help? a computer aficionado i am not...
so i'm starting to think about my next computer purchase since my current computer is looking more and more like it desperately wants to shit the bed. it won't be for a while that i purchase a new computer--but...
here's what i'm thinking --
on the dell website you can get a very very basic very very small (but very very portable by the same token) 9 ( Read more... )
here's what i'm thinking --
on the dell website you can get a very very basic very very small (but very very portable by the same token) 9 ( Read more... )
There are many solid Netbooks out there. I believe Asus makes pretty quality Netbook as well.
(2) should i upgrade the standard 4gb solid state hard drive to a 8gb solid state hard drive just in case i suddenly need to save a whole lot more shit than usual while not at home?
610 songs is about 3GB (roughly), and your Operating System (e.g WinXP) can take up nearly half of a 4GB HDD. I think the default installation for Windows XP is around 1.2 GB, but other features like system restore and updates can push that toward 2GB pretty quickly. I would recommend trying to get the 8GB just for breathing room, and having all your music and size heavy files on an external HDD.
(3) should i get ubuntu at all, or upgrade to windows so that it'll be easier to transfer my files to my old laptop (which i'm sure i'll keep around)
Transferring your files to Ubuntu (word documents, music, etc.) would be as easy as transferring them to a Windows machine, but you would have to get use to a new Operating System; this can be a little overwhelming for some people. Ubuntu is cheaper though. You can get a media player for it, surf the Internet, do whatever you'd like, etc. It will just look and feel different than what your used to. I think Ubuntu may also takes up last space than WinXP on your HDD.
(4) do i have a need for a cd-writing drive instead of just a cd-reading drive? and should i invest in one since i've been frustrated in the past that my current computer doesn't have one?
Do you want to burn music CDs? Data CDs? If the answer is "yes" then I would upgrade/grab a CD-RW drive.
(5) do i want to stick with black and save $30, or do i want to go with a fun color like the dell commercials only to possibly get really sick of having a colored netbook later?
lol, totally up to you. Although let me put in my two cents here about physical security. Always be careful with your netbook out in public. The fact that it's smaller does mean it may be easier to steal.
(6) will i hate having a 9" computer? really, i mean, the keyboard would be MORE than small and the screen would probably be difficult to read if i kept everything small, and difficult to organize if i made it big... however, i mean, i guess i COULD hook a big monitor up to it at home, but... i mean really... how much shit can you/do you want to plug into a teeny tiny netbook?
Get a ruler. Hold it up to your current monitor. That would give you an idea of what a 9in. monitor would be like. Either that or go out to Best Buy somewhere and look and see if they have any netbooks on display. They are pretty small, and eye strain can be a factor when working on documents for long periods of time. It may not bother you though so I don't want to discourage you. Find a display somewhere and test drive one if you can.
Another thing you'll want to consider is memory. Try to get at least 1GB of memory on the thing. Having 512MB of memory can really slow things down for you on the long run. All this boils down to how much you want to pay for really. http://www.amazon.com/10-Inch-Netbook-Intel-Processor-Battery/dp/B001BY97IU This is pretty good, but may be more than what you wanted to spend (it's also got Linux on it which may take some getting used to), but the HDD space, the memory, the processor, and the hardware all seem pretty good.
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