Nokia is one of the most unlikely companies to launch a netbook, given that cell phones are its claim to fame. Most manufacturers can attest that the key to a successful netbook is to find the right combination of differentiators while minimizing its ...

Luxurious design. Aluminum metals have perfect heft. Good resolution. Lightweight. Embedded 3G. HDMI-Out. Great battery life

Overpriced. Slow-spinning hard drive. Crippling performance scores. No easy way to upgrade memory

Easily the most luxurious netbook to date, the Booklet 3G is a tough recommendation when its price is bloated and performance doesn't measure up to cheaper netbooks.

The Aspire One is one of many netbooks under Acer's arsenal and has had a huge hand in helping the company rise to the number two spot in PC shipments worldwide, according to IDC. But with plenty of newcomers entering the netbook market with systems ...

One of the lightest netbooks available. Pretty cheap. Very good battery life. Two-year Costco warranty

Bland design. Keyboard is cramped. Touchpad and mouse buttons are too small

The Acer Aspire One (D250-1958) is sure to be a best-selling netbook because it's cheap, but the typing and navigating experience needs a drastic overhaul.

Talkthere's been a lot of it ever since Nvidia announced that its Ion chipset would allow netbooks to run full 1080p movie clips, speed up video transcoding, and play 3D games. Lenovo and Samsung announced they would carry Ion-based netbooks, but both ...

Better graphics than Intel-based netbooks. Big 11.6-inch widescreen. Good resolution. HDMI-Out port included

Keyboard is only 92 percent of full size. Mouse buttons are noisy. ION can't handle high-end games and didn't deliver on 1080p playback

The Mini 311 offers moderate gaming and HD playback benefits, but they're not compelling enough to beat out other top netbook contenders.

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Tinier than your average netbook. Swivel screen, with tablet functions. Excellent battery life. Durable 32GB SSD drive. Keyboard included. Good resolution for a 7-inch widescreen. Has 3G option

Touchpad and mouse buttons are in an awkward position. No physical scroll buttons next to the screen. Pricey for netbook parts. Virtual keyboard is practically unusable

The Viliv S7's Lilliputian size goes against the netbook grain, and comes complete with a 32GB SSD, QWERTY keyboard, and tablet functions.

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Eleven-inch widescreen is atypical of a netbook. Full size keyboard. Love the resolution. 2GB of memory. Big hard drive. Competitively priced

Battery life falls short of its rivals. Design is generic. Windows XP Professional would?ve been a faster alternative to Vista

The Gateway LT3103u goes against everything that coined the term netbook, but you'll like the price, 11-inch screen, and the full size keyboard.

Embattled by cutthroat pricing and limited in the parts they can use, netbook makers have to be craftier than ever to come out on top. The Samsung Go N310-13GB ($450 street) is dealt the same Intel Atom parts and basic features as every other netbook, ...

Big battery. More than 9 hours of battery life. Rubbery design is unique. Very good typing and navigating experience. Edge-to-edge glass screen

Slightly overpriced

The Samsung Go N310-13GB has a well-thought-out design and a big battery, but its price needs to come down a bit more.

Dell may not be as aggressive as netbook-obsessed companies like Asus and HP, but it does have several of them under its belt. Though the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and the Mini 12 are slowly being phased out, that still leaves Dell's 10-inch netbookof ...

Very aggressively priced. Almost 8 hours of battery life. Other colors are available as options. Option for 802.11n WiFi

Touchpad and mouse buttons are difficult to use. Design is plain. 120GB is not a deal breaker, but it's smaller than those of its competitors

The Dell Mini 10v is one of the most affordable netbooks money can buy, and 8 hours of battery life isn't too shabby either.

Lenovo has a sixth sense of what a terrific laptop entails, as evidenced by its celebrated ThinkPad brand and even its recent 12-inch netbookthe IdeaPad S12. While the S12 is nothing short of spectacular, Lenovo's 10-inch netbook line continues to ...

Color variations offered. Very light despite a 6-cell battery

Keyboard is too small for a 10-inch netbook. Touchpad and mouse buttons are puny in size. Price is too high for a below average netbook. ExpressCard slot is gone

The S10-2 is a 10-inch netbook that does little to impress and is better off taking a pass on.

It's no secret that Intel and Microsoft have a firm grip on what a netbook may or may not use in terms of features and parts; hence the many look-alikes in this pervasive category. But there are a handful of them that are considered exceptions to the ...

Gorgeous 11.6-inch widescreen. Desirable screen resolution. Very slim and light. Battery is designed almost flush with the base. Excellent battery life

Keyboard only 92 percent for an oversized netbook. Atom Z520 processor is a little sluggish. Not the cheapest 11.6-inch netbook ; Watch our ASUS EeePC 1101HA video review

While most of its features keep it in line with any other netbook, the ASUS EeePC 1101HA has an 11.6-inch widescreen and 1,366-by-768 resolution that set it apart.

They say the best things come in pairs. When the colorful Toshiba mini NB205 launched (and subsequently nabbed our Editors' Choice in the netbook category), another more traditional-looking netbook launched along with it (though flying under the radar ...

Price is very aggressive. Big touchpad and mouse buttons. Very good battery life. USB port has its Sleep-N-Charge technology. Comfortable-enough keyboard

Control, Alt, and Fn keys are very tiny. Battery sticks out awkwardly

The Toshiba mini NB205-N210 takes care of all the netbook necessities and places its focus primarily on price.