 | Acer Aspire AS1410-2285 11.6-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)
+ much faster than any netbook, dual core
+ large easy to type on keyboard
+ very responsive trackpad / multi-touch gestures
+ light weight / very compact - only a tiny bit larger than a 10-inch netbook
+ easily ugpradable
+ 64-bit Windows 7 HP
- glossy lid, display
- keyboard could be better (feels mushy?)
- can get noisy but fan is controllable
- HARD TO FIND / LOW STOCK
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 | ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PE-PU27-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook (Up to 14 Hours of Battery Life)
+ HUGE battery life (9 hours real life)
+ Soft touch matte lid (make sure it's the PU27 model)
+ chiclet keyboard is easier to type on that older 1005HA model
+ excellent, responsive trackpad / multi-touch scrolling
+ quiet enough
+ works sweet with Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 tested)
- glossy palm rest / display
- display has a little bit of anti-glare grit despite being glossy
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 | Lenovo U150 11.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
+ Excellent build quality / material
+ high quality trackpad / buttons
+ 5 - 6 hour battery life (real life)
+ Celeron SU2300 processor is dual core, fast, excellent value
+ easily upgradable
- battery sticks out a bit, directly underneath though.
- sound is decent, but not as good as other laptops / netbooks this size.
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 | Lenovo S10-3 0647-29U 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
Buy used from: $211.00 + high build quality / material
+ matte lid / palm rest
+ very large easy to type on chiclet keyboard
+ excellent sound speakers
+ one of the lighter netbooks
+ easily upgradable
+ extremely quiet
+ great battery life (7 - 8 hours real life)
- the free mini PCI-e slot is locked, won't work with Broadcom Crystal HD card.
- buttonless trackpad takes getting used to
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 | Dell Inspiron iM1012-799OBK Mini 1012 10.1-Inch Netbook (Obsidian Black)
Buy used from: $199.00 + 8+ hour battery life (63Wh battery)
+ matte palmrest
+ fanless / silent
+ Easy to upgrade HDD and RAM
+ brightest display on a netbook ever (~323 nits)
+ available with HD 1366 x 768 display, Broadcom HD card (HD video), 3G, WiMAX and TV tuner
- design is a bit.. off
- glossy lid
- keyboard a tad cramped
- gets very warm
- buttonless trackpad takes getting used to and a little small
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 | ASUS Eee PC 1008P-KR-PU17-BR 10.1-Inch Netbook (Coffee Brown)
+ incredible feel / quality - best I've seen on a netbook. Soft type material all over.
+ finger print resistant matte material on lid / palmrest.. everywhere
+ edge-to-edge flush glass display
+ removable battery
+ thinnest netbook available
+ no flex on the chiclet keyboard
- 4 hour battery
- only 2x USB ports
- can't easily upgrade the HDD
- not as quiet as other netbooks
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 | Lenovo Thinkpad X100E 11.6-Inch Laptop (Black)
Buy new: $449.95 Again not really a netbook, but it's very close in size, weight and performance
+ superb ergonomics (large keyboard and trackpad with great buttons)
+ trackpoint (some people live and die by these)
+ matte display / lid / palmrests
+ very quiet
+ better performance than netbooks
- gets very hot
- battery sticks out the back
- poor battery life (only 2-3 hours real life use)
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 | Asus Eee PC T91MT-PU17-BK 8.9-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Black)
Buy used from: $375.00 There are a few tablet netbooks out there but this one still remains the best. I get 4 - 5 hours battery life
+ light weight, small
+ can use with a stylus
+ ships with W7 HP
+ silent / fanless
+ responsive touch screen
+ Linux compatibility
- keyboard too small
- Screen has grit texture
- a bit slow compared to most netbooks
- no accelerometer to automatically rotate screen
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