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netbook -SSD important feature? Best netbook?
by cathy246 - 2/4/09 2:18 PMHi,
I have to get a netbook, I need something light I can take with me daily for reports, nothing fancy, checking email. When I was at Best Buy, the salesperson advised me to get one with a SSD, as they are less liable to skip if/when bounced around. I am willing to do this, several netbooks have them, just wonder if what he said was true. Also wonder opinions as to the 'best' netbook under $500, in terms of features, durability, ease of use.
Thanks,
Cathy
Don't buy.
by R. Proffitt
- 2/4/09 4:25 PM
In reply to: netbook -SSD important feature? Best netbook? by cathy246
No netbook or laptop takes to bouncing around. Even with a SSD.
When you find an abusive user, don't supply them with netbook or laptop. The device will not last long!
Bob
PS. I own a Netbook. It's a fine thing.
There are advantages of SSD over HD and disadvantages
by orlbuckeye - 2/5/09 7:16 AM In reply to: Don't buy. by R. Proffitt
The biggest disadvantage is the price. Solid state costs are at leasyt 10 times the cost of a regular hard drive but prices are dropping. SSD drive use less power and run cooler. SSD are flash memory like your USB jump drives that are internal to your machine. Eventually SSD will replace todays hard drives because of the advantages I listed above. Right now you can get a 500 Gig Hard Drive for 100.00 and a 250 gid SSD drive will be over 800.00.
In other words what it costs for a
by orlbuckeye - 2/5/09 7:18 AM In reply to: There are advantages of SSD over HD and disadvantages by orlbuckeye32 gig SSD drive you can get a 500 gig hard drive.
A Bit Misleading
by baggage1 - 2/13/09 7:44 PM In reply to: In other words what it costs for a by orlbuckeye32 gig SSD VS 500 gig HHD. I don't know what the form factor of the Netbook hard drives entail. I was under the impression they were of the 1.8 in. VS the 2.5 in. of regular Notebook size. If you back up important files and don't bump it too hard while it is working a regular drive should be the way to go.
Aspire One with Linpus
by 3rdalbum - 2/15/09 1:14 AM In reply to: netbook -SSD important feature? Best netbook? by cathy246I'd recommend the Acer Aspire One with Linpus. It doesn't have any standout features, but it has a really good keyboard and trackpad, an 8gb SSD, and it's very quick to boot. It's easy to use as well.
Acer seems to have broken their version of Linpus so it won't allow new software to be installed; or, at least, mine had a broken package management system. I installed Ubuntu on it instead. If you find that you want programs that aren't on the preinstalled Linpus, and you have the same trouble that I did, rest assured that Ubuntu 8.10 works well on the Aspire One.
Don't install Windows XP. It has not been built for SSDs; it will give you poor performance and will accelerate the wear of your SSD. That's why all the Windows netbooks have hard disks.
Not true
by msgale - 2/15/09 2:34 PM In reply to: Aspire One with Linpus by 3rdalbumDell sells the Mini 9 with 8 or 16 GByte SSD drive and XP
Where out a SSD?
by ethbag - 6/30/09 2:00 PM In reply to: Aspire One with Linpus by 3rdalbumI'm not trying to argue, but how does an SSD wear out? My understanding is that since there are no moving parts their lifespan is incredibly long. Does constantly writing and re-writing data cause harm?
SSD lifespan is limieted.
by R. Proffitt - 6/30/09 2:04 PM
In reply to: Where out a SSD? by ethbag
No need to duplicate the web here but they are right and so are you. The SSD giveth and the SSD taketh. It is no panacea.
Bob
SSD work fine with windows
by KBThomas - 10/25/09 2:36 PM In reply to: Aspire One with Linpus by 3rdalbumI purchased a Dell with a 250 SSD running 64 bit Windows Vista, and it run great....
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