Netbook

[indiana_j]

Hey guys - I'm looking at purchasing a netbook soon.  Can anyone tell me what are the best kinds, what I should look for, etc?  I've been squirreling money away and will soon be able to buy one but I'm not sure which brand I should go for.  Eee or Dell or something else?

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I've got an MSI wind. It's awesome - only $525 (which, for a netbook in AUSTRALIA, is amazingly cheap and it will be less where you are by a shit-ton) and came with an extra gb of ram for free. Also, it's bright red and wee and tiny with a battery that lasts forever.

The only issue is that the mousetrackpad doesn't switch off when you're typing. I think, though, that the newer ones have built in multi-touch trackpads, which is awesome.

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(but, no matter which one you get, make sure it has a 6 cell battery, not a 3 cell one. They last longer that way.)