Netbooks are all the hype right now. The size and price points are extremely attractive, especially during a recessive economy when money is tight. Also, for those of us who do lots of blogging, these devices are simply the best, boasting portability and very long battery life. So, what’s not to love?
If you decide that you must get one, you need to carefully weigh all of the options when making your choice. The differences may be seem to be minimal, only affecting a few dollars towards your bottom line price, but you need to be sure you do get what you really do need and don’t overspend in the process.
Below is a list of items you should consider when shopping around for a new Netbook. For comparison purposes, I’m using Amazon as a price “standard.” There may be other better deals or models available at one point in time or another, but I have found that Amazon averages out pretty well, pricewise.
Note: I have NOT personally tried ANY of the Netbooks mentioned in this article. I have made my recommendations based on Twitter interviews and reading documents from the manufacturers and simply reviewing other information. If there are any vendors looking to have a more in-depth review done of their Netbook offerings, I encourage you to fill out my Vendor form.
Here are the core components that make up a Netbook (oddly enough, since Netbooks are simply miniaturized laptops, you can use these same items when doing laptop evaluations as well): [click to continue…]
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