Noob Question.

Ninja Please! · 27 Aug 2009 at 20:49

Hey mates I'm getting ready to buy a netbook for classes. Basically to browse the web and run office 2007. This may be a dumb question here but do they take the standard 2.5 laptop drives if I wanted to buy an ssd for it? and would there be any benefit in having an ssd in a netbook?

Thanks in advance for any help!

beermonster · 27 Aug 2009 at 23:11

The SSD offers better battery life, but at a compromise for storage, for your usage it seems the better option and I think they work out cheaper.

MumboJumbo · 27 Aug 2009 at 23:59

I think i would dissagree. If you are getting a laptop just to use for basic means then you can get smaller screened ones which can have over 7 hours battery life in them. Paying out all that money for an ssd will show you no gains in performance really for your useage apart from boot times and the battery life will not be needing a boost.

Ninja Please! · 28 Aug 2009 at 01:18

Well the really expensive netbooks are the same netbooks but only with ssd's so it just suggested to me that it would have something to gain from that unless it's just to get you to spend more money.

I'm looking into the msi u123 001. Looks to be a good deal. 1.66 atom, 667 fsb, 160gb hd. I might hold off on the ssd unless I really need it. But when it comes to classes and such, boot time is somewhat important.

K1LLSW1TCH · 28 Aug 2009 at 01:34

For the price of a high end netbook you can get a half decent 13" laptop. Is that an option you'd consider?

Ninja Please! · 28 Aug 2009 at 02:02

Nah, mainly just because the larger just means more bulk. I like the fact it would be smaller than my textbooks

Ninja Please! · 29 Aug 2009 at 18:08

What is the best netbook out there? I'm looking for something that does not have a huge bulky battery. Also a n280 cpu. Can't seem to find any good middle ground.