Anyone here have a netbook?

[riseup21]

Originally Posted by Rob71

What is their battery life like. With my new battery, I get about eight hours on a charge.

Not sure, as its listed as n/a on the one I looked up on Best Buys site real fast (I'm at work). Here's what I was looking at.

Specs:

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Warranty Terms - Parts
1 year limited
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Warranty Terms - Labor
1 year limited
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Product Height
1"
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Product Width
12.7"
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Product Weight
3.9 lbs.
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Product Depth
8.8"
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Color Category
Black
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Processor Brand
Intel®
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Processor
Intel® Pentium®
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Processor Speed
1.2GHz
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Battery Type
6-cell lithium-ion
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Display Type
High-definition widescreen TFT-LCD LED with TruBrite technology (1366 x 768)
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Screen Size (Measured Diagonally)
13.3"
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Cache Memory
3MB
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System Memory (RAM)
4GB
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System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
8GB
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Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR3
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Hard Drive Type
SATA (5400 rpm)
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Computer Hard Drive Size
320GB
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Optical Drive
Not included
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Direct-Disc Labeling
No
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Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader
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Graphics
Intel® HD
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Video Memory
64-1696MB (shared)
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TV Tuner
No
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MPEG
No
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Built-in Webcam
Yes
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Modem
None
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Networking
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
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Wireless Networking
Wireless-B+G+N
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Bluetooth-Enabled
No
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S-Video Outputs
None
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Speakers
Internal
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PCMCIA Slots
None
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USB 2.0 Ports
4
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IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports
None
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Parallel Ports
None
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Game Ports
None
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Laptop Weight
Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less)
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Battery Life
Not available
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Pointing Device
TouchPad with multitouch control and enable/disable
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HDMI Output
Yes
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Blu-ray Player
No
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Operating System Platform
Windows
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Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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Included Software
Microsoft Works 9; Adobe Acrobat Reader and more
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ENERGY STAR Qualified
Yes
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BBY Software Installer
No
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Drive Capacity
320GB
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Graphics Card
Intel® HD

Awesome for the price if you ask me.

[fatediesel]

I'm considering getting a netbook just for something cheap and small to mainly use when I travel. I've got a laptop and am probably going to get a desktop as well so I don't need much functionality. The only problem is the lack of a DVD drive. I'd like to watch movies on this when I travel and am not sure how hard it is to copy a DVD onto a flash drive or some other way of transferring. I could take my movies that I have digital copies of and copy them onto a netbook through my Ipod, but I'd like to be able to take some of my TV shows on DVD and put them on the netbook.

[riseup21]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I'm considering getting a netbook just for something cheap and small to mainly use when I travel. I've got a laptop and am probably going to get a desktop as well so I don't need much functionality. The only problem is the lack of a DVD drive. I'd like to watch movies on this when I travel and am not sure how hard it is to copy a DVD onto a flash drive or some other way of transferring. I could take my movies that I have digital copies of and copy them onto a netbook through my Ipod, but I'd like to be able to take some of my TV shows on DVD and put them on the netbook.

Not ideal for when flying, per say, but you could consider a USB optical drive (like these from Amazon) for when you're in the hotel room. They don't seem to be expensive at all.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by riseup21

Lol.

I'd just get a 13" notebook before I'd ever get a netbook. Its only a couple hundred more and they can do so much more when needed. Plus they weigh next to nothing just like netbooks.

If I wanted a 13" notebook, though, I'd just get the 15" to 16" notebooks for not very much more than that 13".

The notebook is my main computer.

The netbook is my gadget that I can use in airports and hotels.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by O_V_N

Does Open Office open Word and Excel docs?

Just updating, I was e-mailed a Word document for work, and Open Office had no problems opening it.

[Chordata]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Just updating, I was e-mailed a Word document for work, and Open Office had no problems opening it.

Yep, you're right. In fact my netbook shows the little Word and Excel icons for my Word and Excel files now that I have Open Office. Before I downloaded, it was just some generic file icon.