Netbooks
A netbook (internet, notebook) is typically a small laptop computer designed for ‘light’ usage, for example document manipulation and accessing the internet. Netbooks are less powerful than laptops and it has no optical drive, but this makes it ideal for portability due to the small size and weight.
As more manufacturers have entered the market netbooks have become much more affordable, and generally cost much less than laptops. Most netbooks are sold with either Windows XP or a variant of Linux, rather than Vista which is a lot more resource-intensive.
Here is a very quick guide to finding a netbook if your requirement is:
I want a netbook with a long battery life. — We recommend the Asus eee 904 or the Asus eee 1000
I want a netbook that is very inexpensive. — We recommend the Acer Aspire One
I want a netbook that gets excellent reviews. — We recommend the Toshiba NB100
I want a netbook with a sligtly bigger screen. — We recommend the Samsung NC10
