HELP : buying a NETBOOK

[kenzie]

hi guys i need your help. my sister wants a NETBOOK as her bday present anybody can point me in the right direction is much appreciated



Loc: QC,PASIG,ORTIGAS area prefferably..
Budget : 10K-13K
Specs: cheap but good quality, one with long battery life for surfing online

hehe sorry i aint a techi guy at all ... any advice is greatly appreciated

[renzo_d10]

Kenz, stretch mo yung budget mo up to 20k tapos makakabili ka na niyan. HP Mini is around 20k din. Saw an acer in sm city 20k din, maliit nga lang

[tidus1203]

I don't think you can buy a brand new netbook for P13K budget or can you? Last time I check di pa kaya... Kung P20K kaya na yan maskin ga 10 inchers kaya na...

[Tepperz]

mini HP ngayon 18,999 nalang.. last time we bought 22k pa.. sulit na din kahit maliit HD kasi nga pang net lang naman..

or i think you could buy 2nd hand for that price.. asus i think ganyan ang price range..

[Burai]

i think asus eepc kaya yata within that budget???? or baka nasa 18k nga yata yun. maliliit so compact at maliit display but works ok for a net book you are saying. kaso usual battery life ng mga price na ganyan nasa 2 to 3+ hours lang

[ghosthunter]

hi guys i need your help. my sister wants a NETBOOK as her bday present anybody can point me in the right direction is much appreciated

Loc: QC,PASIG,ORTIGAS area prefferably..
Budget : 10K-13K
Specs: cheap but good quality, one with long battery life for surfing online

hehe sorry i aint a techi guy at all ... any advice is greatly appreciated

The best netbook you can find at your budget is the P13K priced Acer Aspire One 8G. But even that comes with a 3 cell battery good for between 2 to 2.5 hours battery life. It comes with Linux but you can install WinXP on your own.

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4483

If you want this, better call ahead if they still have stock.

Alternative is to up your budget and get the Acer Aspire One with 8.9" LCD, six cell battery and 120gig HDD at P16,995.

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4651

or

You can pick the MSi Wind U100x for P15,500...

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4279

[kenzie]

The best netbook you can find at your budget is the P13K priced Acer Aspire One 8G. But even that comes with a 3 cell battery good for between 2 to 2.5 hours battery life. It comes with Linux but you can install WinXP on your own.

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4483

If you want this, better call ahead if they still have stock.

Alternative is to up your budget and get the Acer Aspire One with 8.9" LCD, six cell battery and 120gig HDD at P16,995.

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4651

or

You can pick the MSi Wind U100x for P15,500...

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4279

cool cool thanks peeps appreaciate all the help...

GH thanks for the links it made it a whole lot easier for me now hehehe thanks again .....

[ghosthunter]

What ever you choose, avoid netbooks with the following:

-3 cell battery - very short battery life usually 1.45hours to 2.5 hours with typical usage.

-less then 9" or 8.9" LCD display with only 800x450 screen resolution - early netbooks came with 7" LCD which makes the display small and hard to read even with good vision. Screen resolution lower than 1024x600 would result having to side-scroll websites when you surf the internet. The standard width of a webpage is about 1000pixels.

-harddrive space total less than 20gigs - If you plan to install Windows, WinXP already takes up about 4 to 5 gigs of space plus the space required to install other software and files.

-unknown brand - netbooks are still computers and having a branded computer would at least have some support later if something fails within warranty.

-too small sized keyboard - some netbooks have keyboards which are too small for comfortable use. Better to pick a netbook at near to full size keyboard.

[ghosthunter]

If you ask me... for the budget under P18,000... I would get the following:

Acer Aspire One... Intel® Atom™ N270 8.9in. 1Gb 120Gb lan wifi 0.3MP cam, six cell battery (5,200mAh) ---- PhP 16,995.00

Although it lacks bluetooth, it has two SD card slots, wifi b/g, 3 usb ports. The 8.9" LCD screen is very sharp & colors are crisp (great for watching videos) but tends to glare because it's surface is smooth. Expect battery life to be around 4 to 5 hours with the six cell pack under normal use.

Its a good value for money netbook with a lot of following here and overseas.

[tidus1203]

I have an Asus Eee PC 1000H (WinXP), magkano na ba presyo nun ngayon?

[kenzie]

The best netbook you can find at your budget is the P13K priced Acer Aspire One 8G. But even that comes with a 3 cell battery good for between 2 to 2.5 hours battery life. It comes with Linux but you can install WinXP on your own.

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4483

If you want this, better call ahead if they still have stock.

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Alternative is to up your budget and get the Acer Aspire One with 8.9" LCD, six cell battery and 120gig HDD at P16,995.

LINK:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=4651

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kala ko ba walang pera mga tao ngayon ....

[arnarn]

kung pwede pa stretch ang budget, go with asus 1000h. hanap ka sa tipidpc.com. around 18-19k na lang.

[ghosthunter]

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You can opt for the MSi Wind U100 series netbooks... a white one looks great. Downside, most shops sell the 3 cell equipped U100 cheap and the 6cell equipped are around P20K or higher.

6cell U100 units will last about 4 to 4.5hours... you can just imagine how long 3 cells will last.

kala ko ba walang pera mga tao ngayon ....

netbooks have been the "in" thing for kids entering college or for those who want a portable PC without the weight and cost of a full laptop. netbooks are also a good replacement for aging home personal PCs.

If you still want to buy from a store than from the 2nd hand market, your alternative would be to check the smaller stores around the city like in V-Mall, Greenhills and Cyberzone at SM megamall.

[ghosthunter]

kung pwede pa stretch ang budget, go with asus 1000h. hanap ka sa tipidpc.com. around 18-19k na lang.

Regular price goes around P21K to P23K at the shops.

[tidus1203]

Bili ko ata sa 1000H ko was 23K brand new but that was last year pa...

[ghosthunter]

whoops... the 1000HE goes for P21K to P23K price range.

[kideex]

Kelan ba birthday ng sis mo? Kung medyo mid year pa naman, wag ka magmadali. Cgurado baba pa yan.

Sayang nahuhuli itong post mo, i had my asus eeepc 701 in exchange with my friends LG KP500 (Nickname:Cookie). and no regrets at all.

[kideex]

http://eeeph.netbooks.ph/

may mga nagbebenta ng netbooks dito^^^.

[s600]

cool cool thanks peeps appreaciate all the help...

GH thanks for the links it made it a whole lot easier for me now hehehe thanks again .....

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kala ko ba walang pera mga tao ngayon ....

i'm selling my acer aspire one(white) 8GB for P10K,,slightly used, all original, purchased at Silicon Valley last Sept 19,2008 for P15,500,, with official receipt. warranty expires on sept 19, 2009, with 4GB memory card for disk expansion, PM me if you are interested.

[ghosthunter]

i'm selling my acer aspire one(white) 8GB for P10K,,slightly used, all original, purchased at Silicon Valley last Sept 19,2008 for P15,500,, with official receipt. warranty expires on sept 19, 2009, with 4GB memory card for disk expansion, PM me if you are interested.

Still with Linplus or running WinXP?