http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/God! The CTS is killing me.]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
HP2140. However, they should build in 3G or CDMA (or both).
HP could get me to buy almost anything. I love that company and I want them to suceed at everything.]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/]]>Jan 13th 2009 3:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
Currently, it's probably the HP 1000.]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
As far as I'm concerned, the only thing that comes close is the HP Mini 1000. Unfortunately, the screen is lacking some vertical pixels (1024 x 576 instead of 600), and that makes a big difference. Also, HP still haven't produced a 6-cell battery yet.

The only issues that I have with the Acer Aspire One are that it's not easily user-serviceable. It needs to be almost completely dismantled to upgrade the RAM or hard drive, but it's not a huge concern. I don't really plan on needing more than 1GB of RAM (I'm running Windows 7 now, and it's fine), and 160 GB of storage is 10 times more than you get on most other netbooks anyway.

]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
Which brings me to my excitement over the new Dell Mini 10 - what a stunner! It's a major improvement over the Mini 9 with a nicer keyboard, black trim, and a larger and higher resolution screen. If that comes in at $399 or so, it would definitely be the best deal out there.]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/]]>Jan 13th 2009 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
Oh, and it runs Leopard well. =P]]>Jan 13th 2009 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 5:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
I was looking for a netbook around $500 or less and I did a quick comparison of the Dell Mini 9, the HP Mini 1000 and the Acer Aspire One. While the Dell and the HP had SSDs, the Acer had a longer battery life (5+ hrs off a 6 cell vs a 3 cell on the other 2), a nicer keyboard (IMO) and was about $100-$150 less than the other two.

I ordered mine from Amazon right after Christmas day and recieved it the following Monday. I've had nothing but joy with it since. Now we're like 2 peas in a pod. :D]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
An 8.9" at 1024x600 or a 10.2" at 1024x600 bring nothing interesting at all.]]>Jan 13th 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 14th 2009 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
I WANTED to get this one but I need to be able to occasionally drive an external monitor. I called HP support to ask where I could get an adapter cable for their expansion port and the guy was clueless. After 24 hours, he pointed me to a 3rd party cable site with only VGA cables... which the mini doesn't support.

Pass!!!


]]>Jan 13th 2009 2:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
I'd say the HP Mini 2140 is best, but it tips the $500 range, and anytime you get over $500, buying a Netbook over a Small laptop stops making sense. (Like why get the HP mini 2140 when you can get the new HP dv2 for only $100 more?)]]>Jan 13th 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 12th 2009 11:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 7:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
It's an incredible machine and I am loving every minute of it. I've played around with the Eee and the Aspire but they just felt like toys. The S10 feels like a serious laptop with great build quality. My only gripe is with the right shift key, which is pretty much a problem on 99% of the netbooks out there, but I can easily remap the up arrow key to be a right shift key, so it's not a big deal.]]>Jan 13th 2009 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
I too upgraded my S10 with more RAM, a bigger HD, and the BT module from eBay, and now have a great little travel laptop that I can unload vacation photos off of my digicam. It also serves as an excellent 10" PMP with actually quite decent--if not hollow--sound from the built-in speakers. Less than 45 seconds from cold boot to usable XP desktop...very little or no hard drive activity at idle...matte screen! And unlike most of the laptops I've ever owned, it flawlessly goes into standby or hibernate and comes back up almost immediately without any wi-fi issues.

And if it matters, I'm much less embarrassed with the brand cachet of Lenovo with its Thinkpad pedigree than I would be with MSI, Asus, etc.]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
The S10 is a solid, feature rich, professional looking mini laptop. You can tell it's the upstart little brother to the thinkpad. Full feature functionality (with a moderate amount of work), easy to replace hard drive, express card slot and probably the best range on a 802.11g card that I've ever seen. Decentish life on the battery, and easy to add internal bluetooth.

My HBA turns heads among Mac lovers and haters alike. ]]>Jan 28th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
The S10 is a solid, feature rich, professional looking mini laptop. You can tell it's the upstart little brother to the thinkpad. Full feature functionality (with a moderate amount of work), easy to replace hard drive, express card slot and probably the best range on a 802.11g card that I've ever seen. Decentish life on the battery, and easy to add internal bluetooth.

My HBA turns heads among Mac lovers and haters alike. ]]>Jan 28th 2009 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/
Just installed windows 7 on mine and it is running great

also the "touch-typeable" keyboard is a must have]]>Jan 13th 2009 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/12/ask-engadget-whats-the-best-netbook-out-there-redux/Jan 13th 2009 12:14AM