My mom wants a netbook. Once she has an idea fixed in her mind, there is no dissuading her. She is going to buy one on Black Friday come hell or highwater, regardless of how well it suits her needs.
I know very little about netbooks. Please help!
Uses: Websurfing, email, possibly YouTube/Hulu, iTunes, transferring digitial camera pictures. She wants to burn DVD's (for pictures) also, but I think I can talk her out of that since I suspect it would add a lot of weight. For some bizarre reason, my mom is insisting on Windows 7.
I did a tiny bit of research last night, and have some questions.
1. How fast is the Atom processor compared to an Athlon 1900+XP (This is what her desktop has).
2. Do netbooks use SSD's? If so, how fast are these compared to regular hard drives?
3. What kind of battery life can she expect if watching a streaming movie?
4. What the heck is Windows 7 "Starter"? The Best Buy salesgirl had no idea.
5. Is the AC adapter integrated or is there a separate heavy power brick?
6. Can she watch an HD movie on a netbook?
7. Any recommendations?
I know very little about netbooks. Please help!
Uses: Websurfing, email, possibly YouTube/Hulu, iTunes, transferring digitial camera pictures. She wants to burn DVD's (for pictures) also, but I think I can talk her out of that since I suspect it would add a lot of weight. For some bizarre reason, my mom is insisting on Windows 7.
I did a tiny bit of research last night, and have some questions.
1. How fast is the Atom processor compared to an Athlon 1900+XP (This is what her desktop has).
2. Do netbooks use SSD's? If so, how fast are these compared to regular hard drives?
3. What kind of battery life can she expect if watching a streaming movie?
4. What the heck is Windows 7 "Starter"? The Best Buy salesgirl had no idea.
5. Is the AC adapter integrated or is there a separate heavy power brick?
6. Can she watch an HD movie on a netbook?
7. Any recommendations?
