Best Netbook of 2008

There are so many new netbooks popping up this year in 2008. With so many of them available out there, which is the best netbook of the year? I guess there's no exact answer to this question. But base on all the reviews and user feedback that we have seen from all over the Web, a few of them are outstandingly getting most of the reviewer's compliments and positive feedback from end users. They are the winners of the netbook competition in 2008.

Here are the five top netbooks of year 2008:

1. Samsung NC10Specs:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 160 GB Hard Drive
• 6 Cell Battery
• XP Home

Price: $482.99

Samsung NC10 is the first 10-inch netbook from the company. The most impressive feature for this netbook is the 6 hour battery life, and the spacious keyboard design. Also, it has a speedy 160GB hard drive which is relatively large. Samsung NC10 product page and user reviews


2. MSI Wind U100(Windows XP)Spec:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 160 GB Hard Drive
• 6 Cell Battery
• XP Home

Price: $429.99

MSI Wind is another 10-inch netbook which offers comfortable keyboard layout with long battery life (5 hours plus). The system performance is solid and with fast boot time. MSI Wind product page and user reviews


3. Acer Aspire One
Spec:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 120 GB Hard Drive
• XP Home
• 3 Cell Battery

Price: $379.99

Acer Aspire One is an 8.9-inch netbook that has most of the features that a netbook should have. A budget mini laptop that gives great value for your money. Ideal for for students or anyone looking for a pint-size complement to a larger laptop or desktop. Acer Aspire One product page and user reviews


4. ASUS Eee PC 1000H
Spec:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor
• 1 GB RAM
• 160 GB Hard Drive
• XP Home
  

Price: $479.99

With a 10-inch screen with good productivity performance and battery life, the Asus Eee PC 1000H is almost a full notebook. One of the most well-liked netbook among Eee PC series netbook.ASUS Eee PC 1000H product page and user reviews


5. Lenovo Ideapad S10
Spec:

• 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor
• 1GB RAM
  
• 160 GB Hard Drive
• XP Home

Price: $429.99

Lenovo’s 10-inch mini-notebook is affordable, stylish, and easy to carry. The price of this netbook is lower than most 10.2-inch models. Lenovo Ideapad S10 product page and user reviews


Netbook is the new trend in the laptop market. It's a great Christmas gift option for college students and professionals. While the list of best netbook of 2008 above is picked base on reviews rating and end users feedback that we have seen from all over the Web, it should help you to find the best netbook for your family and friends for 2008 Christmas!

BenQ Joybook Lite U101 Launched

The BenQ Joybook Lite U101 netbook which was announced in September is now available in Taiwan.


The netbook has got a 16:9 display with a 1024 x 576 resolution which is rare for a netbook. Other than that, the specs for the Joybook Lite U101 is pretty standard: an Atom N270 CPU, Intel 945GSE chipset, 1GB of DDR2 memory (512MB for Linux versions), a range of hard drive options including 80-160GB mechanical drives, as well as 4-16GB SSD options.

Colors available for this netbook will be blue, black, white, and pink. No words on when it will be available in other countries, but for now, you can get it in Taiwan for €398 ($503).

[via Fudzilla]

Dell Provides More Creative and Colorful Personalization Options For Studio Laptops

Dell has released a few special edition of artistic laptop design before. Now the company has expanded it's collection of artistic laptop design, giving you more than 100 creative and colorful personalization options in their Design Studio. Check out Dell Design Studio.

"Dell Design Studio offers more than 100 exclusive and original works of art to express personal style for the Dell Studio 15 and Studio 17 laptops for $75. Each image is permanently tattooed into the laptop lid, making the design extremely durable."

The artists behind all these creative design are: Jason Bacon, Brittany Waldner, Derek Welch, and Guillaume Wolf join images by Joseph Amedokpo, Tristan Eaton, Siobhan Gunning, Bruce Mau, and Mike Ming.

HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition Now Available

The HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam edition is now available for purchase on HP official website!


With a starting price of $699.99, the HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam edition netbook comes with a 10-inch display with 1024 x 600 resolution, an 1.60GHz Intel Atom Processor N270, 16GB solid state drive or a 60GB hard drive, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 3-cell battery, a built-in web camera, integrated stereo speakers, a wireless G card, and Windows XP Home.

Combining fashion and cool technology, the HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition netbook is less than an inch thick and come in vibrant red accentuated by peony-flower designs. Sure it has a much higher price compare to the normal HP Mini 1000, but what you get is not just a netbook, but also also a fashion accessory!

Hi-Grade Notino W5800 Pink Laptop

Hi-Grade Computer, a UK company, has released an eye-catching pink laptop called Notino W5800.


Here's the quick rundown of the standard features for this laptop:

• 15.4-inch LCD widescreen display
• Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6GHz processor
• 2GB of DDR 2 RAM
• 160GB hard disk
• DVD-RW drive
• Wi-Fi and Ethernet
• 7-in-1 card reader slot
• Vista Home Basic
  

Besides pink, Notino W5800 is also available in leopard skin (pink and black) and black/white version. The leopard skin certainly looks unique if compare to other standard lapop design. Available for £499, this laptop will comes with a black carrying bag.

Asus Eee PC Hack

Asus Eee PC is surely one of the hottest product in the laptop market. If you are one of the owner for an Eee PC netbook, here are a few cool stuff that you might want to try.


1. Turn your Eee PC 900 or 901 into a touch screen netbook. You do not need to do any dissecting or soldering. All you need is to get this DIY touch-screen kit from eBay and follow the instruction to install it. Works for Acer Aspire One too... pretty cool huh?


2. Turn your Eee PC netbook into an E-book by installing the Eee Rotate software. With this software, you will be able to switch the netbook screen between portrait and normal mode by just pressing a few shortcut keys on the keyboard. More info are available on TeleRead.

3. And the last hack, adding 3G to your Eee PC. The following video will show you how to do this:

Pink Color Asus Eee PC S101

According to Taipei Times, Asustek is going to introduce the limited edition pink S101 netbooks at the Information Technology Month (IT Month) trade show held in Taipei World Trade Center.

A forum member of Eeeuser.com has posted two pictures of a cute lady showing off the pink color S101 netbook.



We think the pink Eee PC S101 looks pretty good (and the lady as well).. What do you think? ;)