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Netbook or Laptop?

As my netbook  stopped working after TWO power surges in my office, I had no choice but to get another one fast!But should I get a laptop or stick with a netbook?What sort of memory, do I want to stick with Windows Vista or get the new Windows 7?

Well with the help of hubby we sat down and narrowed the search to three!

Acer Aspire 5732Z, 15.6 inch WXGA LCD, Intel Pentium Duel Core T3400, 3GB RAM, 250GB, DVD-RW, Windows 7 Home Premium, WebCam – the one I bought!

This is a fabulous laptop and even though it is bigger than the notebook I had, I really enjoy the bigger screen.  This is really great value and comes with the new Windows 7 (to be honest I did not know anything about it). So what does this laptop do – well:

Windows 7 which is really easy to use and you can gain access to your files more easily when they are open.

Pentium Dual Processer which means that all your favourite applications will run faster than ever (this is amazing as I used to turn on my previous laptop and make a cup of tea for it to open apps and connect to wifi!)

· 250GB Hard Drive – so plenty of space to add all your music and favourite movies
· Integrated webcam for your video conference calls on Skype or with family and friends.
· 5-in-1 card reader – this is brill as I can just remove my camera memory card and upload the images direct to my laptop.
· CD ROM drive
· 2 USB ports
· Microphone
· Headplugs
· Battery life up to 2.5 hours (a real plus for me!!)

Overall I am very pleased with this purchase and it is very good value especially as it includes Windows 7.

Here are the links to find out more: 

ACER ASPIRE 5732Z with Webcam - £431
ACER ASPIRE 5732 without webcam  - £384

For the extra £50 it is worth having the webcam, for work – conference calls and for home with some many family and friends abroad! Just load up SKYPE – and its free to talk with your family and friends and see them at the same time.

Sue and I are always on Skype doing our conference calls!!

Acer Aspire One D250, 10.1-Inch Netbook, Intel Atom N270, 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB, XP Home, up to 3 Hours Battery Life, Webcam, Wifi (Blue)

I also looked at this one as it is cheaper at £234.00 but as they say you get what you pay for, so below I will list the difference between the ACER D250 and ACER ASPIRE 5732Z:

· 1GB of memory as opposed to  4GB
· 160GB Hard Drive as opposed to 250GB
· Smaller screen
· No CDROM
· Windows XP Operating System and not Windows 7
· Its a netbook as opposed to a laptop and therefore much smaller ie screen and the keys.  This may be a better option for occasional use rather than an   every day computer.
· May be better suited to students for coursework etc
· Good value for money

Karen Margerison

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