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There are a number of netbooks available with Windows 7 Starter Edition actually. I did a quick search on Best Buy's website and they show 40 different models for sale with Windows 7 at the moment.
Jilli, my recommendation would be to go down to something like Best Buy this week and try out a bunch of the models and their keyboards and trackpads. I've got an early model of Asus and while it is a nice little machine the trackpad and mouse buttons on my model sucks monkey balls. I've played the some of the HP models and prefer the keyboard and trackpads and those quite a bit more.
I have a HP1030 and I really like it. (It runs XP.) My main complaint is that the connections for the AC plug do not fit into the computer snugly, and the plug is constantly falling out, or loosening enough to not be drawing power from the cord. This is my second plug, as the prong snapped in half on my first plug when it was dropped, and they were both like this. The webcam is also pretty useless unless you are in brightly lit places. The keyboard and the trackpad are great.
I use mine exclusively for websurfing, so I can't really speak to how it runs other applications.
Steph, I have an 8g iTouch (bought new in August)
I am quite happy with it -- connecting with Wifi to get online, check emails, watch YouTube is easy when you live in a city, video quality is better than our TV.
Okay, you folks have convinced me (or confirmed my decision)! I have to go for the 32g one, though, because I'm going to want to keep photos, etc. on it in addition to music and such.
How limited is the Windows 7 Starter Edition (compared to, say, XP Home, and on a netbook does it really matter)? I've been thinking about a Black Friday netbook myself.
Steph, I have the 32G one. If you go lower than that, you lose some functionality with the Touch. I was trying to decide between the 32G and the 64G. The 32G is nice and light, so I'm glad I got that one.
Steph, I have the 32G one. If you go lower than that, you lose some functionality with the Touch.
That's right -- I remember reading that in a CNet review. Hell, when I bought my ancient iPod mini 4 years ago, it was a refurb, and it was still ~$210-ish, IIRC. For a 4G mini. So $279 for a *new* 32G Touch is fine w/me.
Gah. There's an Apple store in the mall across the street from my office, and, being Instant Gratification Girl, I really want to go get one NOW.
I got Fast Video Converter for free, and am allowed to give away the license key to 10 people. I don't know anyone else who might want to use it, so I thought I'd share it here.
Key: FSTVC-UH4E-545T-QJTE
Download here: [link]
I'd love it, but I would need to download to the home computer and I'm sure that it will get snatched up by the time I get home.
