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Colorful netbook for little sis

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kinkster

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My little sister is looking to get a notebook in the $300-400 range(tops).

Here's what she'd like/need:
Sleek look
Color options
Good battery
Good keyboard

Any recommendations? It doesn't have to be one of the newer ones, she'll just be checking email and writing some papers on it.
 
kinkster said:
My little sister is looking to get a notebook in the $300-400 range(tops).

Here's what she'd like/need:
Sleek look
Color options
Good battery
Good keyboard

Any recommendations? It doesn't have to be one of the newer ones, she'll just be checking email and writing some papers on it.
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Acer Aspire one or Dell mini 9 (also known as Dell Vostro a90 in Dell Small Business) would be a good choice. my mini 9 has lasted about 5 hours on a single charge... Its got OSX on it and runs like a champ. I swear it was made for that reason. Get a refurb one and you can get it fully loaded for about 320 w/tax (the 16GB ssd one starts around 320)
 
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I'd opt for one of the new EeePC ones. The Dell 10" netbook is another option. Toshiba's netbook is gorgeous, but there are only 3 colour options, and none of them are particularly girly. ;)
 
Look at the Asus eeePC 1005 series as they have chicklet keys, a 9-11+ hour battery life and come in different colors...

They are also based on the faster Atom N280 1.66 CPU and 667Mhz FSB chipset compared to the older Atom N270's with shorter battery life and 533Mhz FSB...
 
HP 2140 HD. 768 of vertical resolution (1366x768). Those that have used netbooks in the past certainly know that the lack of decent vertical resolution is a PITA.
 
Definitely go for the Toshiba NB-205.

It was voted the best netbook by a lot of different reviews. It has the best trackpad and keyboard on a netbook, it has a 9 hour battery, it is one of the fastest out there, it's easily upgradeable, and it looks amazing.
 
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