Technology Need laptop recommendations

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cormorant1

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It's looking like my old one just bit the dust and I'll almost certainly have to get a new one.

Here is what I'm looking for in a new one:
-small
-lightweight
-starts up quickly
-doesn't overheat easily
-does not have to be fast or have tons of RAM (inability to run games is actually a plus 🙂 )
-must be able to run youtube & other streaming video applications
-able to connect to wireless networks
-at least 1 USB port
-hopefully < $500

Can anybody recommend something?
 
JJMrK said:
In that price range you're basically looking for a netbook, especially if you don't care about running games. Just be aware that you're basically limited to world, excel, and the internet, and these things are SLOW.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...xp/hhoslp/psg/notebooks/leftnav_category_mini
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I beg to differ, I've been using my *very basic* netbook daily (and heavily) for almost two years now and it runs almost faster than my desktop computer. 😉

It's not made for things like video games or heavy graphics work, but for the rest, it's quite fine.
 
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Cogito ergo es said:
I beg to differ, I've been using my *very basic* netbook daily (and heavily) for almost two years now and it runs almost faster than my desktop computer. 😉

It's not made for things like video games or heavy graphics work, but for the rest, it's quite fine.
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Sure, it's all relative. If your portable PC is only going to be used for light office work and internet browsing (which sounds like it's the case for the OP) a netbook will work fine.
 
JJMrK said:
Sure, it's all relative. If your portable PC is only going to be used for light office work and internet browsing (which sounds like it's the case for the OP) a netbook will work fine.
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The ones that run XP or the a Linux derivitive actually run fairly decently. I've been told by several people that the ASUS netbooks are rather hardy too
 
If one can wait Black Friday/Cyber Monday really is the best day to buy a computer.
 
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