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I use Avira on my netbook. Highly recommend :)

http://www.avira.com/en/download/

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On my Samsung NC-10 I use IE8 without any probs.

I use Avast 5.x AV

I don't use a firewall as I have a router with a FW built in, and I'm careful of the site I access.

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Whats the difference betweeen a netbook and a laptop

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Netbooks are smaller and have no disc drive and are not as powerful as normal laptops

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A netbook is a paired down version of a laptop, designed to be used on the move. Think a 13" screen, no cd drive, lightweight, 8 hours battery life, and light specs. It's half the size (and less than half the weight) of a laptop. Use it for browsing, powerpoints, email, and word processing, but not video editing.

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Oh right. Always wondered what was the difference. So you cant save stuff so on it if you have no hard drive. How come they are nearly as dear as a laptop and why are they bought if there is no hard drive as that is the brain of either the laptop/cp.

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There is a hard drive there isn't a CD/DVD drive so if you want to put anything on you have to download it off the internet or use a memory stick

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They do have a hard drive. They don't have a CD drive. I bought mine as I got fed up with taking a 17" laptop weighing a couple of KGs on vacation/work trips etc. My netbook is sufficient for that, weighs about the same as a bag of sugar, is about 10 by 12 inches across. I believe it has a 150 Gig hard drive. I use it as a backup as well :)

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Now that sounds handy for carrying around. I dont even use my cd drive. I forget it's there half the time :D

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A netbook doesn't have a CD/DVD drive, and the processor isn't as powerful.

But saying that On my Samsung NC-10 I have an external 320GB HDD on which I have put some DVDs (DVD Shrink) on it and it happily plays them.

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I can recommend the MSI Wind as I've had one for nearly two years (and here I am now!), also known as the Advent 4211 in the UK (same kit, badged awfully).

Be aware that there are loads of great netbooks available now from Sony etc. for not much more. I've now got 2GB of RAM in my Advent 4211 and I get about 6 hours battery life with a Chinese battery off eBay. Next is probably a better processor than the Intel Atom.

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The MSI Wind is one of those netbooks that has been around for a long time but newer versions of it have come out.
It is a nicely designed netbook and quite popular.

Other popular choices are the Samsung NC10.

I have the Samsung N310 that has a rounded pebble style and apple style keyboard.

They are great. Mine has a 10" screen and currently runs Windows XP but with Windows7 being less resource hungry than Vista it will easily run that too.

Netbooks do have hard drives and you can either install stuff from an external usb CD drive or just use a usb stick and copy stuff accross that way.
Some netbooks now also have HDMI ports to hook up to a TV.
All of them will have wireless cards built in so they are great for taking with you as they dont take as much space as a big laptop.

I use mine on holiday for finding free wifi spots in mcdonalds for example.
It's also good for watching movies on the train and although it runs slower than a desktop or laptop, you don't really see the difference when doing things such as web surfing, writing a letter, listening to i-tunes, etc.

Don't buy one of these for gaming or photoshop work. For two reasons, 1) the small screen, and 2) processing power.

But for everything else, they are great.