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Old 30-04-2009, 11:18 PM
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Any one got one what are they like got a laptop with mobile broadband but aint all tht convientent at work by the time ive lugged it out boot im a taxi driver so move alot and wouldnt mind a small one. So just asking if there any good???
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many different ones, you need to decide on what you want to use it for and where?

Im on mine at work ( lunch break ) right now. Had its since it came out september ish last year.

Got a Asus eee 901, 8.9" screen, a 4gb and 16 gb solid state drive, with a 16gb SD card is plenty for what i use it for, its the smallest of the range of 8.9" screen ones, and has a proper good battery 6 cell job.

So can watch 3 full films on battery and still have life left ( handy for flights ), and get around 6hrs of net use via mobile and bluetooth or wifi.



theres 10" screen ones, and proper 120gb hard drive ones out there
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I've got an Advent 4211 which is the same as the MSI Wind, and I love it. Battery life is piss poor though, you only get a couple of hours off a full charge.
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Do the web books have the mobile broadband built in or do you still need a dongle?

Thanks
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Dongle required, well for mine anyway.
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i have a samsung nc10 and i love it, never had any issues with battery life, i think i think it lasts about 6 hours but i never really use it on the battery that often
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Originally Posted by dvid
Do the web books have the mobile broadband built in or do you still need a dongle?

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Theres 1 or 2 that will have a sim card slot, not sure if they are out yet or not.


Another option, ( what i do ) is get a data plan for your mobile, and use it as a modem via bluetooth
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