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woohoo said:The Samsung NC10 has a 1024 x 600 screen rather than 1024 x 768 mentioned earlier which means that you need to scroll up and down more than normal. It is shipped with XP and afaik you can't buy it without Windows. DABS & Amazon are selling it for about £290. Argos and Comet are selling it for £280 ish BUT their version has a half capacity battery so they aren't really the bargains they seem.
An updated version of the NC10 called the N110 is being sold by PC World at for £330 but the differences are minor (I use both) and personally, I would save the dosh and go for the NC10. Both these Netbooks weigh about 1.3 ish Kg
Word 2003, Excel 2003 and Word 2007, Excel 2007 work fine on both.
There is a new Samsung, the NC20, which has a bigger (1280 x 800) screen but that is upwards of £360 and you're probably better off getting a more conventional laptop at that price if you don't need the light weight / portability.
Netbooks are great if you want something to use on the move, and the one listed here are the best of the netbooks. But a netbook is no replacement for a desktop machine. There are quite a number of laptops available within your price range, here are a few suggestions: Samsung R610, Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E/S or Acer Aspire 5735.