UK S10e buying. need a little help.

[samc]

hey, im in the UK and considering getting an s10e netbook. while comparing it to the original s10 i noticed a few things. the screen change. is the new glossy screen better than the original screen? and also does the special booting software of the s10e bloat the system at all? the s10e with 160gb hd, 1gb ram, win xp and 6 cell battery is £279 which i think is a good deal. is there any known problems or irritations with this netbook and also is there any alternatives that i should be considering? also i was looking at the s10e as a possibility for doing a hackintosh so i would prefer a netbook that can do this.

any help or advice would be appreciated. thanks.

[SilverZero]

The QuickStart program is very small, but largely useless IMHO. If you can't wait 20 more seconds to boot up into a full OS, you need to build some margins into your schedule. The S10e works great as a hackintosh, you just need to find the right install method. There are a few here, and one great one coming soon from Corruption and myself. The S10e is not "new" by any means, it's been around for some time. It's just a different version from the S10, which is harder to get in some countries, I think.

The "e" version has a 1024x576 glossy screen compared to the S10's 1024x600 matte screen. The new S10-2 has a glossy screen as well. Glossy screens are great when you really want to look at yourself reflected in the monitor instead of seeing what's actually on your screen. Some people like them, though. It's personal preference. You can guess what mine is.