Netbooks are becoming more popular because they’re more portable than the very portable laptop and have all the working power into the bargain. Plus they pack more punch than even the best of smart phones. Here we have what I think are the best three netbooks for their tasks.
Home
Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Netbook
This is a great little curvy computer running the most popular of OS among netbooks – Windows XP. It has 1GB of RAM which is into laptop territory and is great 
for surfing the internet and taking care of all those tasks. The reason why this is the best netbook for the home is because of the price. At just $299 it’s a fine purchase to make to fill the gap when someone else is using the family PC or you just want to relax in bed and check you e-mail or RSS. It also doesn’t look and feel cheap like other netbooks for the same price. It can run for over five hours playing video and using software so it’s ideal for entertainment and heavy usage.
School
Asus Eee PC
This one is slightly more bulky than the one mentioned above but it packs more of a punch and it has an extended battery life for those long cramming sessions. The keyboard is also much better for typing on than the DELL.
It has 1GB of RAM but a 1.66GHz processor while running XP.
It weighs 3.4 pounds which isn’t too bad when you compare it to the laptop you could have been lugging around between classes. It looks good and ticks all the right boxes for students. The price tag of $400 isn’t to bad either.
Work
HP Mini 5101
This small netbook is definitely the way to go for work and business. It stylish and discreet with a minimalistic design and has sharper angles than th
e other too. Again, it has 1GB of RAM and a 1.66GHx processor doing all the work for you. It’s really sturdy and solidly built however I don’t like how it lost its Express Card slot which was on the previous model.
Nonetheless, the 160Gb hard drive is more than enough to hold any projects (no matter how big) until you make it back to the office and the 10” display is the perfect screen for working on them along with the comfortable keyboard and track pad.
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Are you a netbook user? If you are I’m pretty sure that you felt, at least once or twice, that the processing capabilities of your netbook were not enough. Well, Haleron manufacturer was already thinking about that and introduces two Atom chips in one of their netbook models.
The model I’m talking about is the Swordfish Net N102 that was originally built to provide a cheaper notebook possibility in Latin America (Haleron resides in Colombia).
It is a great idea in the market if you think about it; Latin America does not have the same laptop usability as North-America or Europe, mainly related to costs. And when the netbooks appeared, they provided the best solution for portability and low costs; but resigning processor capabilities.
Haleron guarantees that using this netbook will have the same performance as a regular notebook. Here are some interesting notes about it:
- Swordfish Net N102 works better with XP. The tests executed showed that Windows XP (preferred in the netbook world) shows a better experience and capabilities than Windows Vista, no surprise there; and Windows 7.
- Includes 3G module. Also taking note that the WiFi spots in Latin America are not all that common in some areas, 3G sounds like a good choice to have incorporated.
- 3 cell lithium batteries provide 2.5 hours of normal use. You could see this coming; two processors will increase significantly the power usage. But, to take care of this, they are trying to offer you the possibility to use two 3 cell battery or using a 6 cell battery that will give you 4.5 hours.
If the two processor netbooks becomes a standard, then I guess you will not have an excuse for not buy one.
I guess when there’s a lot of anticipation on something, sometimes things might get faster. We’ve talked before about Google Chrome OS announcement, and we’ve also said that users might get hands on it in the second half of 2010. But now, a Chinese netbooks manufacturer seems that is planning to release netbooks with a previous version of Chrome later this month.
Shanzai is announcing that the devices with the Loongson-CPU will have Google Chrome OS installed, and released by Lemote hardware manufacturer. And even though these are only rumors, there have been some snapshots available in the web of what seems to be Google’s OS:
The anticipation is increasing significantly, since we don’t have much data around this operating system. We know that it will be focused on netbooks, open source with a Linux kernel and user interface based mainly in a web experience.
Sounds good to me if an Asian hardware manufacturer is taking a chance with this new OS. We are all waiting for the moment to install and use Chrome OS.
Finally Google announced what we’ve all been expecting for a long, long time: The Google Chrome OS. There are no big specifications about it, but we can be certain that will continue with the common characteristics of any Google web app available so far: fast, lightweight and with a great performance.
What we do know so far about Google Chrome operating system is:
- Targeted to netbooks in their first stage.
- Open-source operating system. Based on a Linux kernel.
- Project source will be available “later” this year.
- Customers will have the OS in the second half of 2010.
- Minimal user interface. Based mostly on web experience.
- Will run in x86 and ARM chips.
Also, another thing that the article mentions is that Android is a a completely different project, so we shouldn’t expect any similarities?
for surfing the internet and taking care of all those tasks. The reason why this is the best netbook for the home is because of the price. At just $299 it’s a fine purchase to make to fill the gap when someone else is using the family PC or you just want to relax in bed and check you e-mail or RSS. It also doesn’t look and feel cheap like other netbooks for the same price. It can run for over five hours playing video and using software so it’s ideal for entertainment and heavy usage.
Asus Eee PC
e other too. Again, it has 1GB of RAM and a 1.66GHx processor doing all the work for you. It’s really sturdy and solidly built however I don’t like how it lost its Express Card slot which was on the previous model.
