January 2010

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

January 8, 2010

I looked at netbooks for about 2 months, comparing all of the various features. Then I went on the road to see them in person and put my hands on the keyboard. I ended up choosing the Toshiba NB205-N325 because it met all my criteria (Windows 7, upgradable RAM, great battery life, and overall quality [...]

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ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1201N-PU17-SL 12.1-Inch Silver Netbook – 5 Hours of Battery Life

January 8, 2010

I am a huge gadget person and own numerous portable devices. This is my 4th laptop that I have owned and it is the perfect blend of portability and performance. All of my past laptops have been Dell Inspirons 15 inch machines that have treated me well, but I wanted something that I could carry [...]

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Dell Inspiron Mini 1011 10.1-Inch Obsidian Black Netbook – Up to 8 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

January 8, 2010

I’ve been eyeing netbooks ever since my fiance got one. After working on it for a little while, I learned that certain features are more important for me than others. First, I needed a large keyboard, and second, I needed a long battery life. In addition, I had a chance to mess around on my [...]

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ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1201N-PU17-BK 12.1-Inch Black Netbook – 5 Hours of Battery Life

January 8, 2010

I am a huge gadget person and own numerous portable devices. This is my 4th laptop that I have owned and it is the perfect blend of portability and performance. All of my past laptops have been Dell Inspirons 15 inch machines that have treated me well, but I wanted something that I could carry [...]

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ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – 10.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

January 8, 2010

UPDATE…IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS READING ALL THESE REVIEWS: This ASUS model has only been out since the end of October. Many negative reviews of this product mention owning it for much longer and so must not be about this exact machine. Relevant context for this review: This is my first netbook and I have [...]

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ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – 10.5 Hour Battery Life

January 8, 2010

I honestly don’t know where to start with this review of the ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BU netbook that I bought. I have read all 152 previous reviews on Amazon.com and a whole bunch of others that I found on computer oriented Internet sites. The four and five star ratings far outnumbered the negative ones, but [...]

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Acer AOD250-1197 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

January 8, 2010

The Acer Aspire D250 is a great netbook PC, and the 1197 flavor contains four differentiators: (1) Windows 7 Starter OS (2) 250GB hard disk drive (3) 6 cell battery (~8 hours’ lifespan) (4) the standard English keyboard layout ..and it comes in blue Having visited 8 different retail stores and having tried/returned two Asus [...]

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Acer AOD250-1694 10.1-Inch White Netbook – Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

January 8, 2010

I recently purchased the Acer Aspire One netbook from Amazon after alot of heavy research. I know computers fairly well, but I’ve never owned a netbook, nor have I ever really messed with one, so needless to say, I didn’t really know what to expect. When I received it, I wasted no time in setting [...]

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HP Mini 110-1125NR 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

January 8, 2010

Small and compact, fits perfectly in my book bag and weighs less than 3lbs. The battery life that I have experienced has been awesome, mine came with a 6-cell battery so I am looking at around 8 hours of battery life, but I haven’t timed nor tested this. I read another comment that was posted [...]

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Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook – 9 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)

January 8, 2010

I received the Toshiba netbook two weeks ago. Needless to say, I spent some time setting it up for my preferences. This is my first Windows 7 PC. I found that the Windows 7 has some limitations with background settings, etc. I also noticed that the nice Windows Mail program (from Vista) was no longer [...]

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