Table of Contents
New Netbook
Current Netbook
Previous Netbook
Requirements and Resolution
Mandatory
- Battery Life > 5hrs
- Keyboard with large enter key
- Lightweight
- Rugged enough for travel
Optional
- SSD (replace HDD with SSD at later date)
- Webcam
- SD card
- 3G
- Bluetooth
Result
- Acer Aspire A150, 120GB HDD, 512MB RAM
- Added 1GB RAM
- Added 6600mAh battery
- Large enter key not an option
- HDD allows space for fast SSD in future
- £142 refurb from dabs.com
Models Considered
| Make | Model | Weight | CPU | SSD/HDD | Battery | Screen | Other | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asus | 901 | 1.10 | Atom N270 | 20GB | 6-8 | 8.9", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card, BT, 802.11n | 299 |
| Asus | 1000 | 1.33 | Atom N270 | 40GB | 5-6 | 10", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card, BT, 802.11n | |
| Acer | [A110L][23][?][23] | 0.99 | Atom N270 | 8GB | 3, 6-7 | 8.9", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card | 129 |
| Acer | [A110X][24][?][24] | 0.99 | Atom N270 | 16GB | 3, 6-7 | 8.9", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card | |
| Acer | A150-[BGw][25][?][25] | 0.99 | Atom N270 | 0/160GB | 3, 6-7 | 8.9", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card, 3G | 199 |
| Acer | [ZG5][27][?][27] | ?? | Atom N270 | 16GB | 6-7 | 8.9", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card | |
| MSI | Wind U115 | 0.94 | Atom Z530 | 8GB/160GB | 10 | 10", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD Card, BT, 802.11n | |
| MSI/Advent | U100/4211-c | 1.12 | Atom N270 | 0/160GB | 10", 1024 x 600 | Cam, SD, BT | refurb 180 |
Alternatives
- Nokia N810
- Advent rebranded MSI?
Replacement 2014
| Make | Model | Compatibility | Weight (kg) | CPU | SSD/HDD | Battery (hours) | Screen | Other | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Chromebook 2 [XE503C12][29][?][29] | ARM Exynos 54?? | 16GB eMMC | >7 | 11.6" | $299 | |||
| Acer | Chromebook C720 | good 1 | 1.25 | Intel Haswell 1.4 (2955U) | 16GB SSD | 8.5 | 11.6" 1366x768 | 1 [USB3][31][?][31], 1 [USB2][32][?][32], HDMI, SD | 199 |
| Lenovo | X131e | 1.80 | Intel | 7.5 | 11.6" 1366x768 | 2 [USB3][31][?][31], 1 [USB2][32][?][32], Eth | $399+2 | ||
| HP | Chromebook 11 | excellent | 1.04 | ARM Exynos 5250 1.7GHz | 16GB SSD | 6 | 11.6" 1366x768 | 2 [USB2][32][?][32] | 229 |
| Samsung | Chromebook [XE303C12][34][?][34] | 1.10 | ARM Exynos 5250 1.7GHz | 16GB SSD | 7 | 11.6" 1366x768 | 1 [USB3][31][?][31], 1 [USB2][32][?][32] | 229 | |
| HP | Chromebook 14 | 1.84 | Intel Haswell 1.4 | 16GB SSD | 14" 1366x768 | 299 | |||
| Asus | Transformer T100 | poor 3 | 1.10 | Intel [AtomZ3740][36][?][36] 1.33GHz | 32GB SSD (or 64) | 10 | 10.1" 1366x768 Touch | 1 [USB3][31][?][31], 1 [USB2][32][?][32], sensors | 349 |
| Apple | Macbook Pro 13" | 1099 | |||||||
| Lenovo | X240 | ~1400 | |||||||
| Lenovo | Carbon X1 | 1439 | |||||||
| [AArch64][37][?][37] ? |
1 suspend works with patches ⇑
2 Education only? ⇑
3 no wifi, no sound ⇑
Purchased : Samsung XE503C12-K01UK on 2014-06-03 from Amazon, £250.
Replacement 2015
The Samsung [XE503C12][29][?][29] sucked. Dodgy [SDcard][41][?][41] slot, no 2D accelerated graphics, 3D acceleration via [OpenGLES][42][?][42] only (Wayland still too immature).
| Make | Model | CPU | RAM | SSD | Bat | Screen | Ports | Price £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | Chromebook C720 | Intel 1.4 (2955U) | 2GB (UK) | Any | 8.5 | 11.6" 1366x768 | 1 [USB3][31][?][31], 1 [USB2][32][?][32], HDMI, SD | ? |
| Dell | Chromebook 13 | Core i5005 2GHz | 4GB-8GB | Any | 13" 1080p | 550 | ||
| Toshiba | [CB30][43][?][43]-B104 | N2840 | 4GB | 16GB | 13.3" 1080p IPS | 219 | ||
| Toshiba | CB35-C3300 | Celeron 3215 | 4GB | Any M.2 NGFF 42mm | 13.3" 1080p IPS | ~2921 | ||
| Toshiba | [CB35][48][?][48]-C3350 | Core i3 5015 2 | 4GB | Any M.2 | 13.3" 1080p IPS |
1 Including shipping and import duty ⇑
2 AES acceleration ⇑
Purchased : Toshiba CB35-C3300 on 2016-01-07 from Amazon.com, £297 including postage and import VAT.