Travel laptop/word processor

[AB Editor]

I'm after a low-powered, small, laptop which can function primarily as a word processor.

Ideally it would be about 7" in size and as cheap as possible.

As long as I can run a super simple text editor and access dropbox I'd be happy.

I used to see really low budget netbooks for about £100 which would probably be perfect for my purposes, but I'm not sure if they make them any more?

I wondered if anyone had spotted anything like this at all?

Thanks for any contributions/ideas.

[ChuckFickens]

Morgan computers is normally a good place to look for stuff like that...

http://www.morgancomp...2MB-4GB-Linux-Webcam/

[ChuckFickens]

Though this is more your style (sadly out of stock though)

http://www.morgancomp...2MB-4GB-Linux-Webcam/

[AB Editor]

Thanks Chuck. I had been looking at those (especially the pink one) - I didn't realise I could pick them up that cheap!

Thanks!

[boxtops]

It'll clash with Red Hat though Ed :-0))

Sorry, Linux joke there.. :-))

[ChuckFickens]

The only issue I can see is if you want to use a mobile dongle for internet then you'd really need to be looking at a windows based machine, but if you're OK just using WiFi then one of the linux based ones would do.

[sunny-dave]

Coo - that's cheap - might get one for when I'm away on the bike - I worry a bit about how the hard-drive in my netbook copes with the vibration and general clattering about (OK so far but ...)

Wonder if it might (just) run Win7 ?

[ChuckFickens]

With a 4GB hard drive?

You'd have trouble fitting 7 onto one of them even if it did run it... for a little more you could get one that will run it no problems though...

http://www.morgancomp...tbook-Notebook-White/

And the vibration shouldn't be an issue as long as it's switched off.

[AB Editor]

It's something I'd not worry about too much. The purpose is purely for being able to throw it into a pack for cycling when abroad - in reality it's just for data entry and having it sync with a dropbox folder whenever I am within reach of a wifi for "real" work at a later date.