Netbook features database: find best netbook for you!

I've updated my netbook/mini-laptop/mini-notebook comparison table with many more models and details, it can be a great help to find the best netbook for you!
I called it "netbook database" with many details/features about the most important netbooks/mini laptops actually on sale and especially some filter criterias that can help you choose the right netbook to buy.

You can search by display size, operating system, bluetooth support and battery. In the next few days I'll add more and more search criteria and especially details about performance/benchmarks.
Among others, you can currently find

• Many EEE PC 701, 900, 901, 1000, 1000H, S101, N10
  
• Acer Aspire One models
  
• MSI Wind U90 and U100
• Samsung NC10

Display class any size 10-inch 9-inch 7-inch
Operating system Any Windows XP Linux Vista
Bluetooth support I don't care Yes No
High capacity battery I don't care Yes
Weight I don't care Up to 1000 gr Up to 1200 gr Up to 1400 gr
ExpressCard I don't care Yes
WLAN/WiFi I don't care High speed (draft n)

Link to the netbook/mini laptops database

Reduced Sale Price for MSI Wind U100 Netbook

See also

• All MSI Wind related posts

MSI reduced the price of the MSI Wind U100, one of the best netbooks currently for sale, I found some online stores selling the MSI Wind U100 with Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, Windows XP and 120GB hard disk for $350 USD. For a few days even Best Buy sold it for the same price. Of course for $350 you'll get only a 3-cells battery.

Also in Germany you can currently buy the MSI Wind U100, 120GB hard disk and Windows XP for only 328 Euros at Amazon.de see link below.

The main price for the price reduction is the immanent market launch of the new MSI Wind netbooks: models U110, U115 and U120. Still using the Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, the major differences are in interfaces and storage. I'll post more details very soon...

See also

• All MSI Wind related posts

Amazon USA

Amazon Germany

HP Mini 1000 on sale with Atom CPU

After many contradicting rumors, now it is official: the new HP Mini netbooks, on sale starting from December 2009, will be equipped with the Intel Atom CPU N270 1.6GHz and not the Via Nano/Isaiah CPU, and a choice of 8.9 and 10 inch display. According to the HP press release also Bluetooth and webcam are included, not clear whether or not in the base configuration. Option of SDD or "normal" mechanical hard disk.
Something not sooo nice is that the HP Mini has only 2 USB interfaces. However it is possible to live with.
Starting price about $380, max $600.

Other HP Mini and HP Mininote 2133 News

HP Mininote PC 2133 for sale below $300

Major price drop for the HP Mininote: it is currently on sale at Amazon for $299. Ok, it isn't the top featured anyway the HP Mininote PC 2133 is very well built and I especially like the keyboard, one of the best you can find in the netbook segnment. Also not common are an ExpressCard/54 slot and a Gigabit Ethernet interface.
Weak points are the low performance processor (VIA C7-M) and just 4GB SDD storage.
You can order it at Amazon with 512MB SDRAM for $299 with Linux operating system.
Don't worry about the little memory, it is possible to expant the SDRAM up to 2GB (as in the MSI Wind).
According to voices, the next HP Mininote PC will have the new, more powerful VIA Nano processor. According to first benchmarks the VIA Nano CPU should beat the Intel Atom.

Medion Akoya E1211 vs E1210 vs MSI Wind netbooks

The scene around the 10-inch netbooks is always more busy, the netbooks are getting very similar and all at about the same price level, the models equipped with Windows XP are all about 400 Euros.
Medion announced availability for the Akoya E1211 for October for 400 Euros. This is very interesting: after all, the Akoya E1210 was basically a MSI Wind without Bluetooth.
Now the Akoya E1211 will include Bluetooth, draft n wireless LAN (wifi) and even 160GByte hard disk!
Conclusion: the Akoya E1211 seem to be even better than the MSI Wind U100!

• MSI Wind U100 vs Akoya E1210: MSI Wind wins for the additional Bluetooth support.
• MSI Wind U100 vs Akoya E1211: Akoya wins, thank to the bigger hard disk (160GByts vs 80GBytes) and draft n wireless lan (MSI Wind got simple 11g wireless)
  
• Akoya E1210 vs E1211: E1211 wins. Bigger hard disk, better wireless and additional Bluetooth!
  

Table with the Akoya E1211 features (from the german magazine Chip)

Other posts about MSI Wind and Medion Akoya

Gigabyte M912 for sale: touchscreen netbook

The Gigabyte M912 finally reached the market, for 515 Euros you get in Germany the Windows XP configuration with 1GB RAM, 8.9-inch display, Webcam, 160GB hard disk, 3xUSB, cardreader, WLAN, Bluetooth and a 4-cells battery. The CPU is (of course) an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz.
To be noted that the Gigabyte netbook is also available with Windows Vista!
The most interesting feature is the display, letting the Gigabyte M912 turn into a tablet pc or better, a tablet netbook!

See also a picture of the Gigabyte M912

More news on EEE PC Competition

Medion Akoya E1210 for Sale in UK

The Medion Akoya Mini E1210 is currently sold in UK (distributed by Aldi, Sainsury's and Argos) for prices between £280 and £300.
Remember that the Akoya Mini E1210 is basically an MSI Wind U100.

Before buying the E1210 remember that in about a month the Akoya Mini E1211 will be available with a huge 160GBytes hard disk! See post compare E1210 vs E1211 vs MSI Wind U100.

Other posts about Medion Akoya and MSI Wind

EEE PC Competition: Samsung Netbook in Korea

According to some rumors, the first Samsung Netbooks are going to be shipped in Korea. The Samsung ultra portable laptops will be equipped with the Intel Atom CPU and a 10-inch display. More details are unknown.

More on EEE PC Competition

EEE PC Competition : Lenovo IdeaPad S9 and S10 mini laptops

In October Lenovo is going to bring to the market two cheap ultra portable laptops (netbooks) , the IdeaPad S9 (8.9-inch display) and IdeaPad S10 (10.2 inch-display).
Bluetooth is unfortunately only an optional however a good news is the availability of an expressCard expansion slot and a 160GB hard disk model however the entry level model will have only a 4GB flash memory. The IdeaPad S9 wil be priced at a very competitive 321 Euro and the IdeaPad S10 starts at 357 Euros.
Lenovo didn't disclose informations on battery.

Stay tuned on EEE Journal

MSI Wind is the Best Netbook to Buy

MSI Wind U100 is the clear winner of the netbook race: the MSI Wind U100 has the best mix of performance and features at a very competitive price: fairly big display (10-inch) and keys, hard disk, a powerful CPU, Bluetooth and Windows XP. Only the battery could last a bit more.
Not to forget that the MSI Wind coming in september will be equipped with a more juicy battery. More information about MSI Wind battery and articles on MSI Wind

See also EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition: MSI Wind on Sale with 3 cell battery instead of 6-cell battery!

The MSI Wind is finally on sale in USA and, big surprise, the cool subnotebook has a 3 cells battery instead of the announced 6 cells.
That's a pity: the 3 cells battery lasts up to 3-3,5 hours.

The Medion Akoya Mini E1210 (currently shipped in Germany) is a kind of MSI Wind clone and also uses a 3 cells battery.

According to unofficial sources the MSI Wind will be shipped with a 6 cells battery starting from Septeber!

More on EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition : Medion Akoya Mini (MSI Wind U100) for sale at Aldi (Germany)

UPDATE: about the battery!

I've already reported that Medion is going to bring to the market an ultra portable laptop built on MSI Wind basis.
My personal opinion is that MSI Wind is most promising/best ultra portable laptop announced so far: the best feature-set + very good price level.

Some more details about the Medion Akoya Mini E1210: it will be sold/available starting from July 3rd in Germany (Deutschland) for 399 Euros with Windows XP Home, 10-inch display, 80GB hard disk and a 3-cell battery!
To be noted that the Medion Akoya won't include Bluetooth!

See also EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition - Dell E for sale in US on August - September

Informally known as Dell Mini Latitude now Dell announced the Dell E series, in direct competition with EEE PC, MSI Wind and all other subnotebooks recently announced by several brands.
With a very attractive entry price of $299, the Dell E will have a 8.9-inch display.

More news soon on EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition - Medion Akoya Mini E1210 a MSI Wind Clone

Medion presented a new netbook / subnotebook, the Akoya Mini E1210. It should be equivalent to an MSI Wind U100. Actually it is a MSI Wind with a different case.
Price EUR 399 in Germany.

See also EEE Journal

Feature Set Summary Table: Compare EEE PC vs MSI Wind vs Acer Aspire One vs Gigaset M912 vs other competitors

The subnotebooks market is growing rapidly, that's why now is time to make some order...

I've prepared a table to compare feature set of EEE PC, MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One, Gigaset M912 and other subnotebooks

I'll try to update the table with the latest information I have: price, weight, LCD size, HDD/SDD size, processor, interfaces and so on!

See this table

See also EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition - Sony subnotebook

A first prototype for a Sony ultra portable laptop in competition with the EEE PC was shown at the WiMax Expo, an exhibition being held alongside the annual Taipei's Computex.
The subnotebook was based on the VIA C7 processor clocked at 1.6GHz (higher than current C7 EEE PC competitors), 8.9-inch display, 80GB hard disk and running Windows Vista.
The pricing is unknow.

More on EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition : pre-order MSI Wind at Amazon

Now it is possible to pre-order the MSI Wind at Amazon the 10-inch version with 80GB hard disk!
The ultra portable laptop costs respectively $399 for the Linux and $549 for the Windows XP version!
Direct links:

MSI Wind 10" Mini Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, XP Home) Black

MSI Wind 10" Mini Laptop (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, Linux Novell SUSE) White

See also EEE Journal

EEE PC Competition - MSI Wind pre-order

The ultra portable laptop MSI Wind, a serious alternative to the EEE PC, showed up again at Expansys. At Amazon there is only a placeholder, no possibility to pre-order it.

>>>UPDATE: it is possible to pre-order the MSI Wind at Amazon, at incredibly low prices.

According to the information given on the Expansys sales pages, the MSI Wind (10-inch display, 80GB hard disk, Atom 1.6GHz, 1GB RAM) will be available starting from July 19th in Europe, July 22nd in USA and Canada and July 25th in Japan.

Respectively for the Linux and Windows XP variants

• USA (USD): about 563 and 612
• Canada (CDN): about 601 and 654
• Japan (Yen): about 60000 and 65000
• UK (Pounds) : about 318 and 346
• Germany (Euros) : about 403 and 440
  
• France, Finland (Euros) : about 461 and 501
• Italy (Euros) : about 462 and 502

Please double check prices and availability at Expansys!

I've already announced pre-order availability for the MSI Wind at Expansys, however the product disappeared for a while and is not back.

See also EEE Journal Home Page

EEE PC, MSI Wind, Acer Aspire One, HP Compaq Mininote, Gigabyte M912 for sale: is it the right moment to buy an ultra portable laptop / subnotebook ?

The answer is definitely not! Don't buy an EEE PC, MSI Wind or similar in the next couple of months!
If you want to buy an ultra portable laptop / subnotebook / netbook you'd better wait at until August-September this year.
Last announcement is of Acer, the Aspire One and many new models are coming, also something from Sony. It means healthy competition, the EEE PC is not alone and now we are getting more and more choice at lower prices due to the availability of many ultra portable laptops and also from the announced price reduction for Windows XP licences for netbooks .

For all posts about EEE PC competitions see
http://www.eeejournal.com/search/label/EEE%20PC%20Competition

or see also EEE Journal Home Page.

EEE PC Competition - Acer Aspire One

The ultra portable laptops market is getting very busy... Asus launched the Acer Aspire One at a street price of about 330 Euros. The One got an Atom N70 (1.6GHz), 512MB SDRAM, 8.9-inch display , 8GB flash disk.
Acer announced two new additional versions (August) for the subnotebook: Linux with 1GB and 80GB hard disk for about 360 Euros and a Windows XP variant for about 400 Euros.

See also EEE Journal Home Page