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Advice Please!
Smallest, cheapest, mini-laptop-type-thing
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Posted by Midget at 16:41, 31st May |
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Smallest, cheapest, mini-laptop-type-thing
I would search for this only vague descriptions don't really cut the mustard on google. Basically I want to find some nice little device that has wifi(and an explorer obviously) and word, quite small, but not something so hi-tech that it costs a bomb, so doesn't need to be ridiculously tiny. A mini-laptop, only I'm sure they have all sorts of funky names. So all I'm looking for really is a name so I can search it out on ebay. Midget x |
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Posted by Midget at 16:52, 31st May |
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Cheap = less than a £100 or sort of thing that might go for less than £50 on ebay. Small = small enough to put in a large pocket. |
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Posted by munchingfoo at 17:41, 31st May |
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Posted by novium at 20:05, 31st May |
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I don't know about mini laptop, but I have a palm TX, and it's pretty nifty. It was only about 100 pounds. it does the wi-fi thing, email, browsing, etc. Even IRC.
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Posted by Midget at 20:09, 31st May |
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Quoting munchingfoo from 17:41, 31st May 2008It's also a mobile phone. Probably a stupid question.
Do you have to pay for a phone contract to use it on the internet etc or can you use it just as basically an internet browser and ignore the phone component?
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Posted by Midget at 20:11, 31st May |
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Oh and cheers for the replies, it makes searching ebay a lot easier, there's a lot of crap to sift through.
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Posted by zuza at 10:21, 1st Jun |
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I am selling a palm that has never been used and therefore in excellent condition, if you are interested? I'm sure we could arrange a good price! Edited to add details:
It's a Palm Zire 72s Special Edition. Comes boxed with instruction manual. Included is:
The handheld palm (obviously!), USB hotsync cable, power adaptor. I'll also throw in a carrying case and qwerty keyboard (small, detachable, folding). Applications are: palmOne media, RealOne Mobile Player, Web Pro Browser, Bluetooth Manager, DataViz Documents to Go (Std), VersaMail, Messages (SMS/MMS), Voice Memo and more! Supported desktop systems: PC running Windows 98/200/ME/XP or Mac OS 9.2.2OS X v 10.2 or v10.3. SuuportsMicrosoft Outlook 98, 2000, 2002, 2003. Please contact me through my profile if you are interested or email ses12@... Cheers! Edited: 2008-06-01 11:46:37 by User |
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Posted by munchingfoo at 12:05, 1st Jun |
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Quoting Midget from 20:09, 31st May 2008Probably a stupid question.
Do you have to pay for a phone contract to use it on the internet etc or can you use it just as basically an internet browser and ignore the phone component? As long as it's unlocked you can use it without the phone component. (This is something to ask the seller if from ebay - or as standard if bought free from contract). The wireless card will give you internet for free in a WiFi area open to you. The browser is actually quite good, and is in full colour. You can use web-based e-mail here - gmail is particularly good if you visit the mobile version. All the non-internet functions will work as expected.
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Posted by sat at 17:18, 1st Jun |
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Posted by Hennessy at 16:33, 2nd Jun |
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Mien Godt! SOme of those laptops are retailing for about a grand! One thousand pounds for a tiny cramped screen, no CD drive and basic IE, wi-fi and office capabilities. Has the world gone mad?!
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Posted by sunshine at 16:24, 3rd Jun |
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Get an EEE PC htt
p://eeepc.asus.com/global/ Cheap, very light, pretty small, very durable, pretty quick, and it'll do all the stuff you mentioned easily. |
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Posted by Unregistered User computer geek at 12:29, 6th Jun |
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EEEPC
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Posted by Daniel at 12:00, 12th Jun |
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Quoting Midget from 16:41, 31st May 2008I would search for this only vague descriptions don't really cut the mustard on google. Basically I want to find some nice little device that has wifi(and an explorer obviously) and word, quite small, but not something so hi-tech that it costs a bomb, so doesn't need to be ridiculously tiny. A mini-laptop, only I'm sure they have all sorts of funky names. So all I'm looking for really is a name so I can search it out on ebay. Midget x Aye, the EEE's are what you want. Dead small, dead cheap, dead reliable. Daniel
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Posted by TheUnixKid at 00:07, 30th Jun |
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I'd recommend the Acer 2920, it's small and has a 12.1 inch screen. It looks a bit like a kids toy once you open it but the specification is too good not to check out. It's got a 250 gb hard drive, 2 gigs of RAM, with a 2 ghz processer. The equivalent mac for example is over twice the price. This is on top of the usual thing like wireless, DVD/CD writer, bluetooth and a 5 in 1 card reader. The prices start at 400 and go up to 500 for the best version. |
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Posted by TheUnixKid at 00:15, 30th Jun |
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the full model of that is Acer Aspire 2920, this may be too late but I thought I'd post anyway.
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Posted by Unregistered User Incoming American at 21:46, 1st Aug |
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I second (or 3rd or 4th) the EEE PC. I have one myself and absolutely love it!
The one problem is that most come with Linux, which is nice but some wifi systems won't connect to. FORTUNATELY, there's a beautiful website that you can search for that tells you how to put XP on the machine via USB drive (just google "EEE PC install Windows USB").
The one problem you might have is that the keyboard is rather small. However, *I* have tiny hands so it works perfectly for me. (But I am a girl so tiny dainty hands aren't a large problem, except for piano playing.)
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