Netbooks
1. Acer Aspire Timeline
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Price: $549.99
Screen size: 11.6 inches
Operating system: Windows 7
Specifications: Intel Pentium U4100 processor, 3 gigabytes of memory, 320-gigabyte hard drive, HDMI and VGA outputs
Pros: Large display and keyboard; 9.75 hours of battery life almost unheard of for a netbook; laptop-esque hard drive and memory capacity.
Cons: Expensive for a netbook, dim display and, at 3.2 pounds, relatively heavy.
2. Samsung N120
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Price: $319-$438.99
Screen size: 10.1 inches
Operating system: Windows XP
Specifications: AtomN270 processor, 1-gigabyte memory, 160-gigabyte hard drive, VGA output.
Pros: 6 hours of battery life, a larger keyboard than most netbooks, a svelte 2.8 pounds, 2GB memory upgrade available, outperforms many newer Windows 7 models.
Cons: Dim display and, while faster than its smaller cohorts, still relatively slow. Samsung hasn't updated to Windows 7 on any of its netbook platforms.
3. Toshiba Mini NB205
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Price: $399.99
Screen size: 10.1 inches
Operating system: Windows 7
Specifications: AtomN270 processor, 1-gigabyte memory, 160-gigabyte hard drive, VGA output.
Pros: 9.5 hours of battery life and a larger keyboard, wrist area and touch pad than most netbooks.
Cons: Dull colors, tiny punctuation keys for no apparent reason and, sadly, not much of an upgrade from its cheaper Windows XP model.
Laptops
1. Toshiba Satellite U505
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Price: $799.99
Screen size: 13.3 inches
Operating system: Windows 7
Specifications: Core 2 Duo P7450 processor, 4-gigabyte memory, 500-gigabyte hard drive, DVD drive, microphone, Web cam, memory card reader, DVI/HDMI video outs.
Pros: High performance and lots of memory, 4.5 hours of battery life, large display for a small book, has eSATA port and facial-recognition security. At 13.3 inches and 4.9 pounds, it's roughly the size of a big netbook.
Cons: A moderately priced laptop but a costly netbook alternative. Cheaper models get clunkier and strip away memory and functionality, though the recently released Satellite T115 weighs 3.5 pounds, has an 11.6-inch screen and 9 hours of battery life, and starts at $450 for a hard drive with half the capacity. The A505 is larger at 16 inches, but costs nearly $150 less
2. Asus U50A
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Price: $629.99
Screen size: 15.6 inches
Operating system: Windows 7
Specifications: Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, 4-gigabyte memory, 500-gigabyte hard drive, DVD drive, microphone, Web cam, memory card reader, DVI/HDMI video outputs.
Pros: Good battery life for a laptop at 5.25 hours, relatively lightweight at 5.5 pounds and a value at less than $650.
Cons: At 15.6 inches, there's a portability issue. Also, at 5.5 pounds, it's a lighter laptop, but still roughly twice the weight of the average netbook.
3. Sony VAIO VPC
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Price: $800
Screen size: 14 inches
Operating system: Windows 7
Specifications: Core 2 Duo T6600 processor, 4-gigabyte memory, 500-gigabyte hard drive, Blu-ray reader, microphone, Web cam, firewire ports, memory card reader, DVI/HDMI video outputs.
Pros: Good battery life at 5 hours, highly portable at 14 inches and 5.1 pounds and has 265MB of video memory for the "World of Warcraft" set.
Cons: Less expensive than similarly stacked laptops, but on the high-end even for a 14-inch model. (Ask early PS3 buyers about this).
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