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It's amazing that suddenly there are so many wonderful cheap mini laptops/netbooks available this year.
We have 23 years experience with computers and will help you to find the best netbook at a great price.
We recommend Windows netbooks as the Linux ones are very restricted, mostly for basic internet access.
Every week we compare for you the best models and best prices.
Acer One D250
 Main spec: 1.6 GHz Atom, 160GB hard disk, 1GB memory, 3xUSB, wireless, web-camera, memory card slot
Screen: 10.1"
Dimensions: 258 x 184 x 25.4 mm
Weight: 1.27kg
Colours: glossy blue, white, red, black
Max battery life: 6 hours
Warranty: 1 year
Windows XP Home
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- Decent battery life
min 3.5 to max 6 hours
- Webcam & 3 USB & camera card reader
- Slim design
- Great value
- Smallish keyboard
- Weak speakers
- Colours other than navy blue are more expensive
Our verdict: Good all round netbook, beautiful in glossy dark blue, keyboard not as good as it could be, decent battery life in the 6 cell model, well made, good quality.
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Samsung N130
Main spec: 1.6 GHz Atom, 160GB hard disk, 1GB memory, 3xUSB, wireless, web-camera, memory card slot
Screen: 10.1"
Dimensions: 263.8 x 185.5 x 28.5 mm
Weight: 1.25kg
Colours: black, white, pink, sea blue
Max battery life: 6 hours
Warranty: 1 year
Windows XP Home
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- Decent battery life
min 3.5 to max 6 hours
- Superb keyboard
- Webcam & 3 USB & camera card reader
- Matte screen
- Great value
- Can get a bit hot
- Stiff touchpad button
Our verdict: Good all round netbook, very good for the price, decent battery life, a bit heavier than others, well made, good quality.
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ASUS Eee 1005P
Main spec: 1.66 GHz Atom, 160GB hard disk, 1GB memory, 3xUSB, wireless, web-camera, memory card slot
Screen: 10.1"
Dimensions: 262 x 178 x 36.5 mm
Weight: 1.27kg
Colours: white, black
Max battery life: 11 hours!
Warranty: 1 year
Windows 7 Starter
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- Amazing battery life
min 6 to max 11 hours!
- Windows 7 starter
- Webcam & 3 USB & camera card reader
- Great value
- Keyboard has some odd keys
- One of the thickest netbooks
Our verdict: Great netbook, amazing battery life, great for a whole day outdoors, Windows 7 makes it nicer, slighly than the other Atom netbooks, well made.
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Compaq Mini 311c
Main spec: 1.66 GHz Atom, 160GB hard disk, 1GB memory, 3xUSB, wireless, web-camera, memory card slot
Screen: great larger 11.6" high resolution HD screen with ION gaming graphics
Dimensions: 289 x 204 x 30.6 mm
Weight: 1.48kg
Colours: silver with black
Max battery life: 6 hours
Warranty: 1 year
Windows XP Home
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- Very nice high resolution HD 11.6" screen (1366 x 768)
- Nvidia ION fast graphic chip
- Good Altec Lansing speakers
- Webcam & 3 USB & bluetooth
- HDMI connector for TV
- A bit larger and heavier due to the 11.6" screen & bigger keyboard
Our verdict: Much better than the 10" models (70% more pixels on the screen!), good as a big laptop's replacement, it can actually play HD video and some games, well made.
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Best place to buy: Amazon 
Today's best price: £309 free delivery
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Conclusion:
Best battery life: ASUS Eee 1005P.
Best for typing long documents/emails: Compaq mini 311c and Samsung N130.
Smallest netbook: Acer One D250.
Best full size laptop replacement: Compaq mini 311c due to the 70% larger screen and higher performance.
Recommended add-ons to netbooks:
- As all netbooks do not contain a CD/DVD drive, if you plan to install programs from CDs it's recommended to have
this nice £29.49 external slim DVD drive.
- For the best antivirus that will not slow down your computer too much and can be downloaded (no CD needed)
we recommend Kaspersky. We use it in ALL our computers.
- Mini mouse, very convenient can be used on the actual laptop wrist rest, like
this nice £7.60 labtec mini glow mouse.
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