[TomT]

Anyone using a cheap netbook with a SSD in their rig?

If so what brand/model, operating system, length of ownership, problems?

Thanks.

TomT

[Bulldog]

Not sure what ssd is but I use an acer netbook, bought it at wally world for about 300 bucks and love it. Obviously, its not good for watching movies, or stuff like that, but it works well for surfing the web, and I also thought about downloading that pc gps software, but I think a mapbook work alot better. The netbook uses Windows vista, not sure about what model it is, but it has 2 gigs of ram and 250 gigs of harddrive space. Its the 11 inch model, but its still tiny.

[cdswans]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Not sure what ssd is . .

. . A solid-state disk or drive (SSD), also called a flash drive, is the next generation hard disk.

More info: What is an SSD?

[flood]

Originally Posted by TomT

Anyone using a cheap netbook with a SSD in their rig?

If so what brand/model, operating system, length of ownership, problems?

Thanks.

TomT

we have the aspire one 8.9, it's great for running ddl (log book), delorme (gps) and playing on the net .
1.5gig ram 120 hd windows xp home. have had it for a year now, btw it's on the dash 24/7 running or not and it's still working just fine

[Phreddo]

not sure how much you want to do, but I've discovered the Archos 5 Internet tablet recently.
It is primarily intended for videos and music, but it has Android, so it can do web and other things. it has wifi and bluetooth, and i guess you can tether it, but those are limited at best. It is very portable and has a lot of potiential. I wouldn't recommend it for extended chat sessions, tho.