Comments on: What’s the Best Netbook for the Price Right Now?

By: James Spruyt

James Spruyt — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:09:33 +0000

Emachines eM250 made by Acer. Windows 7 starter, 250 gig HD, 10.1 screen, 1.6 ghz atom processor, 1 gig memory. 3 cell battery good for just under 3 hours. Bought one today 16JAN10 at Walmart for $228.00-unbeatable price

By: Ziggy

Ziggy — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:45:42 +0000

What do you guys think about the hp mini 311, 399.99 and it comes with an nvidia ion graphics processor

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:12:00 +0000

also, I liked the tiny keyboard of the eee 701. I just held it like a large blackberry, and typed rather quickly using just my two thumbs lol.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:06:55 +0000

I had the eee pc 701 for quite a while… While it was small with it’s 7 inch screen and 4GB SSD, it did make for an excellent modding PC. Since they have a small screen and an SSD, there is alot of space inside the laptop for mods and other neat stuff. I didn’t mod that eee pc, and sold it for the same price as I got it a year earlier, so that was good. I plan on buying another as a car PC. I will put in a touch screen, GPS unit and 1.8″ 160GB hard drive, which will all fit in the case of the laptop. This will allow me to use it for all my music and directions, and when my car is parked at home, I can wirelessly transfer music to it.

By far, it isn’t the best peformance-wise, but it is an excellent modding netbook

By: Dr. Yusuf Al-Kindi

Dr. Yusuf Al-Kindi — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:36:07 +0000

I still prefer the Lenovo S-10 series, because it has the best keyboard. It also feels the most solid, in terms of case construction.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:40:03 +0000

relax its not a bog deal what people call them. dont go crazy over something stupid

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:51:45 +0000

At Costco, at this time Nov 24,2009, you can get a bundled system, a fantastic buy. Acer Aspire One AOD250-1389 with windows XP, 160 GB HDD, 1 GB memory, 10.1 inch screen, 802.11 BG, with an external DVD/CD writer, wireless bluetooth mouse, protective bag, 6 cell battery. At $350. A very good deal.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:46:38 +0000

I just got one.
Best deal going right now. An Acer AOD250-1165 at Target, for $200.
AOD250-1165 Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition ; SP3 version; Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (512KB L2 cache, 1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB); 1GB DDR2 533 SDRAM; 160GB hard drive, multi-in-one card reader; 10.1″ WSVGA (1024 x 600) TFT display, Acer® CrystalBrite Technology; Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950; 802.11b/g WLAN, 10/100 LAN, webcam; sapphire blue chassis; three-cell battery; one-year limited warranty

By: netbook reviews

netbook reviews — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:09:14 +0000

a bit of an update to this article, #1 now is the asus eee pc 1005ha with Win 7 imo

By: Annie

Annie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:58:58 +0000

I’m loving my MSI Wind. I take with with me to class for all my notes and it’s small enough I can lug around those giant law books in the same bag. Before, I felt like I needed a forklift to get to class with all my books. I keep my other laptop at home as a back up and to free up memory on my wind. Also, I don’t have any of my Adobe products loaded on the netbook = hefty softwares are for the slower, heavier, 4 year old Dell Inspiron.
In short, I can’t vouch for the other versions but I can say that I love my netbook, use it everyday, and it’s made my backpack 5 pounds lighter.

By: james braselton

james braselton — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:28:31 +0000

HI THERE EATHER A DELL MINI 9 DELL MINI 10 OR A HP MINI 1000 THEY ARE SOO COOL LOOKING AND YOU CAN OPT FOR A 16 GEGABYTE SOLID STATE FLASH DRIVE I LIKE THE SSD OVER A SLOW HARD DRIVE

By: serulin

serulin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:39:46 +0000

Asus 1000he beats all currently for battery life, performance, features and price at 400ish (377ish for certain online vendors)

The only drawback is slightly heavier + design.

By: Da Buzz

Da Buzz — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:57:49 +0000

Want a netbook ?
Own asus 701 4g ssd 7in lcd Linux version but XP installed and a acer one 8g ssd 8.9 xp version..

MOST Important key Factors

Battery Life Battery life
A netbook – Portable Ultra Mini Puter Key word Portable! Get a NETBOOK with a battery that will keep up with your Usage. The acer One SSD version has a 3 Cell 2200 Battery giving you 2.5 hrs battery life. Not very long with videos etc. On the other hand, Asus 701 sdd version with windows XP installed gives 5 Plus hours. Asus ships with a 6 Cell 5400 Battery and with the SSD, LCD led Backlight Brightness Settings, Saving Power is easy with the Asus machines. Once you add a HHD Hard Drive 120 160 gb etc, Now your reducing your battery life. SSD is the way to go for Battery Life.
Most SSD versions ship with Linux, But Windows XP can be installed very easy with some online searching. You can use a SD Flash Drive for Browser temp files and downloading storage. Make sure its a class 6 and you wont notice any difference speed wise. 8GB sd flash cards are 12 dollars online, 20 retail cheap nowadays.
Next Big thing, KEYBOARD SIZE
Asus 701 version has a tiny tiny keyboard. Very hard to type with all your fingers. On the other hand, The Acer one, the keyboard feels full size and you can type away like a fullsized Keyboard. If you need to type alot Try out the keyboards first.

LCD SIZE —
The 7 in screen Save The most Energy but it can be annoying. You can set your Browsers to view at 80 Percent instead of 100, and you wont have to scroll side to side. Its a fix, but it also makes the text smaller.
8.9in is the perfect size for Docs and internet browsing, but The bigger screen will use 40 percent more power then a 7in. Also check your LCD specs. An LED lit lcd uses much less power then a Standard bulb Lit LCD.
Also remember, the bigger the LCD, the easier it is to crack if it in a backpack or purse. They all have a sheet of glass layered in somewhere.
Webcam or no webcam? I would say get the webcam version, but if your not using it, disable the hardware in device manager or Bios to conserve Battery life. Same with the 10/100 Network Card RJ45.
Asus machines can be upgraded thru the bottom doors RAM and some HHD versions.
Acer one can not without taking the whole machine apart. Acer one SSD version has a door that is missing the PCIe connector, which makes the Access door usless in this case.
Acers SSD and HHD versions both have replacable Drives just incase you have a failure in the future. Were as the Asus SSD drives are not Removable because they are soldered onto the motherboard.
Acers Can Not boot from SD Flash Cards
Asus will boot from Any device, SD flash, usb etc. Great for installing Windows XP without a CD DVD drive.

Big battery Asus Upper hand
Usable Keyboard Acer Upper hand

Search the Big suppliers for the best price. Amazon has sales on Netbooks and you can pick up a new Asus for as low as 199.99. Bestbuy also has online sales of Asus 229.99 8.9in version. Keep your eyes open and dont rush into a netbook just because they are cute. Find the machine that will fit you.

By: John

John — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:12:32 +0000

I just did a % off search on netbooks via http://www.discount-hunt.com and Amazon has some nice discounts on various netbooks.

By: VJ

VJ — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:09:12 +0000

I use the eee 1000ha for my email, web browsing, and in general making minor updates to my site (http://FindYourAuto.net). The things that tipped me towards the asus were: Max Ram 2GB: Very few netbooks go upto 2gb. Largest hard drive (160GB), gives me the option of running mutiple Oses. 6-cell battery, i have comfortably used it for 4-5 hours without dragging cables around. Because of the memory upgrade runs vista like a champ, xp boots in about 30 seconds. I would have wanted the screen to be glossy instead of matte, but thats a minor issue to me. And of course the shift key is kind of annoying. But its the best value for money. If you look around you can get it for around $300-$350. I got mine with ebay cashback and it cost a little under $300.

By: NetbookUser

NetbookUser — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:37:41 +0000

I like the Dell Mini 12 – it’s a strong offering, light, sleek, and functional. The harddrive is a little small – but it makes up for it with exceptional weight qualities.