Top 10 Netbooks

Netbooks (aka mini-notebooks, mini-notes or "laptots") are perfect travel companions and meet basic computing needs, including e-mailing, Web surfing, and document creation. Best of all, these low-powered machines cost less than the standard-issue laptop.

1. Asus Eee PC 1000HE
CPU: 1.66-GHz Intel Atom N280, Display Size (inches): 10" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 160GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 3.2Lbs.,
Bottom Line: Asus delivers a more refined take on its Eee PC


2. Acer Aspire One AOD150
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 160GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.9Lbs.,
Bottom Line: This new, bigger Aspire One

3. Lenovo Ideapad S10
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10.2" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 160GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.7Lbs.,
Bottom Line: Faster than its mini-notebook brethren, the S10 offers enough perks to make this a top pick for serious mobility.

4. Acer Aspire One (XP-Based)
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 8.9" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 120GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.3Lbs.,
Bottom Line: Considering its bargain-basement price, the Aspire One is a steal. That is, until you realize you need the six-cell battery.

5. Asus Eee PC 1000 XP
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 80GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 3.2Lbs.,
Bottom Line: Asus fixes most shortcomings of the Eee family with its newest--and biggest--mini-notebook.

6. HP Mini 2140
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10.1" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 160GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.6Lbs.,
Bottom Line: The HP Mini 2140 netbook improves on the earlier Mini 2133, but retains the awkwardly positioned mouse buttons.

7. Asus N10Jc
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10.2" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 160GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 3.5Lbs.,
Bottom Line: As a mobile business machine, Asus's N10Jc is a fantastic choice. But as a mini-notebook, it's a little on the pricey side.

8. HP Mini 1000
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10.2" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 60GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.25Lbs.,
Bottom Line: HP's new netbook features sleeker lines than its competition, but some problems still hold the Mini 1000 back.

9. Dell Inspiron Mini 9
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 8.9" Display, Total HD Size (GB): 8GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.3Lbs.,
Bottom Line: Dell's first mini-notebook is a solid deal, but a couple minor design choices hold it back.

10. MSI Wind U100
CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270, Display Size (inches): 10" Display, Wide Screen: Yes, Total HD Size (GB): 80GB Hard Drive, Min. Weight (lbs.): 2.6Lbs.,
Bottom Line: MSI's Wind is a hardy - if vanilla - mini-note, but for the Windows XP faithful it offers enough oomph for the job.


Edit by Darren Gladstone

source : http://www.pcworld.com/