Help. Laptop/Netbook Jargon Buster!?

Question

Hello, could someone please explain witch of these two laptops (or suggest a laptop) that would be good for me.

I need something small, fast, value for money, good for typing coursework and browsing the internet.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145007

Would this one be compatible with microsoft word 2007?

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/136298

Meny Thanks!

Answer 1

both are ok but also check openoffice software for a free suite

Answer 2

technically speaking both should be able to support your software. but the acer would probably be able to get more bong for the buch because the hp uses a slower processor, a smaller screen and keyboard

Answer 3

the first one is the hp mininote with windows vista, yes it is microsoft word compatible

the 2nd link is a 15.4" proper laptop, but small by no means & weighs in at 2.8 kgs

before i proceed any further, i need to know how important is portability

why do you mention > 'something small'

now some jargon busting,

netbook > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbook

& other avialable one's > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_...

these are the other netbooks on offer at ebuyer,

http://www.ebuyer.com/search?limit=50&st...

now mind you, you will need to have windows operating system installed, either xp or vista in order to run microsoft office

with the linux one's, there is pre-loaded an equivalent free package http://www.openoffice.org/

these netbooks do not come with an internal optical drive, also their processing power is pretty low by the standards of modern processors

add:

thanks for confirmation, so you need to lug it around

but then i'm not sure that a netbook would quite suit you

a small laptop might make more sense, say a 13.3" screen size ... lets see what's on offer

Fujitsu-Siemens Esprimo Mobile U9200 Notebook Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz 1GB 120GB 12.1" WXGA TFT DVD±RW Modem LAN WLAN Bluetooth Vista Business

£338.78inc vat

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145007

now that's pretty cheap

heck, how are they even so cheap ....

& a pretty good one here, http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.p...

think you need some time to digest matter, lol

and when you are done and come closer ... please let me know