Netbook Recommendations Needed!

Aderes Devorah

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Hi all

I need to get a netbook (for various reasons) but I have no experience in them.

Something that makes IE browsing easy to view and that can handle basic Microsoft Office functions would be great.

I am getting one soon, so any recommendations would be very much appreciated.

Best

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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Overclockers UK
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z
Memory
GeIL 16GB @ 1866MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP
Sound Card
On-board 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 22'' LCD
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
SSD - Intel 335 Series
HDD - Western Digital
PSU
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70
Cooling
Corsair A50 CPU & Scythe Gentle Typhoon 3000RPM
Keyboard
Gigabyte
Mouse
Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000
Internet Speed
Fiber-optic -- Virgin
Antivirus
avast!
Browser
Mozilla Aurora
How about the netbook that I use, as listed in My Specs? It's an Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook, running Windows 7 x86 Starter. I've just upgraded the memory from the 1GB that it came with to its maximum of 2GB.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro RTM x64
CPU
Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.4GHz)
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
Memory
4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen (VGA)
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0)
Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II
Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0
WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
PSU
XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
Case
Gigabyte IF233
Cooling
1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
Mouse
Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
Internet Speed
NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
Antivirus
Avast! 8.0.1497
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray
Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB)
WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25
Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
How about the netbook that I use, as listed in My Specs? It's an Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook, running Windows 7 x86 Starter. I've just upgraded the memory from the 1GB that it came with to its maximum of 2GB.

Thanks for that.

My friend speaks very highly of Asus.

I was considering the Sony VPCYB3V1E 11.6'' as well.

Best

AD
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Overclockers UK
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
Motherboard
ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z
Memory
GeIL 16GB @ 1866MHz
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS Radeon HD 7950 DirectCU II TOP
Sound Card
On-board 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays
LG 22'' LCD
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050
Hard Drives
SSD - Intel 335 Series
HDD - Western Digital
PSU
Corsair Enthusiast Series TX 850W V2
Case
Corsair Vengeance C70
Cooling
Corsair A50 CPU & Scythe Gentle Typhoon 3000RPM
Keyboard
Gigabyte
Mouse
Microsoft Mobile Mouse 3000
Internet Speed
Fiber-optic -- Virgin
Antivirus
avast!
Browser
Mozilla Aurora
X3 on the ASUS. Stay away, far away, from the Acer Aspire Ones.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
CPU
Intel i7-3930K
Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 WS
Memory
Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
Sound Card
Asus Xonar Essence STX
Monitor(s) Displays
3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080, ?
Hard Drives
Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
PSU
Corsair HX750w
Case
Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
Cooling
Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
Keyboard
Logitech G510s
Mouse
Logitech M525 (two in use)
Internet Speed
=< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
Antivirus
AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
Browser
IE11
Other Info
LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
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