Netbook help

I have an Asus Eee netbook. 160g hard drive anda wireless card. I use it in my house to surf and check emails. I use it at hotspots only, and do not use a provider for access. $299 @Best Buy. Love it.

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Originally Posted by Toasted Coastie

I have an Asus Eee netbook. 160g hard drive anda wireless card. I use it in my house to surf and check emails. I use it at hotspots only, and do not use a provider for access. $299 @Best Buy. Love it.

Ron I got the same one from best buy except I bought mine from their website. They have the same model online that they do instore except for $50 more you get a 8-10hour battery. This is the Top Rated Netbook on Cnet right now.

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Originally Posted by hotreds

I would like to get a netbook mainly to surf the net when traveling. I know we have some experts on here, please give me your advice. Will I have to pay for internet access, or do some come with it built-in?(Besides the regular internet you can pick up in motels.) High speed G or whatever it's called. Kinda newbish on these little guys, but they seem to be they way to go for travel, so small and light.

TIA!

You are looking for a model with what is called "WWAN". Verizon currently has a model and as someone said above, so does AT&T. The cost of the netbook it'self is subsidized much in the same way that cell phones are, sign a contract and get it cheap.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/h...ries//netbooks

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-pho...l=calltoaction


Another option would be to simply buy what ever netbook you want and get a USB WWAN modem, all of the major Mobile companies offer them.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/m...rds+and+modems

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-pho...sku=sku3020359


Expect to pay $40-$60 a month for the Data service either way.


Depending on how fancy your cell phone is you may be able to use it to "tether" to the netbook and allow the netbook to use the Cell phone's data connection to access the internet.

Fell free to PM me with any further questions.

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

OSX86 is a generic term used for a way to run the mac operating systems on intel based machines such as lepoard or snow lepoard. This became possible when mac began using intel based processors in their machines. The legalities of this are in question, but it is generally available as a torrent download. The OS will generally work and function just as a macintosh OS. Kind of like getting a macbook air for a hell of a lot less money. One thing many people do is buy a copy of the mac operating system you will be using. Generally lepoard can be found on craigslist for 40.00.

just google osx86 to get a basic understanding. I can help you to instal this if you decided to do it. Just shot me a PM. I dont want to discuss this to much further on the board do the grey area aspects of this.

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