 i'm looking for a good deal on the mini at dell.com. do you think it's realistic they may drop to $199 or just wishful thinking?
ilikefree Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Okay, I'm really stupid at this...IF they have these at a reasonable price and IF each of my sons would get one, could they go online with our wireless connection? That would be so great so I'm not hearing them fight over who gets the computer and "he's hogging the computer!" This would be so great!
Scott Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 i'm looking for a good deal on the mini at dell.com. do you think it's realistic they may drop to $199 or just wishful thinking?I think $199 is a bit optimistic since they retail for $299. Are you set on the Dell? I'm not a big fan since you can't upgrade the ram on them. I would guess that they will be around $249 for the holiday a couple of times. Okay, I'm really stupid at this...IF they have these at a reasonable price and IF each of my sons would get one, could they go online with our wireless connection? That would be so great so I'm not hearing them fight over who gets the computer and "he's hogging the computer!" This would be so great!Just about every netbook out there now (actually, I think all of them) has a built in wireless adapter. So yes, they would be able to connect to your wireless network.
krissy077 Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 I think $199 is a bit optimistic since they retail for $299. Are you set on the Dell? I'm not a big fan since you can't upgrade the ram on them. I would guess that they will be around $249 for the holiday a couple of times. Just about every netbook out there now (actually, I think all of them) has a built in wireless adapter. So yes, they would be able to connect to your wireless network. i'm all for optimism!!
princez916 Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 I hope so but I don't plan on waiting for it. I think we may see some cheaper ones as it gets closer to Christmas so I plan on picking up one of those. Last year best buy and walmart had some cheap computer deals late in the season and I didn't have to fight the crowds.I got a $299 laptop from Walmart on one of those deals for my ds. He's still using it and it's still working fine.
unclemonkey Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 $99 would be great. However, I think it will be $119-$149 range. We'll see.
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