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    Few questions: Compaq Mini 311c

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Partizan, Apr 14, 2010.

  1. Partizan

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    While I was almost a 100% certain my next laptop would be the asus ul30jc, I just saw the folowing laptop in a local advertisement and I must say i'm tempted (being a student, I use almost all of my free money on vacation, food and alcohol so every saved € counts):

    Compaq Mini 311c
    Intel Atam N270 (1.6ghz)
    1 GB RAM
    160 GB HDD
    Nvidia ION LE (shared memory)
    Wifi b/g
    Windows XP home (service pack3)
    Battery info unknown, though most sites say it has a 6 cell battery.
    359€

    So I have a few questions. First and most importent of all, I need to know how long the battery will last, if its +7 hours i'm content.

    Second, I have no idea what kind of wifi I need, I use that white Belgacom Digital TV Router so perhaps my fellow Belgians can help me on this? When I use system information it says my wifi in my current laptop is A/G/N.

    Third, will I be able to install the newest microsoft office programs (I have 2003, 2007 and will most likely buy 2010 aswell) on windows xp home?

    Last but not least, will I see a big difference if I upgrade from 1gb of 2gb of ram? I noticed a big difference on my current laptop when I upgraded my ram, but since that hp compac has a very weak processor, it might be pointless since that cpu might bottleneck the effect?
     
    Partizan, Apr 14, 2010
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    24 hour bump. Comon guys, I need to know this before they all get sold out.
     
    Partizan, Apr 15, 2010
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    B/G/N Wireless is backwards compatible (you can hook up to a wireless N access point with a wireless b card and vice versa) but I am not familiar with your router so.... 7+ Hours on a 311, under use/load I very much doubt it. 3 to 4, maybe 5 if your lucky. Yes you would be able to get office on it, 07, 10 ect. If your going to be doing a lot of multi-tasking you will probably notice the difference in the RAM. IIRC that 1gb is integrated into the motherboard, these have a single SODIMM slot which can take up to a 2gb chip. All in all they are really not bad little machines, but I don't know how it stacks up compared to that Asus that you like. Hope this helps.
     
    bobthenailer, Apr 16, 2010
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    thx, +1 for answering my questions. Since the battery is way too weak for my daily needs, I can't use it for my daily purposes.
     
    Partizan, Apr 16, 2010
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