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Notebook Price Watch



Netbooks

With Windows 7 already in the wild, it's unfortunate that most current stock are still based on XP without a free upgrade option. However, look around and you may sport a gem that already uses the new operating system, such as the Acer Aspire AOD250.

Our top three picks

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Specs
Price
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Acer Aspire One AOD250 		Intel Atom processor (1.66GHz); 1GB RAM; 160GB HDD; 10.1-inch screen; integrated graphics card; Windows 7 Starter/Android S$699 (US$514.64) ALIF
Selling point: One of the first Netbooks based on Windows 7, this Aspire One offers a double whammy by also allowing Google Android as an alternative quick-start operating system.


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LG X120 		Intel Atom processor (1.6GHz); 1GB RAM; 160GB HDD; 10.1-inch screen; integrated graphics card; Windows XP Home S$0 (US$0) LG dealers
Selling point: This Netbook is one of the first to sport the Smart Link Function that allows the portable to share optical drives, data and Internet connectivity with a larger machine via a mini-USB cable. A HSDPA version is available for S$899 (US$661.89).


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Specs
Price
Vendor

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 		Intel Atom processor (1.66GHz); 1GB RAM; 160GB HDD; 10.1-inch screen; integrated graphics card; Windows XP Home S$499 (US$367.39) Juzz1
Selling point: With one-touch easy recovery and instant-on functionality, the IdeaPad S10-2 is one of the more popular models in the market. This price is for the unit only, as the standard bundle with an optical drive goes for S$699 (US$514.64).


Tags: Toshiba Portege, Netbook, Notebook, Apple MacBook, Sony Vaio
 

 
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Jignasha Patel says...
This is a special promotion for students. At this price, it's the cheapest tablet PC in the market. The unit also comes with a free four-cell battery to complement the bundled eight-cell battery.

Mar 01, 2009 10:01
 
 
sourjerer says...
Well I say the above stated notebooks just hits me in the sweet spot... But I particularly like the Toshiba notebook (NICE) :)

Apr 05, 2009 10:56
 
 
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