Okami Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hi guys, First sorry for my bad english . its not my Born Language (im from Brasil) and although i can make some sense , my grammar and syntax sucks, and i bet most 12 childes write a lot better than me. So, im starting to save money for a mini-notebook/netbook , and doing some research for one that fits my taste... I want something around $1200 dollars , and the best one i found until now is that new Sony P Series: http://blog.laptopmag.com/a-closer-look-a-the-sony-vaio-p 2 gig ram, 1.3 ghz, 64g SSD, GPS, Bluetooth, EV-DO , Great Resolution (1600 x 768), light (1.4 pounds), and the best battery claiming to last 8 hours. Seems really nice, it comes with vista but i pretend to run a Linux Distro in it ( Gentoo , Maybe Backtrack installed directly instead of running from a PenD. ). Im sure better Mini-Notebooks will be launched before i reach the 1200 dollars saving, so anyone knows a Great-To-Be-Launched-MiniNotebook or an already Great One to evolve? Thanks, Okami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The HP 2140 might be worth looking at, but honestly the Vaio P is in a class of its own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullArray Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 The HP 2140 might be worth looking at, but honestly the Vaio P is in a class of its own. Vaio P's are WAY too expensive! More over, it runs vista. Doesn't it run the weakest available Atom processor? I can't imagine anyone wanting to spend $1,200 on a computer that will be barely able to surf the web. At least the thing is damn saxxxy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshan Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 NVM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Posted March 4, 2009 Author Share Posted March 4, 2009 The Sony P its still my fav one until the moment xD I think vista would suck on it, thats why i'll change to one of the Linux Distro available(probably Backtrack 4) Anyone knows other nice Mini Notes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr0p Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 The Sony P its still my fav one until the moment xD I think vista would suck on it, thats why i'll change to one of the Linux Distro available(probably Backtrack 4) Anyone knows other nice Mini Notes? Backtrack is NOT a day-to-day OS, meant only for security testing, it doesn't have a package manager of any sort, etc. Personally I recommend arch because it's very lightweight and you're not going to have a very powerful processor. 3G + GPS built in along with the 1600x768 resolution screen makes it an amazing netbook if you can afford it though. Personally I'll be getting an Acer Aspire One soon for $300 because I'm a broke teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KReynolds Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I just bought the Asus Eee PC 1000H a few weeks ago for $330 and have been very happy with it ever since. One of the things that I love about it is that it is extremely easy to upgrade, yet even out of the box it is powerful enough for sys admin tasks, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhereIsHere Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I would have to say the Lenovo Ideapad S10 is my favorite netbook, its very slim has some room to grow. I upgraded mine with a 320GB 7200 RPM HDD, 2 GB RAM, Atheros A,B,G,N and also bluetooth. I have Vista, XP, OS X, Ubuntu, BT3 and BT4 installed on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X_factor003 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 I own an Acer Aspire one and recommend it to all who are in search of a really good mini notebook. Its alot more affordable than the Vaio P. Plus it the aspire one runs BT3 andBT4 like a champ not to mention it runs Linux Mint 6 like a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiyed14 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Backtrack is NOT a day-to-day OS, meant only for security testing, it doesn't have a package manager of any sort, etc. Personally I recommend arch because it's very lightweight and you're not going to have a very powerful processor. 3G + GPS built in along with the 1600x768 resolution screen makes it an amazing netbook if you can afford it though. Personally I'll be getting an Acer Aspire One soon for $300 because I'm a broke teenager. BackTrack 4 is being designed as a 'day-to-day' os. They are using Ubuntu as the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vector Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Backtrack is NOT a day-to-day OS, meant only for security testing, it doesn't have a package manager of any sort, etc. Personally I recommend arch because it's very lightweight and you're not going to have a very powerful processor. 3G + GPS built in along with the 1600x768 resolution screen makes it an amazing netbook if you can afford it though. Personally I'll be getting an Acer Aspire One soon for $300 because I'm a broke teenager. the acer aspire one is probably the best bang for your buck as far as netbooks go. personally i love my hp mini note, of course i have the best spec version, it runs a little expensive i think theyre still around 800 bucks or so but im still having a hard time finding a netbook with better specs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okami Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Thanks a lot for the input guys ;) Yeah, i also read that Backtrack is changing to a Full Distro - based in Ubuntu . So i guess it can became a fun Distro, otherwise ill try Arch or Mint... Ill keep a look in Acer Aspire One, it seems really nice too and maybe by the time i have the money there will be an "Acer Aspire Two" :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 The Dell Mini 9 is a great kick about machine, only moving parts are the screen hinges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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