Laptop/notebook recommendation.

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FatMom

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The Asus eeepc 1005HA looks nice and all, but I'm not sure about notebooks. Heres why: I'm currently using a Gateway 3550GH (centrino 1.7ghz, 512mb, winxp) and the performance is atrocious. I'm not sure if its because theres just too many things running in background (its not my computer I can't do a clean install) or because centrino cpus just plain suck.

The thing takes like ~5min to boot and be ready to be usable, launching msn is ridiculous, and opening the main msn windows freeze the laptop for like 10-20sec. Sometimes I open a link on another IE window and again it almost freeze for 10sec.. I really HATE it and I fear that this is going to be the same on most notebook.

Now, about laptop. I tried the Acer Aspire 5738Z and that was great. Vista ran flawlessly and I was also impress by the price/features. So far I could find any other laptop at the same price with the same features/config. (also had HDMI)

So, does notebook have all the same craptastic performence than I'm currently experiencing with a few years old laptop?

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Can I find a better laptop at same or lower price than that acer?

I also forgot to mention that I dont care about battery life and graphics card, I dont travel much and this is going to stay home 99% of the time and I wont play video games on this. basically, I want flawless win7 permormence (no freezing 10sec when opening explorer) hdmi if possible, 2GB min, led lcd, 15" max and good keyboard.
 
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FatMom said:
basically, I want flawless win7 permormence (no freezing 10sec when opening explorer) hdmi if possible, 2GB min, led lcd, 15" max and good keyboard.
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Any of the cheaply priced c2duo laptop deals that get posted on SD will do for accomplishing this task my friend.
 
FatMom said:
Posted on SD? This is the acer I was talking about http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=798401&CatIds=73,74,75,4488&AffixedCode=WW so far its the best ive seen price/features
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slickdeals... deals website. I'm not familiar with pricing or anything in Canada, so I am sure there are more knowledgeable people in that department. I did look at the specs for the acer and it will be fine for what you discussed. BUT I think you can find much better deals (at least stateside).. so im not sure. I couldn't see what price they had for the Acer because it was set to show your postal code area.
 
I got an eee pc 1000HE and I like it, whats the main difference between this and the 1005HA ? Worth the upgrade?
 
That laptop shouldn't be running that bad. I wouldn't mind still having my old HP with it's Athlon 64, it was sluggish booting and opening apps but that was mostly due to an small/slow hdd.

I have no clue about the actual benchmarks, but I would imagine if you were able to do a fresh install on your current machine it would feel about the same as a netbook. If it has an older drive like my HP the netbook may feel a bit snappier even.

Pretty much any laptop you can buy will meet your requirements. Pick a form factor and a price and find one that meets those.
Or just use the 1000he and save your money. The HA has longer battery life... if you can find the right version.
 
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