whats a good netbook?
 

im trying to get something for my grandmother, looking to spend around $300

any suggestions?

id say dell mini

My wife has a Toshiba and she likes it. I boosted the ram for her.

Asus Eee PC 1005 series. Just got one for Christmas and I love it. The keyboard is pretty much normal sized which makes it so easy to type on.

sweet, thanks for the tips :)

This.

I have a Dell Mini 9 and pretty much hate it... the keyboard is just not laid out the same as a normal one.

Just got an Asus Eee 1005HA and absolutely love it. That extra inch really makes a difference while still being very portable :thumbsup

i have the dell mini 10v love it, dont use it that much only when im not near my desktop

dunno about your grandmother, but the small keyboard/letters/etc would prevent mine from using it at all. She's 82

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+1 for the Asus 1005.

I have the 1005HA in blue. It was 320 from newegg.com. Battery life is advertised as 8.5 hours, and I get 6+ out of it.

very nice netbook :thumbsup

I have the gateway. But it was closer to 400. I would go with the acer. they are under 300 walmart.com I have a friend who has one and I have liked their product in the past. the damn gateway didnt come with a backup dvd. and netbooks have no cd player to make one.

I have an MSI Wind. I love it. My 6 cell battery gives me ~4hrs running time. Keyboard is perfect size too.

I loved my Asus 1000; I just never used it.

one that is left at the store! netbooks are fucking garbage.. you think you will be all cute and comfy with ur snuggie and cute lil laptop ... the shit starts to set in when your fingers are smashed together... my gf has one and i personally hate the fucking thing!

the keyboard on the Asus 1005HA is 92% of the size of a normal keyboard. It's very comfortable to type on.

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The option should be available for you to create your own restore dvd, using a USB burner of course.

Do you see it listed in Start > All Programs?

If not, that's pretty crazy and a deal breaker.

But usually, a lot of manufacturers won't include system restore dvds any longer, replacing it with the burn-it-yourself method.

the asus 1005ha has a recovery partition on the hard drive. Push a button at startup and you can overwrite the fucked up partition with a fresh install. :2 cents:

i would suggest acer, easy to use , cheap easy to fix!

Getting your grandmother a netbook ??

My grandma doesn't even know what the internet is...

MSI Wind :)

Toshiba rulz

I just sold both of the Mini 9s that we had. Since they have been discontinued and are still pretty sought after by the Hackintosh community, I sold them both for a profit. :1orglaugh

I also have a Mini 10v that is a great little machine...running OSX.

Just been reading guides on how to do this, seems a great way of getting a cheap mac netbook :thumbsup gonna hook myself up next week

If you pick up a Mini 9, Vostro a90 or Mini 10v (not the Mini 10)...you use a bootdisc to install OSX just as you would on a Mac then run a little script or two that fixes things up for you. Couldn't be easier.

Does it run a little swifter with Osx than windows?