Netbook, NETbook, netBOOK, NETBOOK! Everyone is crying for a netbook today. Whether you are a student, a corporate businessman or a housewife, all of you want a netbook now because they are cheap, portable, has enough performance to easily do some net surfing, watch a movie, listen music or some office document writing/editing tasks. A netbook hits the sweet spot between the computing capability of a smartphone and a mainstream computer which is ideal for many professionals on the go and is also ideal for those who are looking for a laptop on budget. Here we have collected the best netbooks that are available for under $500. Almost all of the netbooks are based on Intel Atom Processor and has 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD with similar performance. So we have listed other important aspects in short which you might consider before buying a netbook. Have a look at the list.
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Thin and light laptops are best known for their portability and good battery life which is ideal for businessmen or professionals on the go. The home laptops have a different playground with slightly heavier form factor, a good high resolution display, decent performing CPU and probably a bit higher capacity RAM. They are meant to be carried only from one room to the other and some occasional travel outside the home. However, choosing a perfect home laptop can be as difficult as choosing a home or a car or something like that. You have a plethora or different models from various manufacturers. They have different CPUs, different amount of RAM, HDD space and so on. Instead of going into more details and analyzing what will best suite you, here I will suggest you some model from reputed brands that will most likely fulfill your needs.
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Asus is known for its extensive netbook lineup and they seem to be strengthening that even more with a netbook having a 12 inch screen which might not seem to be that netbookish. It is build around NVIDIA’s Ion technology that is expected to boost the graphics performance of the netbook comparable to mainstream laptops. Here is its other specs.

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Acer is best known for its low-cost budget offerings in the netbook categories of laptops. They are probably the biggest competitor to another big gun in this field - Asus. But are Acer’s laptops good enough to invest a few hundred bucks which is a lot of money for many of us. To answer straightly I would say, No. Here is why you shouldn’t buy an Acer laptop. Full article (413 words) »

At last Dell has understood that the 10 inch netbook market is really lucrative and to take a good position in the market you have to be different from the crowd by introducing some new features and maintaining the quality standard at the same time. Dell is just trying to do this with options for upgrade such as integrated mobile broadband, GPS, built-in TV Tuner etc. At the same time they are delivering a roomy keyboard in a thin and light format. But does this notebook has any glitches that can make it a deal breaker? We have made a review to find the answer. Have a go.
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MSI has confirmed that they will release a touchscreen netbook that will be based on Intel’s next gen Pine Trail Atom Processors which will combine both CPU and GPU in a single package. The 10 inch convertible U150 will come with Windows 7 but it won’t support the Windows 7’s cool touch Pack Apps as touchscreen will be resistive not capacitive and sans any multitouch capabilities. Before moving to the touch models they will also release a 12 inch Wind U210 Model in September that will have two versions : one with Windows XP, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD for $379, and another with Windows Vista Premium for $429.

We thought that Nokia would release a tablet in their forthcoming Nokia World 09 on September 2. But it seems they are eying a bigger scenario as they announced a totally full function PC inside a netbook form factor. It seems to run on Windows 7 and comes with in built 3G with hot-swappable SIM Cards and Assisted GPS functionality which doesn’t look like just another netbook in that already crowded market segment. We don’t have any information on its pricing yet and you have to wait till September 2 for any further information but we think that Nokia would manage to get some heavy subsidy by cellphone plans like they did with the Nokia Surge. Here are the details and a video of Nokia Booklet 3G.
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The netbook market is the most crowded one these days with almost every laptop manufacturer eying to build a best selling model that will boost their business. Asus Eee PC range of netbooks are the pioneers of the netbook lineup but today they are not the only company who sell these small-sized, light-weight, low-cost portable computers. Along with other tough competitors, there is HP with its vastly popular mini netbooks. Today we will compare two latest and almost similarly configured 10 inch netbooks from both manufacturers : HP Mini 2140 and Asus Eee PC 1005 HA Seashell. You might also take a look at our review of HP Mini 2140 and Asus Eee PC 1005 HA to know more about these netbooks.

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Dell’s low cost inspiron laptops are going to be thinner with its new Z Series by shoving off the disk drive and getting a power efficient and cool CULV Chips. The 11.6 inch laptop looks like another netbook but with slightly higher specs, performance and also a greater price tag. Here are some pics of this latest device by engadget.
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The previous 8.9 inch Acer Aspire One was a real hit in the netbook market and now it gets even better with a 10.1 inch display with a price tag below any other standard netbooks in the market. We have been a fan of Asus Eee PC netbooks for their meager prices bundled with nifty performance and features. Is it the time for Asus to recalculate its netbook market dominance with a strong competitor like Acer Aspire One? We have made a review to find the answer. Let’s get into it. Full article (871 words) »