Comments on: Help Me Decide Which Netbook to Buy!

By: Prof1950

Prof1950 — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 20:20:03 +0000

I have same Mac laptop and am looking for Netbook for the same reasons.

What confuses me is the 1 Gb memory limit on nearly all these machines. That sure seems puny to me

And as for Apple’s next “blow you away” product, the rumor mill has a consensus that it will be a 10″ tablet — so if you want an iTouch with a bigger screen, that would be fine. But if you want a computer…

By: Lisa Bailey

Lisa Bailey — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:07:35 +0000

I was going to get the Samsung NC10 – but today the NC20 was brought to my attention because it has a vertical screen resolution of 800px rather than the more usual 600px. But it’s over £370, so I think I’m going to stick with the NC10 at £300. And 7 hours of memory! Woo hoo! (Hope that’s true!)

I wrote up my “research” in a Netbook Pick List on Natural Born Shopper:
http://www.naturalbornshopper.co.uk/picklists/524/netbook-buying-guide—samsung-nc10-and-memory-upgrade-2mb

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By: lketchersid

lketchersid — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:16:13 +0000

Harry, I have the same basic specs as you, and I am looking at:
- the HP 2144 (though I may DQ it for the same “buttons on the side” issue that you mention…though with the 6 cell battery it has one of if not the longest ratings); the screen is brilliant and putting the speakers behind the screen is a nice touch.
- the Lenovo S10 (touched one today; easy to upgrade, looks great);
- the Asus 1000HE (will be fondling one from one of my colleagues this week);

I may add the ACER to my list after reading the comments.

Any reason why no one is mentioning the Lenovo?

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 01:59:22 +0000

How about the Sony Viao P, it aint cheap but, its sexy, small and a good conversation piece too. I am personally lusting over one!

By: Rodabi

Rodabi — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:57:35 +0000

Samsung NC10 – $450, looks great, great battery life, great specs
Acer A150 – $350, looks ok, great battery life, great specs
Asus 1000HE – $375, looks bad, brilliant battery life, brilliant specs
HP 2140 – $450, looks brillian, ok battery life, great specs

For me, it’s between the Samsung NC10, and the 1000HE. Also the new version of the NC10 is just about to come out with even better battery life, and trackpad. I’m all about aesthetics so the NC10 probably edges it for me.

By: jkOnTheRun » Blog Archive “Best” Netbook Under $400 Shipping Soon: ASUS Eee PC 1000HE «

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:48:25 +0000

[...] At this price,I think the 1000HE is hard to beat if you’re looking for a 10-inch display. Harry McCracken is looking for netbook recommendations and folks seem to agree, although the 10-inch Acer Aspire One competes well on a spec-for-spec [...]

By: Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:17:13 +0000

I cast my vote for the new 10.1″ Acer Aspire One. I have the 8.9″ model with 160GB HD, 1GB RAM, shipped with Windows XP. It has handled everything I have thrown at it with aplomb, including Mac OSX 10.5.5, OpenSolaris, Solaris Express Community Edition, the Acer Linpus Linux (which is very fast, light on resources, quick to boot, and very user friendly), as well as various other Linux distributions. I am currently triple-booting XP, OpenSolaris, and Linux. The specs for the new Aspire One 10″ model are:

Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 (1.60GHz, 533MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache)
Windows XP® Home with Service Pack 3
10.1-inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD 1024 x 600
Mobile Intel® 945GSE Express Chipset
1024MB DDR2 533 MHz SDRAM Single Channel Memory
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
160GB SATA 5400RPM Hard Drive
Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED®
Acer Crystal Eye Web Camera
Two Built-in Stereo Speakers
Three USB 2.0 Ports
6-cell Li-ion Battery (4400 mAh) # Note: you can also get an after market 9-cell battery that would pretty much last all day.
2.95 lbs.
10.2” (W) x 8.0” (D) x 1.31” (H)

Additionally, the 10.1″ model will have the touchpad buttons in the right place – under the touchpad – instead of on the sides of the pad.

That being said, nothing can compare to hands on testing. I would go to the closest storefront that offers them and try them both out. After all, one man’s joy is another man’s sorrow.

Good luck in your search!

Jeffrey Johnson
http://technativity.blogspot.com

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:54:59 +0000

After owning or using most every netbook on the market, here’s another vote for the ASUS 1000HE. Prior to its launch, I would have said the Samsung NC10, but the 1000HE is an outstanding value for $374. It meets *all* of your requirements by far and offers up to 9.5 hours of battery life, per ASUS. I’d equate that to between 7 & 8 in the real world. ASUS redesigned the keyboard to fix one of my pet peeves: the Right-Shift key is finally in the right place. This is the one to beat for now.

By: DZ

DZ — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:41:49 +0000

MBA is a poor value. Better off with a 13″ Macbook. I traded in my 10″ Wind and my 15″ Macbook Pro to setlle a 13″ MB. Zero compromises and portable enough. I’d also rather maintain just one laptop.