Which netbook????????

[ShaTR]

So my sis needs something lighter than her vostro 1400 to take to school. Battery life is very important, so wondering what you guys would reccomend in a 6 cell for a good price. 10" screen is preffered, 9" works. under 400 would be ideal.


btw, not sure how dificult it is to upgrade the acer's ram, but im sure i can manage, as i'm quite handy. Just so long as there is little to no soldering, we're good

TIA

[Amourek]

The Asus EEE 1000H/HA has the best battery life.

[ShaTR]

The Asus EEE 1000H/HA has the best battery life.

Thanks. Actually was considering the 904HA. 1000 series seems to be quite a bit more expensive. wanna keep this as cheap as possible, so i think i'm leaning toward the 904HA right now. 900ha is a 4 cell, but seems to have good batt life as well. Choices choices!

[time space]

The newest Asus EEE model, the 1000HE, is now available for pre-order (with an Asus $25 pre-order discount no less).

The good news about this, is that since Asus tends to bring new models out at the same price points as previous ones, the older Asus models may be available at lower prices in the next month or so.

I'm leaning towards the HP Mini 1000 now that it has a proper processor and hard drive in it, and waiting for the price to go below $500 (it's currently available at $529 at Future Shop) - it's got a 10in. screen and it's much, much nicer to handle compared to the Asus and Acer competitors - a beautiful design. Before you buy, be sure to go to a store and feel the differences between the competition. The technical specs are quite similar, but the actual machines are what you're going to be carrying around and working on for the next couple of years.

Also, here's some reviews and hands-on videos I've found in the course of researching this purchase:

First Look MSI Wind U120

Review: HP Mini 1000

Hands-on with the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e

Hands-on with the Sony Vaio P

Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

cNet's Best Netbooks

[evanx]

The newest Asus EEE model, the 1000HE, is now available for pre-order (with an Asus $25 pre-order discount no less).

The good news about this, is that since Asus tends to bring new models out at the same price points as previous ones, the older Asus models may be available at lower prices in the next month or so.

I'm leaning towards the HP Mini 1000 now that it has a proper processor and hard drive in it, and waiting for the price to go below $500 (it's currently available at $529 at Future Shop) - it's got a 10in. screen and it's much, much nicer to handle compared to the Asus and Acer competitors - a beautiful design. Before you buy, be sure to go to a store and feel the differences between the competition. The technical specs are quite similar, but the actual machines are what you're going to be carrying around and working on for the next couple of years.

Also, here's some reviews and hands-on videos I've found in the course of researching this purchase:

First Look MSI Wind U120

Review: HP Mini 1000

Hands-on with the Lenovo IdeaPad S10e

Hands-on with the Sony Vaio P

Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9

cNet's Best Netbooks

Good links there.

The HP mininote 1000 seems to have a nice keyboard layout. The MSI U120 seems better made than the U100.

[ShadowVlican]

The newest Asus EEE model, the 1000HE, is now available for pre-order (with an Asus $25 pre-order discount no less).

The good news about this, is that since Asus tends to bring new models out at the same price points as previous ones, the older Asus models may be available at lower prices in the next month or so.

+1 i would wait for this and see how well it does

it's supposedly faster and more power efficient that current models

[fidoguydo]

Just picked up an Asus EEE PC 904HA. 8.9" display, 6cell, 160GB, 1GB RAM, same size as the 1000HA so it's got a nice sized keyboard. $399 at anitec.

Comparing it to my Acer Aspire one.. the eeepc is much better. bigger keyboard, multitouch touchpad (2 finger scrolling), easy access to RAM/HD, just take out 2 screws (instead of dismantling the whole thing like the Aspire).

The 6 cell lasts 4-5 hours for me. Which is a great compared to the Aspire, at about 1.5-2 hours.

The MSI Wind isn't bad either, but Asus EEEPC 904 is my current fav.

[ShaTR]

Thanks all.

Still seems like the 904ha is in the lead given the prices.

Will probably wait till the weekend to purchase so feel free to change my mind

[dnyc]

8.9" screen is a bit to small... 10" is just perfect. it fits everything on the screen much better compared to the 8.9".

[fidoguydo]

8.9" screen is a bit to small... 10" is just perfect. it fits everything on the screen much better compared to the 8.9".

They increased the physical screen size but the resolution stays the same, 1024x600.. So it fits the same on an 8.9" or 10".

[ShaTR]

8.9" screen is a bit to small... 10" is just perfect. it fits everything on the screen much better compared to the 8.9".

same resolution, no?

[Mardos]

The Dell MINI 9 is amazing.
I bought it for my little sister, installed Mac on it and shes enjoying it.
I ended up conencting to a External monitor for home use.

[ShaTR]

The Dell MINI 9 is amazing.
I bought it for my little sister, installed Mac on it and shes enjoying it.
I ended up conencting to a External monitor for home use.

hows the battery life though??

[vincent-poon]

the dell mini 9 is so not worth it. for the same money u can get some better choices. to upgrade to what the competitors have, its not worth it at all.

[time space]

Here's some additional links to add to your research list, a couple for the favoured netbook so far in this thread:

Asus EEE 904HA Review - (warning, biggg! review)

Netbook Review – Asus 904HA Eee PC - (Eee PC? Who named this thing?)



Plus another review for my own current favourite (albeit not for the 1035, but rather for the older version with the SSD):

Long review of HP Mini 1000 w/ tips and tricks