This month's best selling netbook is the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PE-MU17-BK 10 inch netbook with Windows 7 starter. Priced at $329.17, ASUS retook it's top spot as the bestselling netbook manufacturer again this month. Toshiba also managed to make repeat spots on the list:Continue reading...
I'll be leaving for Las Vegas NV for CES to give you first hand videos of the latest netbooks tomorrow morning, but before I go I wanted to take some time to reflect back on the past year and give you my picks for the best netbooks of 2009. It's very difficult to pick the very best netbook so I'm going to share my top favorites for the best 5 netbooks of the year...
Most netbooks fall in the $350 to $400 price range with some going for as much as $500 - $600, but what should you do if you want to spend as little as possible but still retain the core netbook functionality and experience? Well that's why I've put together this list of the 7 best netbooks based on my own hands on experience and research that fall in the $300 price range and below. I'm...
ASUS just sent me their budget friendly Eee PC 1001P netbook and so far I am very impressed. Check out this unboxing video and my first impressions of this $335.56 netbook:
Quick Specs: Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, Windows 7 starter (see full specs)
Terrific design, Great keyboard (98% full size), Excellent bundled software
Cons:
Small Touchpad
Bottom Line:
The Lenovo S10-3 is a great improvement over the S10-2 in regards to both the design and the functionality of the keyboard. The built in Quick Start function and terrific Veriface software strike high notes for it's built in software. Sadly, the key area the S10-3 falls short in is the touchpad. Because the touchpad and buttons are part of one single combined unit the usable surface area of the touchpad is even smaller than you expect (see the video above to get a better idea of what I'm saying). If you use the netbook with a mouse this isn't an issue, but I believe most users probably don't use mice with their netbooks. I believe the small touchpad holds the S10-3 back from greatness in the mid range netbook market priced at $350. I would look at other options before setting your sites on this netbook unless you plan to rarely use the touchpad.
It's that time of the week again - time for another netbook deals post. The first netbook on this list is at the lowest price I've ever seen it offered. The netbook even includes a TV tuner all for just $309.99 - if you're a Dell fan check this one out for sure:
Specs: Windows 7 Starter, Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB hard drive (see full specs)
If you need help deciding what netbook to buy be sure to read my netbook buyers guide. I'm also available to help personally via email. You can also read some past articles like this one on the new cheap netbooks, the best netbooks under $300 and if you're looking to get a deal on an older netbook be sure to read my article on the best netbooks of 2009.
This week's reader question is one I hear fairly often so I thought it would be worth sharing on the blog:
Can I play Farmville on a Netbook?
- Kelly
I'm not a Farmville player as I prefer to stick to an Xbox 360 myself; however, my wife is so I did a quick video of her playing Farmville and doing the various tasks in the game all while on a netbook so you can see how well it plays:
So as you can see - Yes you can play Farmville on a netbook. The netbook I am using in the above video is an older generation ASUS Eee PC 1008HA with an Intel Atom N280 processor. So if you really enjoy harvesting crops and needed to know if you could play Farmville on a netbook before deciding to purchase one, now you know!
I recommend these articles if you need some suggestions on what netbook to get for Farmville or just pick up the Acer AO532h for $298:
I'll have a new netbook deals post up tomorrow showcasing the great prices on only the best netbooks. Finally, if you have a question about netbooks please feel free to ask and it may show up on this website to the benefit of others.
The ASUS Eee PC 1016P is the latest in the onslaught of new ASUS netbooks being announced at CeBIT, although like the ASUS Eee PC 1018P, the 1016P was leaked a few days prior to the event start date. This netbook is very similar to the 1018p (hence the model number being so close to 1016p) but there are some cosmetic differences and a couple internal differences as well:
Product Specs:
Display: 10.1 inch 1024 x 600 Processor: Intel Atom N450 / N455 processor RAM: 1GB RAM Hard Drive: 160GB / 250GB HDD Wireless: 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 and Bluetooth 3.0, Built in 3G AND WiMAX Battery: 9 hour (63WH 6 cell) and 7.5 hour (47 WH 6 cell)
For those that don't know, the new Intel Atom N455 processor and N475 are supposed to add DDR3 support for the RAM; however, this hasn't been confirmed yet. Again, no pricing details available yet but I'm hoping that by the end of CeBIT we'll have more official info on these newly announced netbooks. In either case be sure not to miss out on my CeBIT summary post March 7 that lets you know what's worth remembering from this year's CeBIT (subscribe to RSS here).
10 inch netbook with Windows 7 starter. Priced at 
. I would look at other options before setting your sites on this netbook unless you plan to rarely use the touchpad.
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