Going to get a netbook. Suggestions

[thomas49th]

Hi, as I'm going to university I thought as an excuse I'd buy myself a nice new netbook. I will be taking my power desktop down with me, but for labs, lectures and cafes I thought a lightweight netbook that can stick in my backpack would be ideal.

Ideally 250GB, 1GB RAM, windows 7, longest battery life available and an decent CPU (probably have to be the atom - no less than 1.66GHz I think - but the more powerful the better -will switch to AMD), wireless connectivity (all wireless N now?). webcam and bluebooth would be cool

Don't really want to spend more than £300. Lower price as possible really (just over £200 squid would be cool).

Any ideas?

Thanks
Thomas

EDIT: I'm from the UK

 

[Jacob..]

Hi, as I'm going to university I thought as an excuse I'd buy myself a nice new netbook. I will be taking my power desktop down with me, but for labs, lectures and cafes I thought a lightweight netbook that can stick in my backpack would be ideal.

Ideally 250GB, 1GB RAM, windows 7, longest battery life available and an decent CPU (probably have to be the atom - no less than 1.66GHz I think - but the more powerful the better -will switch to AMD), wireless connectivity (all wireless N now?). webcam and bluebooth would be cool

Don't really want to spend more than £300. Lower price as possible really (just over £200 squid would be cool).

Any ideas?

Thanks
Thomas

EDIT: I'm from the UK

Acer aspire one...

 

[thomas49th]

what about
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/186600

over the aspire one(s)?

and this one:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/672241-REG/Acer_LU_SAQ0D_159_Aspire_One_AO532h_2730_10_1.html

is there any warranty problems with shipping it from the US

edit: Or if anyone could recommened a good aspire one to get (best bang for my buck under £300)

Thanks
Thomas

ahhh now I'm not sure whether to get a dual core? Problem is most dual core nbs have bigger screens. I want something light and portable

What to get?

 

[disturbed13]

just to confuse you even more
have you looked at the MSI X360?
X360 Spec
OS Windows 7 Home Premium
CPU Intel Coreâ„¢ i5-520UM processor
Chipset Intel HM55 Graphic Intel HD Graphic
Memory DDRIII SO-DIMM (Up to 4GB)
LCD 13" HD (Glare type) 1366x768
HDD 2.5" 250 /320/500 GB SATA
Card reader 2 in 1 (support SD/MMC)
I/O HDMI, D-sub, USB 2.0 x 2, Mic-in, Headphone out, RJ-45
Battery 4 /8 cells battery pack
Wireless 802.11 b/g/draft n, Bluetooth V2.1EDR
Webcam 1.3M Webcam
Sound 2 Speakers
Dimension 324 mm (W) x 227 mm (D) x 6~22.5 mm
Weight ~1.4G (with 4-cell battery)

just to help confuse you even further
9hrs battery life, less then 1" thick when closed 13" screen
hows that for light and portable?

 

[thomas49th]

looks like more than 300 puddlings

Ahh I want to buy one tonight but I cannot decide

Should I get a an Atom 450 over a 270?

 

[disturbed13]

well lets take a look
thats a compairison between the two processors
which i am now confused why you are trying to decide between the 2
as both of the netbooks that you have listed both use the N450 atom
but oh well

 

[thomas49th]

With regards to the Atom CPU architecture, I wasn't explicitly meaning the two I posted previously, though I can see why you'd think that. Silly me. Sorry
Ahhhh. The http://www.ebuyer.com/product/186600
would be perfect if only it had draft-n wireless. Though am I going to notice the difference?

EDIT: I think I want the best bang for my buck with

Atom 450 1.66GHz
1GB RAM
250 GB HDD
Wireless N
Bluetooth
10.1" Screen
Weight < 1.5kg
8 hours battery life
Cam
Microphone
Nice touchpad with gestures - DO ALL TOUCHPADS DO GESTURING AS STANDARD?

I'm not fussed about windows 7 anymore

There must be something under £300
Thanks
Thomas

 

[disturbed13]

will you notice a difference in-between N and G?
that all depends
if you connecting to a slow connection then no
actually even if you connecting to a faster connection N doesnt hit peak
the only time it maxes out is if your streaming 1080P quality movies to your netbook
then you will notice a difference
but no
your best choice as it seems is the N450, the one that you linked
you could always do a little homework and look into upgrading your Wifi at the cost of your warranty and the new part
then its just a matter of installing the drivers for the new hardware and not think about the warranty
or you can wait until the warranty has expired then upgrade it yourself

 

[thomas49th]

Ahh what would you buy with the spec i've listed? If you could go over 300 squid

EDIT: Do most netbook support multitouch gestures? I want one with that

 

[disturbed13]

MSI Wind U160 for 350 is the cheapest on newegg.com
MSI product page
as far as i can see it doesnt have any gestures, but it hits all of your other requirements except for the budget.
man this isnt easy
Gateway
now with this one it has gestures, but no Bluetooth and its alos 350 squids
so you have to choose
bluetooth or gestures
personally i would go with the extra hardware and forget the apple ideas
but those are what i found
here is the search on tigerdirect.com

EDIT: not all of them have gestures