Windows CE based laptops

[theduck]

Anyone know anything about these Windows CE based laptops? I'm after a cheapy cheap laptop for the missus, just for internet and Microsoft office and these seem to fit that bill just nicely.

EDIT: Just read on a resellers site that facebook chat doesnt work on this?? So it doesnt do internet properly then??

 

[DMS]

I wouldn't bother. Just get a cheapo Netbook running XP or Vista if all you want to do is look at Facebook. You could save yourself even more money by going for a version that comes pre-loaded with Linux, since you don't pay the cost of the Windows license in with the price. You can install OpenOffice for free which has all the functionality of MS Office without being as "bloated".

 

[theduck]

The preloaded versions of linux suck though

Any suggestions where to get one?

 

[Sym0n]

Argos ebay thing is the cheapest place I know of ATM for an XP Netbook. About £150 IIRC.

 

[Snubbs]

Windows CE generally means your average programs won't install on it. MS Office, Google Chrome etc, these are things you'd be without.

 

[Padso]

The little netbooks with 300mhz ARM processors wont run websites with any flash or java on them. Hotmail and facebook etc wont work on them.