Best 350$ (Or cheaper) Netbook

I was seriously considering the iPad, was in the line to purchase it. But then I thought of some of the restrictions and how MUCH they are charging. So I dumped it off at the register and left without my iPad.

ANYWAYS, I still want something similar. My current laptop is the CRAPPY dv1000 from HP. Its HEAVY and slow (Had to install vista because I lost my XP disc and XP was corrupted...)!! Slow enough that streaming on a High Speed WiFi connection it would stop and stutter at 360p. So I decided that I wanted something that would:

-Stream Music
-Stream Video
-Stream Netflix (HUGE)
-Play music from internal storage
-Play video from internal storage
-Be able to jump on it and start surfing the web without having to wait for boot up times (Yes I know, netbooks still have to start up)
-Be able to last more than the hour I can squeeze out of the crappy dv1000 that i got for 50$
-Be able to play internet games/lower quality games
-Have a big hard drive (The iPad didn’t have this, but it had many options for increasing memory by 32GB+)
-Video Chatting would be nice

Optional
-Capacitive Touchscreen (Oh yea baby lol)
-The bells and whistles of Bluetooth
-1.8Ghz Proc would be nice, I’m tired of hearing the 1.66GHz, it’s not all that much better than my dv1000 one, though granted a new proc will run better than an old one.

Some of these things the iPad wouldn’t do, but I considered It worth it until I got into the line to fork up the bucks.

And right around 300-350 for one sounds good to me.

Reason for Getting Rid of my dv1000:
-SLOOOOOOWWWWWWW as cold tar
-Won’t stream more than 360p
-DVD’s stop and stutter, WMP doesn’t respond when playing videos and even VLC has issues. I can get it to run fine if I shut down EVERYTHING, including Anvti Virus… GRRRRR
-Battery is shot
-No hard drive space…
-One USB port is shot
-Gets 1000000 Degrees (The cooling system is shot)
-Screen has some problems (Not big, just some purple pixles, only visible when im viewing something stark black
-You get the point

Some im considering:
HP Mini 210
Acer AO532h
ASUS Eee PC 1015PED

The Levenopad or whatever that had a touchscreen looked cool until I saw the price tag !

I would apreciate any help!

I've seen a lot of good reviews on the Asus model that you are looking at. Check out Engadget or Gizmodo to see the reviews.

How much difference in perfomance would there be?? I know in real computer terms there wouldnt be much, but in netbooks... would i be worth 50 $$? I will upgrade Windows Starter to Home Premium (And stick a gig of RAM in so i will be at 2GB total) so i was worried about it being able to handle aero transparency...


Keyboard size isnt a problem for many reasons...

Sorry do that alot, think my thing through and my brain thinks that everyone else knows what im thinking .Yes the difference in perfomace as a result of the smaller clock. I found the ASUS Eee PC 1015PED with a 1.83 Ghz CPU, but it starts at 370... And i wanted to get Home Premium...

So my question is what is the difference in speed/perfomance between the:
n450/n455 1.66Ghz and the n475 1.83Ghz

Will both of these be able to handle aero well?

Also i would like to see a video review of the ASUS Eee PC 1015PED but i can't find it anywhere...

Will they run aero well? If I got Home Premium...

Thanks a TON!!

Haha just one more question:

Will the netbook's graphics card be better than what i have in my DV1000? If you want the exact graphics model, i can post it in about an hour since i am not at home...

Netbook: Intel GMA 3150
DV1000: Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller

So the Intel GMA 3150 vs the Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller.

Thanks a ton for all your help! Just tell me which answer you want to be the best answer!

http://forums.pcworld.com/index.ph [...] a-netbook/

These guys are talking about streaming netflix without problems...

WoW might be something i would TRY on it but its not a breaker if it can't handle it...

But other than Wow, i dont plan on gaming with it. I know that the netbook is totally underpowered to do anything besides surfing the web, light multimedia, and the sort.

I just started the netflix trial account and love it. Ill be stopping by best buy this weekend to see how the netbooks accualy perform. Then if im liking what i see, ill grab one.

I don't want to use the flash browser player for netflix. Is there any way to get a program to play movies for netflix since 7 Starter does not come with WMC? Planning on upgrading to home premium, but im not sure yet...

My question is slightly different.

I need to install the Chinese Language pack on a netbook.

Is IGB ram enough?

Thanks.

The Dell Mini 10 is a great netbook. It has a larger keyboard than many other netbooks, which makes typing much easier.

Cheers,
Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team

Real quick, on Costco.com (Since they don't have one in the store) they are talking about the preliminary shipping date which is set for 12-14 days so they can build the computer. Does this mean that they don' have the computer ready, and they really have to build it, and i might be waiting for 2-4 weeks??

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produ [...] =C&topnav=

Haha i don't want to wait that long...

Hi,
I recommend you contact the store and get clarification on the estimated arrival date of the netbook. Have you decided on the Dell?

Cheers,
Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team

Though im reading that the battery lasts WAY less than the mini or the Asus... BUT it is 50 bucks cheaper...

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Produ [...] =C&topnav=

Is this any good??

From what i am reading online i have decided on the HANNSbook (For now ). Unless anyone has any problems with it, or you are seeing something im not. Thanks for all the valualbe help! (Hope it helps someone else out there looking for a netbook but is overwelmed by the same thing after the same thing with prices all over the chart )