which is the best notebook?

[qandaseeker]

hi, i want to purchase a notebook and my it should have microsoft XP (i like vista, but it takes up a lot of RAM!), good battery life, WIFI,at least 1GB RAM and fast a processor. after searching on the internet, i came up with the following models:

Dell Inspiron MINI 9
Acer Aspire One
HP Mini Note 2133
Asus Eee Pc 901

please send me your recommendations and suggesions.

thank you

[chrisrob]

I have just received my new Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and love it!
Not being able to get broadband any other way, I use mobile broadband with it. Great sound and picture quality.
The slightly disconcerting thing I'm getting used to is its totally silent operation - I mean no disc whirring.
My old laptop had a 20Gb hard drive and this has a 16Gb SSD which I feel will be ample as I use extra 8Gb cards in its card slot or via USB ports.

[Ethel]

You haven't told us what you want to do with your notebook

Do you want a teeny one with a small screen?
What do you intend using it for?

The Acer Aspire One has excellent reviews in the Linux version.

Does it have to have XP?

[fo3nix]

So I assume you want a mini notebook?

I'd go for the Asus EEE pc 1000H.

I have one (running Ubuntu, but it comes with XP), and they're great! Better value than the Dell and Acer your mention above too (6 cell battery, for example).

[sahernasir]

you get more space and features with the Acer Aspire One, whereas the HP one is a beautiful one, I would go for HP :)

[terambulan]

Dell give good after sales service and most of their computers run a 'shadow', very useful in a crash. Make sure your final choice burns CDs, if needed.