what do you think of those tiny netbooks on ebay?

United States
February 4, 2010 9:15am CST
there are several tiny chinese made netbooks on ebay that come with free shipping for $99 even. They have 25mb of ram and 2 gig hard drive. Are they worth $99?
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@clipox (51)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
excuse me ma'am..can i have the specific site?? i want to see it, because i want some if it is guaranteed to be working..thanks..
• United States
4 Feb 10
It's at any store on ebay, they range from 87.00-115.00 and they are 7" and carry either windows ce, xp or linux. cool!
• United States
12 Apr 10
Those netbooks actually have 128 MB ram, 2GB flash harddrives, and 266-300 mHz processors. Most of them are running Windows CE 5.0 or 6.0. You'll be able to check your email, some light web browsing, some light office work (they come with MS office for winCE preinstalled). Windows CE should run adequately fast for the CPU power and RAM they have, but don't expect anything more out of them. They will not run normal windows software, as they require software written specifically for WinCE. They have a SD card reader and wireless card installed. So they would be perfect if you just want to check your email or look something up on the go. It's possible to get one for around $80 now on ebay. My only concern is their durability. If WinCE image gets corrupted or something else goes wrong, you are pretty much screwed, unless you know how to fix it yourself. Hope this helps
@surfette (673)
• United States
4 Feb 10
That is a really good price for a netbook and if they actually work, that is an awesome deal. Actually I'm going to check it out on eBay right now! For that kind of money, it would be worth trying. Normally they run 2-3 times that amount of money I believe. I've been thinking about one myself because of the convenient size. My laptop is nice, but much larger to tote around. I think I just might give it a try. Thanks for the information.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
12 Mar 10
25 mb of ram?are you sure?i think you read not good because is really too low and so if the ram is really this it is not a worth it is a terrible netbook on ebay!!
@UmiNoor (4483)
• Malaysia
21 Mar 10
Hi there, I've seen these netbooks on ebay too and they come from China. But when I look at the spec, I was skeptical if the netbook will work or not. No doubt it's very cheap and affordable but a 25mb of RAM? I've never heard of such low RAM. At the back of my mind is the question, would the netbook be usable at all? I personally think that the best place to purchase electronic products like computers and televisions is still at a brick and mortar retail store where you can try out the product and have a hands on experience. It may be a little expensive but at least you're satisfied. And customer service is very important for me when buying electronics.
@espeonz (21)
• United States
4 Feb 10
a 25 mb RAM computer is definitely not worth 99 bucks. The lowest powered american netbooks have at least 256 mb RAM. You cant baarely run ie or firefox with that small amount of ram