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By PC Advisor staff | PC Advisor | 24 February 11
We review the best 5 netbooks you can buy in the UK right now.
5. Toshiba NB305-105 Reviewed on: 23 June 10 RRP: £270.31 inc VAT Rating:
Verdict
The Toshiba NB305 is an NB200 with further improved battery life and unexceptionally slow netbook-level performance. Aside from slipping in a new Atom chip and offering coloured textured finishes, Toshiba’s designers have only succeeded in making a good netbook feel cheaper by substituting tiny keyboard keys and adding a glitz paint finish. Read full review »
4. Lenovo ThinkPad X100e Reviewed on: 26 March 10 RRP: £405.85 inc VAT Rating:
Verdict
It’s the key interface elements of screen, keyboard and pointing devices that make recommending this mini laptop simple. It really is a treat to use when set against screen-cramped netbooks with undersized wobbling keyboards and ill-placed click buttons. Performance is also superior to your run-of-the-mill Atom netbook. But just remember that the AMD chipset means your unplugged runtimes will be far shorter than we’d prefer,
Office 2010 Home And Student, especially when armed with such a generous battery pack. Read full review »
3. Samsung N210 Reviewed on: 30 March 10 RRP: £312.58 inc VAT Rating:
Verdict
We found it difficult to get excited by a netbook that barely matches earlier models in performance and feels cheaper in overall build quality to boot. It looks more plasticky than a Samsung NC10 or N110, has discernibly no more performance than them (in part, to be fair, because it’s slowed down by Microsoft’s newer OS),
Office 2007 License, and we measured no leap forward in battery life than the Samsung N140 we last tested. It also weighs over 100g more than an N140. In short, while it’s a competent enough little laptop that will make a good netbook companion, it struggles to meet the high standards set by previous Samsung netbooks. Read full review »
2. Dell Inspiron M101z Reviewed on: 31 August 10 RRP: 370 Rating:
Verdict
But that noted, we like the Dell Inspiron M101z a lot. Decent video playback, combined with enough power to run key apps without flinching,
Cheap Office 2007, makes it useful. The wonderful keyboard and touchpad make it easy to use. And while it could use a little more muscle and a lot more juice,
Microsoft Office Standard 2010, it is a little tiny laptop for under £400. we're happy to take it adventuring. Read full review »
1. Samsung NB30 Reviewed on: 3 June 10 RRP: £260.03 inc VAT Rating:
Verdict
The Samsung NB30 is essentially a Samsung N210 with a subtly different case finish and an accelerometer. Battery life was a little longer on this sample though,
Microsoft Office 2007, easily breaking the magical 10 hours barrier. Read full review »