Netbooks

Netbooks are highly portable, low-cost systems with screens up to 12-inches in size and weights below 4 pounds. Find the best model with our top 5 netbook picks or watch our netbook buying guide video.

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Price as
Reviewed

$409.00

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (Broadcom)

Review Date: 3/9/2010

This version of Dell's netbook offers improved video playback and an HD screen with relatively few compromises. Read Review...

Lowest Price
from Walmart

$379.99

Samsung N210

Review Date: 3/5/2010

This head-turning netbook offers long battery life, a well-designed keyboard, and good sound quality. Read Review...

Lowest Price
from Amazon

$479.99

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t

Review Date: 3/1/2010

Lenovo's tablet netbook offers a pretty good touch experience and comfortable keyboard, but we wish it had more speed. Read Review...

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Netbook Tips, How-tos, and Upgrades

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How to Upgrade Your Netbook's Hard Drive or SSD

Add some life to your mini-notebook by swapping out that pokey hard drive or SSD for a faster model.

Install a Touchscreen on a Netbook

This easy-to-follow guide will help you add touch to your mini-laptop.

Upgrade the Hard Drive on the Eee PC 1000HE

Replace the Eee PC 1000HE's default drive with a better hard disk or even an SSD.

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Netbook News and Hands-ons

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5 Questions to Answer Before You Buy a Laptop

You use it for surfing the web, checking e-mail, getting work done, social networking, paying bills, watching movies and TV, and a whole lot more. In many ways your laptop is at the center of everythi...

Hottest and Coolest Notebooks

When testing for heat levels on new notebooks, we use a laser thermometer to measure the key touch points (chassis bottom, keyboard, and touchpad) on a notebook after it has been playing a streaming v...

MSI Introduces 12-inch Wind U230 "Netbooks" with AMD Inside

MSI is about to start a new round of the "How Should We Define Netbooks?" debate with its new Wind U230 machines. The company is calling the 12-inch replacements for the Wind U210 netbooks, but they have awfully ultraportable-ish leanings..

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