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Written By:  on July 20, 2010 One Comment

Toshiba Mini NB205-N325BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

Toshiba Mini NB205-N325BL 10.1-Inch Royal Blue Netbook - 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)
This replaced a HP notebook which was too heavy for travel. One of the reasons it was heavy is that is was jam packed with more crapware than the local landfill. I could not remove all the crapware so I gave the laptop away. But, back to the netbook. it is light, works well and was reasonably priced. I did the ram upgrade to improve the speed. This has met all my expectations and needs and I am satisfied with its performance.

Written By:  on July 12, 2010 No Comment

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1447 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Sapphire Blue Review

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1447 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, XP Home, 6 Cell Battery) Sapphire Blue
I bought this computer primarily to use at school for taking notes and writing papers, but I have been using it for pretty much everything since I got it. It’s faster than I expected (faster than my expensive Piece of C*** HP tablet), but then one of the first things I did when I bought this computer was delete all the unnecessary bloatware. It’s light enough that when I drop it in my backpack I don’t really notice it, and the battery lasts a good 5 hours, sometimes more, which is astonishing since it’s adveritised as good for 2.5. The keyboard was a little strange at first, but now that I’m used to it, my typing has become much faster and more accurate on it’s smaller keys. I bought the copper brown, which is a nice, understated but interesting brown (it’s almost the color of cola, or coffee with a sheen). My only real complaint is that the speakers are underneath the front bottom edge of the computer, so if you are using it as a laptop the sound is muffled. Oh, and also the screen has a fairly large plastic border… I’m sure there’s some mechanical reason for that, but other computers this size have smaller borders with larger screens, and thus are the same total size. I mean, I bought the 8.9 because I wanted a smaller computer, not a smaller screen.

Written By:  on July 8, 2010 One Comment

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 9.5 Hour Battery Life Review

ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 9.5 Hour Battery Life
I love it! I got it for my school work and it’s working great. Of course this kind of computers is not for heavy use, so I have another computer that I use to surf the net and do most of my work. Keyboard is not hard to get used to since it is smaller but it’s not as small as the other notebooks. The Battery life is not 9 hours, I’ve tried it lol however it is around 8 which is not a big difference so I’m ok with that. The screen is small but that is what you get for getting a notebook. The only reason that I’d not recommend this product for is with the Ipad you get the same features you look for in a notebook for school with a little bit more money.

Written By:  on June 28, 2010 No Comment

HP Mini 311-1000NR 11.6-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 6.25 Hours of Battery Life Review

HP Mini 311-1000NR 11.6-Inch Black Netbook - Up to 6.25 Hours of Battery Life
I selected this mini 311 after surveying many other netbooks on the market. My chief reasons for choosing this model are, relatively large keyboard with good ergonomics,a larger 11.6″ hi def display, a discrete GPU with the nVidia ION with dedicated memory,and Windows XP. I did not want a Starter Edition of Windows 7 on a netbook. Besides, I did not want to learn a new OS on a netbook. My desktop is XP and I home network with the XP mini311 and the interface is identical between the two. Setup is quite easy and smooth to deal with.

Written By:  on June 25, 2010 One Comment

Samsung N120-12GBK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 6 Cell Battery Review

Samsung N120-12GBK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 6 Cell Battery
I bought this samsung a month and a half ago and have had no problems with it. It is quick to boot, the battery lasts easily 4 hours without having it on a power saving mode. Picks up internet sources well. Keyboard seems large for such a small netbook. The speakers are decent though ive heard better on tiny cell phone speakers.
Overall, I really enjoy it when i need an to do things away from my pc.

  • 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor 1 GB RAM
Written By:  on June 22, 2010 No Comment

Acer AOD250-1624 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Over 3 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter) Review

Acer AOD250-1624 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - Over 3 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)
I love it!! Windows 7 is wonderful, and the computer itself is so lightweight and easy to use.

  • 1.6GHz Intel N270 Atom Processor
  • 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
  • 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Acer InviLink 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
  • Windows 7 Starter Operating System, 3-cell Li-ion Battery (2200 mAh)
  • 10.1″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Written By:  on June 11, 2010 One Comment

Sony VAIO VPC-W111XX/P 10.1-Inch Pink Netbook - 2.5+ Hour Battery Life Review

Sony VAIO VPC-W111XX/P 10.1-Inch Pink Netbook - 2.5+ Hour Battery Life
this netbook is definitely something we purchased for plenty of reasons. one was cause its a Sony. Secondly it works well over wireless with the playstation and the screen size and resolution is far superior than other netbooks on the market.

it’s definitely more expensive than the other netbooks but its definitely worth it!!!

  • 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor
  • 1GB of pre-installed RAM
  • 160GB HDD & built-in A2DP Bluetooth technology
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home, 3 Cell Battery
Written By:  on June 10, 2010 No Comment

MSI U135-204US 10-Inch Black Netbook - 3 Hour Battery Life Review

MSI U135-204US 10-Inch Black Netbook - 3 Hour Battery Life

  • 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor
  • 1GB DDR2 667 Mhz SO-DIMM RAM (1 Slot) upgradable to 2 GB MAX
  • 160GB 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Drive, Wireless 802.11 b/g/n, 4-1 Card Read (XD/SD/MMC/ MS)
  • 10″ 1024×600 LCD Display; 1.3MP Webcam
  • Window 7 Starter; 3 Cell Battery (3 Hours of Battery Life)

Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz, 1 GB RAM, Starter, 3 Cell,160GB Hard Drive, Wireless 802.11 b/g/n, 1.3 MP Webcam, 4-1 Card Read (XD/SD/MMC/ MS) 3 x USB 2.0, Headphone out; Microphone-in, VGA, RJ-45

Written By:  on May 28, 2010 No Comment

Gateway LT2115u 10.1-Inch White Netbook - Over 10 Hours of Battery Life Review

Gateway LT2115u 10.1-Inch White Netbook - Over 10 Hours of Battery Life
This is the first Netbook I purchased. We use the netbook several times a day. It has the the ability to do anything we need done. The battery life is tremendous. I reccommend this item.

  • 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
  • 1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
  • 160GB SATA Hard Drive; 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi Certified
  • 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
  • Windows XP Home; Over 10 Hours of Battery Life
Written By:  on May 27, 2010 One Comment

Samsung N130-13P 10.1-Inch Pink Netbook - Up to 6.2 Hours of Battery Life Review

Samsung N130-13P 10.1-Inch Pink Netbook - Up to 6.2 Hours of Battery Life
I bought this for my nieces who are 7 and 9 and they love it. Of course the pink color helps. They even had fun setting it up, giving it a name (Lilly) etc.
The internet works well and is easy to set up. Programs can be added by downloading or transfering the install files to a usb flash drive. It is lightweight and has a good battery life. There is a program to adapt screen resolution for programs that need it. Webkinz didnt work initially but then we found a link to an adapted version and it works great! The kids were just searching the web the other day for a paper on MLK. It is so portable they use it in the kitchen at home (under supervision while mom and dad are cooking) or they bring it to grandma’s house. It is quiet and the underside only gets a little warm. Overall a fantastic purchase for under [...] bucks. The only criticism I have is that the Samsung website is a little light on support and we couldn’t figure out how to activate the one year free of microsoft office. I set up a free message board on quicktopic so we can keep in touch easily as well as a private family video account on you tube so they can watch baby videos and other events we have filmed over the years.

   

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