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[wormholes101]

I'm in the market for a dual-core netbook. I think at least 2GB of RAM, maybe more. I don't need an OS, I have windows 7 starter already.

Any recommendations? I would like to buy from gmarket if possible.

Thanks for your recommendations!

[kumoh]

why dual core? better take anyone with i5 or even i7 cpu, most of them are same spec and price, just decide what display size do u need and go...

[hanguker]

I've had my eye on the Ideapad S10-3. It's got an n550 (dual-core) and is only about 400-425K online.

The ASUS 1215n duo is really nice and has the ION2 GPU, but it is going for over 550k

[wormholes101]

thanks guys but i've already bought. asus 1015pem upgraded to 2gb.

[hanguker]

How are you liking the speed? I've heard somewhat negative reviews about the n550's. That is, there is not a significant difference in speed in most programs. Does the model you bought have an ION2?

[wormholes101]

It's difficult to say definitively since I haven't compared it task for task with another computer. My desktop would thrash it obviously, and our 5 year old laptops should be slower... I haven't used it for anything intensive yet, so have to wait and see...

One thing I have to say is that it came preloaded with loads of bloatware that significantly slowed it down. I went through and uninstalled more than 10 preloaded programs and it is now very snappy.

oh.. i'm pretty sure it doesn't have ION2

[carleverson]

[hanguker]

What do you think would have been a better decision carle?

Just please don't say a regular laptop; it's much faster but in a different niche altogether.