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by: Will2345678 July 18, 2011 10:38 PM PDT

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Fastest, Lightest Weight Netbook?

by Will2345678 - 7/18/11 10:38 PM

Hey guys I am shopping for my next netbook and I'd appreciate it if you all shared your wisdom with me. happy

Can anyone recommend a netbook with can handle more than 2 gb of RAM which weighs less than 3 lbs?

Something similar to that? I carry my netbook everywhere,so I want it to be super light, but my curretn netbook is too slow, so I also want one that is super-fast.


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Sounds like the Sony Z line.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 7/19/11 8:07 AM

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Review is at http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/sony-vaio-z/4505-3121_7-34845466.html

It weighs 2.57 pounds.
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my favorite so far

by wendiane - 7/30/11 2:05 AM

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i've been hunting for a netbook for awhile and decided on this one for $488: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Asus-1215N-PU27-BK/16651401

memory is expandable to 4gb. nvidia ion graphics was a major selling point for me and the 12.1 inch asus is only 3.2 lbs.
in the $250 - $500 price range i couldn't find any other netbook hardware i really liked in a smaller 10 inch. (the sony z line is way out of my price range)

my first choice had been a 2.4 lb linux preinstalled 10 inch by zareason > http://zareason.com/shop/Teo-Pro-Netbook.html < they include 1gb ram for a netbook price of $399, or 2gb ram for $19 more. at 2.3 lbs, gateway offers the lt2805u running windows 7 starter with similar hardware specs > http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/545917/Gateway-LT2805u-101-LED-Netbook-Computer/ < and is only $239.

i put joli os on my old gateway laptop running vista that was getting so slooooow, now it boots like a chromebook. i'll be putting it on the asus too.


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Thanx going with the Macbook Air

by Will2345678 - 8/13/11 2:32 PM

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Thanks for all the replies. I decided the macbook air is the only machine light enough and fast enough for my needs. Its a lot more money than I had wanted to spend, but there doesn't seem to be any real alternatives out there.


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Does it have to be a Netbook?

by Zouch - 7/30/11 5:52 AM

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The Sony Bob recommends is really nice but might be above your price range. You are always going to have a performance issue with the Atom processor and the Sony avoids that.

How about a Macbook Air? Or if you have a lot of PC software, Lenovo used to have some nice small lightweight models with iCore processors (haven't checked lately).


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Thanks Zouch. And the Air has been UPDATED.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 7/30/11 7:43 AM

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It happened recently and they are now very zippy machines. And less bucks than the Sony Z's.

Thanks for the update.
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