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You Did Not Miss the Bargains
Compared to last year, I did notice that in 2010, there were not an many deals. Not for back-to-school season. Not for Black Friday, and not throughout the holiday shopping season. Whereas we had gotten used to the price of technology dropping, the prices of netbooks and laptops seemed to be stuck, and even going [...]
Continue reading...$2oo Netbooks Appear
11. October 2010 | by Jonas
We are not quite at Black Friday, but already the sales are approaching. It also looks like the new rock bottom price for a netbook is at the $200 price point. Exhibit “A” is that Microcenter is selling the Acer 532h for $199. Granted it is a refurb, but it does use the still current N450 [...]
Continue reading...Ubisurfer Netbook
1. October 2010 | by Jonas
A while back, the mobile phone companies came up with the plan to sell us a subsidized netbook. Following the cellphone pricing model, it was attractive to them to sell us a cheaper netbook, and make up the cost on the monthly data access plan. via the signed contract. Consumers have been lukewarm to this [...]
Continue reading...Bargain Netbooks, How Low Can They Go?
25. March 2010 | by Jonas
Everyone loves a bargain, but at some point, a bargain just becomes too cheap, and users want something more. Today, a $65 netbook was spotted, for the Chinese market. At that price, we have truly reached the level of disposable electronics. Creation Tech is delivering the goods, including a 7″ screen. Add in some other basic [...]
Continue reading...Deal of the Day: Asus Eee PC900-BK090X Refurbished
Here is another example of what a netbook should be: at the extremes of cheap and portable. Here are the relevant specs: Asus Eee PC 900 Celeron M 900 MHz processor 16 GB SSD 1 GB DDR2 RAM 8.9″ LCD display, 1024 x 600 4 cell battery, 2:30 runtime Windows XP Home WiFi b/g 2.18 pounds 3 USB ports Flash card reader: SD, SDHC, MMC 90 day [...]
Continue reading...Deal of the Day: Acer Aspire One AOA150
23. September 2009 | by Jonas
The Acer Aspire One AOA150 still has plenty of potential. Here is a good deal on a refurb, from the B&M retailer that is getting a second chance and taking their wares online from none other than Circuit City. Here’s the specs: 8.9″ LCD, 1024 x 600 1 GB DDR2 RAM 160 GB hard drive Windows XP Home 5-in-1 flash [...]
Continue reading...Weekend Deal On a Netbook
21. May 2009 | by Jonas
Here’s a deal I just spotted: TigerDirect has the HP 2133 netbook going for $279 this weekend. Here’s the particulars… The HP 2133 has an 8.9″ LCD, which is smaller by today’s standards, but makes it more portable if that is what you want. Even though it is last year’s model, the 1268 x 768 screen [...]
Continue reading...Dell’s Mini 10v
13. May 2009 | by Jonas
Dell is releasing the Mini 10v, their latest netbook. While their other models can be easily customized, for the 10v, they are limiting the options to keep the price down. Here are the specs: -Intel Atom N270 processor, 1.6 GHz -10.1″ LCD display (1024 x 576) -1 GB RAM -Windows XP SP3 -120 GB hard drive -Integrated 1.3 MP webcam -3 cell [...]
Continue reading...Windows Starter Edition
31. March 2009 | by Jonas
With the price of netbooks in the downright cheap range, manufacturers have done whatever it takes to keep the cost down. This has included using Linux OS’ which are historically cheaper. As consumers started to realize that Linux could get the jobs done of email and internet browsing, Microsoft countered with inexpensive Windows XP for [...]
Continue reading...Sub $200 Netbook
28. March 2009 | by Jonas
Yup, that post title is serious. While some netbook prices make me wonder why not just buy a fuller featured notebook, some manufacturers realize that these are secondary machines and should be built and priced as such. Case in point… A few months back, Belco released a netbook that broke the $200 mark. Sure, it sports [...]
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