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rovexCDTi · 26th May 2011, 19:30

HP Pavilion DM-1 (with 3G card).

Godders 75 · 26th May 2011, 21:13

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Originally Posted by rovexCDTi

HP Pavilion DM-1 (with 3G card).

Been looking at the DM-1, a bit more than what i originally wanted to pay but, seem to have all the benefits of the smaller netbook but with good laptop performance, are there different versions of the DM_1 i cant find the 10 hour battery version, thanks for your comments everyone.
regards
Gary

rovexCDTi · 26th May 2011, 21:20

Thats the problem with HP, there are about a million different versions of the same device with no obvious name change. I got mine at Staples of all places, on a random visit, for £327! 3GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and 10hr battery.

Godders 75 · 26th May 2011, 21:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by rovexCDTi

Thats the problem with HP, there are about a million different versions of the same device with no obvious name change. I got mine at Staples of all places, on a random visit, for £327! 3GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and 10hr battery.

Sorry for the 1000 questions rovex, by all accounts yours uses the celeron ulv chip is that the 1.2 ghz.
regards
Gary

rovexCDTi · 27th May 2011, 05:48

Yes thats right. Sounds slow i know, but clock for clock it decimates the atom.

Jakg · 27th May 2011, 17:35

Left field suggestion.

Dixons are currently doing 20% off all refurbs (it goes through when you go through the checkout) for today only.

They did this a few weeks back, I got an Acer 4820T for £279.99 - it's a fair bit larger than a netbook (14" screen), but it's a LOT faster (2.26 GHz i3 CPU) and it still has a really good battery life (~8 hours).

Although it says refurbished, it looks brand new to me, all the stickers & protective stuff on there. And when I ran it through the system at work, it's not showing as being returned, but discontinued so I think it's just a way to clear old stock...

http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/acer-as...04418-pdt.html

RRP for one new, £479.99. Dixons do the refurb for £349.99, and then with the 20% off it comes in at £279.99 - but I appreciate with the size it's not for everyone (truth be told its probably a bit too big for me, but for the price it was rude not too)

Godders 75 · 27th May 2011, 19:35

hI jakg
sounds like an absolutly blinding deal you couldn't walk away from that, just suggested it to SWMBO and she doesn't like the idea of a refurb even though yours is actually new,thanks for the suggestion though.
Gary

Godders 75 · 27th May 2011, 19:38

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Originally Posted by rovexCDTi

Yes thats right. Sounds slow i know, but clock for clock it decimates the atom.

Hi rovex
the great uninitiated like me dont stand a chance a 1.6ghz slower than a 1.2ghz, my head spins faster and faster.

thanks for your suggestions.
Gary

rizel23 · 4th June 2011, 12:35

Used a MSI Wind U100 for year and a half and no issues what so ever for web browsing and xvids. Plays flash fine, ideal for simply tasks. Bought for £100 December 2009, was a little bargain! Runs XP, 1GB RAM & Atom. Friend has the newer U130 running Windows 7 Lite and thats slow as hell.

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rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	HP Pavilion DM-1 (with 3G card).

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rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Thats the problem with HP, there are about a million different versions of the same device with no obvious name change. I got mine at Staples of all places, on a random visit, for £327! 3GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive and 10hr battery.

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rovexCDTi This is my second home MG ZT+ 135 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 3,626 Thanks: 9 Thanked 42 Times in 26 Posts	Yes thats right. Sounds slow i know, but clock for clock it decimates the atom.

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Jakg This is my second home N/A Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Suffolk Posts: 6,867 Thanks: 0 Thanked 397 Times in 302 Posts	Left field suggestion. Dixons are currently doing 20% off all refurbs (it goes through when you go through the checkout) for today only. They did this a few weeks back, I got an Acer 4820T for £279.99 - it's a fair bit larger than a netbook (14" screen), but it's a LOT faster (2.26 GHz i3 CPU) and it still has a really good battery life (~8 hours). Although it says refurbished, it looks brand new to me, all the stickers & protective stuff on there. And when I ran it through the system at work, it's not showing as being returned, but discontinued so I think it's just a way to clear old stock... http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/acer-as...04418-pdt.html RRP for one new, £479.99. Dixons do the refurb for £349.99, and then with the 20% off it comes in at £279.99 - but I appreciate with the size it's not for everyone (truth be told its probably a bit too big for me, but for the price it was rude not too)