I bought this netbook on black friday and had done a ton of reviews on it and everyone gave it 5 stars. I got it at BestBuy and they had said that they opened it from the manufacturer and uninstalled all the trial software and installed an Anti-virus program. Aside from that, all I've installed software-wise is Skype. I have no issue with the computer if I am actively surfing or working on a document. But if I pull up a web page that has a lot of text and I'm reading it for a while, or if I walk away from it and leave it, it freezes after only a few minutes. Also, I can't close the laptop while it's on otherwise when I open it again it will show me the screen "User Name, 1 application running" but when I click it, it doesn't do anything. I have run all the spyware checks and anti-virus and it's clean. I have also changed the power options so that it doesn't hibernate and shut of screen savers. This hasn't helped. It really is a great little computer otherwise and I'd like to fix it rather than take it back for a refund. Does anyone have any ideas? I really don't think it's a heat issue since it sometimes only happens after 2 minutes and it isn't hot at all. Could it be the ram? I can't reboot Windows in it since I don't have a portable USB Optical drive and the netbook itself has no CD-ROM. Here are the stats:
OS: Windows XP (service pack 3)
Model: Compaq Mini 110-100DX
Intel Atom N270 / 10.1" LED / 1GB DDR2 / 160GB HD / Built-in HP webcam / 802.11b/g
OS: Windows XP (service pack 3)
Model: Compaq Mini 110-100DX
Intel Atom N270 / 10.1" LED / 1GB DDR2 / 160GB HD / Built-in HP webcam / 802.11b/g
