If you are looking for a netbook to tote around, get on FaceBook, type that odd book report — basically to be found looking cute and adorable with — MacPCWiz gives you your Windows 7 netbook fix right here. Since the launch of Microsoft’s “salvation”, a bazillion netbooks have come out sporting the hip new OS from Redmond, leveraging on its new features and fast boot capability. Don’t let the lack of of a DVD-burner put you off. Let MacPCWiz bring you the picks of the lot, and not in any kind of order.
Toshiba Mini NB205 Netbook
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom N280
- 1GB DDR2 memory, expandable to 2GB.
- 10.1? WSVGA LED-backlit widescreen display, 1024 x 600 resolution
- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator GMA950 with 64-251MB
- Windows 7 Starter, 6-Cell Li-Ion Battery (5800 mAh)
Toshiba’s Mini NB205 (as opposed to the HP one) is a pretty good performer, much like its Toshiba notebook family. And being Windows 7-capable certainly gives this one some added tech points.
Gateway LT2030U
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor
- 1GB DDR2 memory
- 10.1? Ultrabright LED-backlit display
- Weighs 3 lbs. and measures just 1? thin
- 250GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- 3 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
- Windows 7 Starter
A pretty nice netbook by Gateway, this LT2030U netbook. And we love it ‘coz it comes in black as well, we don’t like the Cherry Red much.
ASUS Eee Pc 1005HA
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom N280 (N270 for the 1005HA-M)
- 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 X SODIMM Slot, (Max 2GB)
- 250GB Hard Drive (5400RPM) 802.11b/g/Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 10.1? WSVGA 1024×600 LCD Display
- Windows 7 Starter, 6-Cell Li-Ion Battery (5800 mAh)
- Weight – 2.81 lbs
We’re partial to ASUS — your resident MacPCWiz is an Eee user. We like this Windows 7 Eee Pc 1005HA version as well.
Acer Aspire One AOD250
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom N280
- 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory
- 160GB/250GB Hard Drive (5400RPM) 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wireless, Bluetooth
- 10.1? WSVGA CrystalBrite LED Display, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- Windows 7 Starter, 3-Cell/6-Cell Li-Ion Battery (5800 mAh)
One thing that the Acer AOD250 has going for it is its reasonably-sized keyboard. As added option, it also a dual-boots with Google’s Android 2.0.
HP Mini 110
- 1.6GHz Intel Atom Proc
- 1GB DDR2 memory, expandable to 2GB.
- 6-cell Li-Ion battery
- 10.1? WSVGA LED-backlit antiglare widescreen display: With 1024 x 600 resolution
- 160GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm)
- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950: With 128MB total available graphics memory. High-definition audio.
- Windows 7 Starter
Ok, so HP’s mini 110. Nuf sed.
Holiday shopping will be sooooo hard on you netbook lovers. There is just a huge amount of stuff out there. But if you are set on specs and functionality, then you might find it a bit easier. The list above will do most of what you usually want to do with a netbook — and get to look cute with it as well. What these babies lack is an internal optical drive, for obvious reasons. For burning functionality and DVD-playback capability, we recommend pairing it up with one of these sleek true USB external DVD burners.
