Net/Notebook sub-$100

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  Monad on 13/09/2012 - 20:06

  Not sure if they will handle the system requirements on etax or your tuning software or not:

  Windows CE 128m RAM, 266MHZ CPU $66.99 delivered (from China): http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/7-Mini-Netbook-Notebook-Laptop-WI…

  8.9" Netbook Windows XP PC WiFi 8Gb SSD 1Ghz CPU $139 delivered (from Aussie): http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pendo-8-9-Netbook-Computer-NEW-Wi…

  This is good value and would run most programs but it's almost 3 times the price of your budget: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/79775

  You might find a netbook that runs Atom for $200 or so but it's not likely you'll find one less than $100 unless you go second hand.

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  Liub on 13/09/2012 - 20:11

  Thanks for the links Monad, should've been more specific. Needs to be a desktop version of Windows (rules out first and second option) and the third one doesn't have an USB port :(.

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    Monad on 13/09/2012 - 20:16

    No worries, I got rid of the Android after realising you wanted Windows based only, so you mean the third one is (was) the PendoBook U900 @ $139 running XP. I just had a look at the specs and it has 2 usb 2.0 ports.

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      Liub on 13/09/2012 - 20:32

      Oh you're totally right, not sure how I missed it in the specs. Looks like this is the frontrunner then! CD-ROM not required.

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  Mikinoz on 13/09/2012 - 20:21

  Sounds like maybe you need a cd rom aswell. i have a IBM Thinkpad t61p for $150.00. Not sure if you want to go up that much least its reliable though.

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  Monad on 13/09/2012 - 20:34

  Here's a second hand laptop for $89 delivered: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COMPAQ-N610C-P4-M-1-8GHZ-ATI-WIN-…

  Though Mikinoz's t61p for $150 is a much better and later model rig if you can pay a bit extra.

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    Mikinoz on 13/09/2012 - 20:49

    +1

    Thanks, just be careful that one is running 6.4gb hdd and 512mb ram on windows 7. It wont be quick.

    Min specs for windows7 are below

    Windows 7 system requirements

    If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:

    1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
    
    1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
    
    16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
    
    DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
    

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows7/products/system-…