As the holiday season goes into full swing, you’ll be hearing more and more of this, the computer system of the year by far – the NETBOOK. The biggest shopping holiday of the year, Black Friday, has come and gone (that’s “when-Americans-get-into-an-irrational-buying-frenzy-every-end-of-November-and-buy-everything-they-see” to you non-US residents) and we here at MacPCWiz list down for you very top netbooks that people have been purchasing. On with the show… (with a little help from NetbookReviews.com)

#10

Dell Inspiron Mini 1011 – Obsidian Black 10.1-inch Netbook – 1.6GHz Intel N270 Atom Processor – 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive – Integrated Intel Media Accelerator Graphics – Windows 7 Starter Edition – $325.61

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#9

Samsung N120-12GW – 10.1-Inch White Netbook – 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor – 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive – Microsoft XP Home SP4 – $319.00

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#8

Samsung N130-13B – 10.1-Inch Slate Blue Netbook – 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor – 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive – Intel GMA 950 Graphics – Microsoft XP Home SP3 – $294.99

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#7

ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BU – 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – Intel Atom N280 Processor 1.66GHz – 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max – 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) and 10GB Free Eee Storage – Microsoft Windows  XP – $339.95

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#6

Acer AOD250-1633 – 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor – 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory – 250GB SATA Hard Drive – Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 – Windows  7 Starter Edition – $339.95

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#5

Acer Aspire One AOD250-1165 - 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor – 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM Single Channel Memory – 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) – Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 – Windows  XP Home (SP3) – $291.52

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#4

Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 - 10.1-Inch Black Onyx Netbook – 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor – 1GB DDR2 533MHz Memory – 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive -  Windows  7 Starter Edition – $348

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#3

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU - 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor – 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max – 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) -  Windows  7 Starter Edition – $349.97

#2

ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK - 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor – 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max – 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) and 10GB Free Eee Storage  -  Windows  XP Home – $338.62

#1

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BK - 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 1.66GHz Intel N280 Atom Processor – 1GB DDR2 RAM, 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max – 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)  -  Windows 7 Starter Operating System – $349.97

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As you can see Asia-Pacific manufacturer ASUS bagged all 3 top spots (and then some) — looks like they got this whole netbook deal figured out. More people are trusting, and more importantly PURCHASING the Asia-Pacific brands more than the American ones, when it comes to netbooks — Toshiba, Samsung and Acer also holding spots here.

Whether or not we like it — we at MacPCWiz are still undecided if we like this whole netbook craze — netbooks are apple of the consumers’ eyes at the moment. The “thin client” model that netbooks perpetuate bodes well for cloud computing as a whole, the user only needs to add a few more accessories for more functionality on these babies — like an external DVD burner, for instance, for data archiving needs — netbooks are generally flat on HDD storage space. And we have to admit, these things are just so darn cute!

With nVidia’s ION graphics solution getting more attention from the manufacturers, expect a few ION-powered netbooks barging into the list soon, making for beefier (as in HD-ready beefy) and more robust netbooks in the future.