The netbook is evolving. The category that began as underpowered, secondary machines now includes notebooks capable of mid-range gaming and 1080p video playback courtesy of Nvidia's Ion platform. ...

This Ion-powered netbook features good graphics performance and a great keyboard, but it's high price and short battery life make it less compelling.

Samsung's value netbook offers a good keyboard but medicore battery life.

While the N140 is the premium update to Samsung's N Series, the company also released a netbook whose focus is value: the Samsung N130. MSRP on this system is $349, but you can already find it for a little less than $300 at online retailers.

Remember the European Samsung promo video that had us all confused and amused for a few days. Well, the netbook featured alongside the heartbroken Maria was an N140, if you recall.

Samsung's sharp-looking netbook offers snappy Windows 7 performance, good ergonomics, and over 6 hours of battery life.

The HP Mini 311 is our favorite netbook of the year. Featuring Nvidia's ION LE graphics chip, this system does what other mini-notebooks can only dream of: power games and full HD video (with Flash 10.1, anyway).

It's been a little over a month since Windows 7 made its official debut and notebooks with the new OS came on the market. Already there are several to choose from in multiple categories, so how will y...

This Cyber Monday, you can get a good netbook for well under $325, with some scaled-down models going for below $200. Many of these deals remain from Black Friday.