I have a cousin that is starting some online classes at CCCC in January and she needs a decent laptop to use. She has an extremely small budget, but I think for her situation and needs a netbook would suffice. Any recommendations?

I'm looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115590

9/9/2009 10:15:08 PM

you may want to look at getting a nice used one off craigslist/ebay. That'll give him a headache all day long on that small screen. The performance isn't great either. There are some good deals out there if you look

9/9/2009 10:53:46 PM

a netbook would likely suffice power/performance-wise, but as mentioned, looking at a 10.1" screen all day long would become tedious and probably lead to eye strain

if weight and size are a concern, see if you can find something on CL...for example:

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/1343771845.html
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/sys/1363336968.html

you might be able to talk down some of the ~$400 ones if they've been on their for a while...in any case, used laptops are like used cars...one you open the box, their value drops significantly

9/10/2009 8:03:46 AM