Best Netbook Computer Systems. So What Is A Netbook Anyways?

 

A Netbook is a newer type of laptop computer system which pretty much falls into a super small notebook category. We like to call Netbooks a go anywhere computer for they are small enough to fit in a purse or backpack with ease and the typical Netbook is actually fairly rugged too so it can take a bit of day to day punishment. Expect this to change with time of course for the best Netbook computer systems are becoming more and more powerful. In fact at the time of this writing it now looks as if Windows Vista's successor Windows 7 is going to be available on Netbooks. That's the beauty with the computer industry, it's constantly evolving and we're happy to see these super small number crunching machines evolving with the rest of the industry.

Netbooks as we briefly mentioned are much smaller than other notebooks, typically they have 9 and 10 inch screens, and weigh anywhere from 2 to 5 pounds. They also sport smaller keyboards and touchpads of course because of their size, but we're happy to say keyboards are between 75 and 95 percent of a typical laptop keyboard. In our opinion it just doesn't make sense for a full featured laptop doesn't cost much more if not within the same price range as a Netbook on the highest end of the price scale. Afterall to find the best netbook computer you are going to really want to pay special attention to price. PCMCIA upgrade slots are also often missing on even the best Netbook computer systems and most if not all lack a generic 56k modem too which isn't really a big deal to most users but may suck for some of you who may potentially travel to a remote vacation sport or what not.

Many Netbooks include the newer hard drive called a SSD or Solid State Drive. In brief a Solid State Drive uses flash memory to store your data opposed to a traditional hard drive which uses a mechanical motor that drives spinning magnetic platters for data storage. Keep in mind SolidState drives have limited storage capacity but in tradeoff are faster and offer more shock protection in the event of a drop etc. See our Laptop Hard Drive Buying Guide for more details on this cool tech. Many Netbooks typically offer pretty decent battery life which is another big selling point to pay attention to when shopping. Remember cheaper isn't always your best option with Netbooks, so look around if good battery life is an important feature for you.

We recommend you check out our Asus Eee PC 1000he laptop review. Asus claims their Netbook achieves up to 9.5 hours and since Asus pretty much started the Netbook revolution in 2007 with their Eee PC we definitely recommend you take a close look at thier Eee line of Netbooks. Because a Netbook is such a small portable don't expect miracles, the typical Netbook screen resolution at the time of this writing is 1024x600 pixels. Plus laptop manufacturers have taken to these little guys and thus you have so many choices available from top name manufacturers including Dell, Asus, Gateway, HP, Toshiba, LG, Lenovo, and so many more.

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