Cheap netbooks from HK

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Now I have been browsing a well known bidding website and have seen some unbranded netbooks available for about £50.00 delivered. :eek:

It states they run Windows CE.

My questions are -

1. Are these for real?
2. What is Windows CE exactly?

Basically, I am looking for the cheapest way to be able to game on my main rig, and use a netbook keep a webpage open and also run an admin programme on it. (for BFBC2).

Would one of these cheap things work, or is ordering one a massive no no?
 
Windows CE, is kinda like XP for PDA's m it's just a very slimmed down version of windows for very low performance hardware. Most netbooks don't use CE, they use XP or windows 7 instead.

£50.00 sounds stupidly cheap, what are the stats of the netbook?

I spose regardless of anything i've said, at least they will love you long time.
*waits to see how long it is till i get banned :P *
 
* Processor Type: VIA ARM 32bit CPU
* Processor Clock Speed :300M Hz
* Processor/Manufacturer :VIA
* Processor Model :VIA-ARM VT8500
* RAM/Technology: DRAM
* RAM Installed Size :128M
* Display Diagonal Size :7" TFT HD
* Max Resolution :800x480
* Display Technology :TFT
* Graphics Type :Integrated Graphics

* Hard Drive Type :NAND Fast Flash
* Hard Drive Capacity :2GB
* Hard Drive Spindle Speed :NAND Fast Flash
* PCMCIA Expansion :1x SDCard slot

* Ports :3x USB 2.0,1x SDCard slot,1×RJ45
* Audio/Video :Integrated Quadraphonic Speakers,1x 1/8" (3.5mm) Headphone/Line-Out,1x 1/8" (3.5mm) Microphone,Input 1x Integrated Microphone
 
I wouldn't even class that as a netbook, the specs are pretty poor. 300mhz processor and 2GB hard drive? :(
 
wow.. thats erm slow. Brash of them to call it a "netbook", more like a slimmed down pda, but into a bigger case. I would stay away from that tbh, not worth your £50...
 
Thats not a netbook IMO. A Netbook is supposed to be for ultra mobile computing and browsing the web. I have an NC10 with W7 Pro, a 1.6ghz Atom and 2gb RAM, and that's slow enough.

Not worth the £50 if you ask me, you can get black NC10s for around £175 on eBay.
 
Indeed but you are missing the point. I ain't spanking £175.00 just to run an admin programme!

I only need it for one thing.

Is it too much of a risk to buy it just for that?
 
It's worth a try but I doubt it's much good for anything. I'd try to put an old version of windows on, I think CE is based on XP, it's do better with 95/98/ME.

For that task it might be alright, to put in perspective, I used to have a Toshiba laptop with a 400mhz CPU, 64mb of ram and ME, and it ran Office 2000 with no trouble at all.

I would so it would do that task alright, but I'd still recommend getting a proper netbook, then it'd be able to do an awful lot more.
 
Ok.

I am keeping an eye on a refurbed IBM X60 and the auction finishes soon so if I can bag it for less than £100.00 it will be mine!

*edit scrap that idea I did not realise how old they are!*
 
Those netbooks are so cheap because they run ARM processors, hence having Windows CE on them. You could probably compile Linux for it but any x86 version of Windows is a no go. You can still get CE apps and it can be useful but for the app you want to use it's not much use. :(
 
I did think of getting one myself but they're only really worth getting if you're a hobbyist. You might want to just look out for a cheap old laptop that will run at least Windows XP.
 
Found a second hand Toshiba laptop w/Win XP for about £65. Would probably need a Wi-Fi dongle though. I can message you the link if you like as I am unsure if it can be posted here.
 
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