Netbooks are getting popular in Indian market. It’s a good choice for Internet usage on the move. If you want to buy a laptop for Internet surfing then an affordable netbook is the best choice.
Indian market is flooded with netbooks having different configurations and price range. Here we are considering the low end notebooks and covering 5 notebooks with price tag below 20K INR.
1. ASUS Eee PC 1005HA – 17,850 INR
Specs:
- 10.1-inch LED display
- Windows XP Home
- Intel Atom N280 Processor
- 1GB DDR2 RAM and upgradable to 2 GB
- 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- Digital Array Mic and 1.3 MB web cam for video chatting
- 10.5 Hours Battery Life
- Dimensions: 262mm(W) x 178mm(D) x 25.9mm~ 36.5mm(H)
- Weight: 1.27 Kg
2. HP Mini 210 Series – 18,000-19,000 INR
Specs:
- Six Color Choices – silver, black, red, blue, pink, and white.
- 10.1-inch diagonal HD display
- Intel Atom N450 processor
- Windows XP Home and upgradable to Windows 7
- Touchpad with click buttons
- 1GB DDR2 RAM and upgradable to 2 GB
- 160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive and choice of 250GB HD
- HP QuickWeb
- Integrated GPS
- 1.3 MP webcam
- 4.5 Hours of Battery Life with 3-cell battery
- Dimensions: 10.55 in (L) x 6.9 in (W) x 0.9-1.11 in (H)
- Weight: 1.22 Kg
3. Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 – 17,500 INR
Specs:
- 10.1″ SD 1024×600
- Intel ATOM Processor N455 ( 1.66GHz 667MHz 512KB )
- Windows 7
- 250 GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
- 1GB, 667 MHz DDR2 RAM
- 6-cell battery with 8 hours battery life
- VGA Web Camera
- Dimensions: 10.6 x 6.6 x 1.0 inches
- Weight: 1.18 Kg
4. Dell Mini 10 – 17,000 INR
Specs:
- 10.1 inch WSVGA TrueLife display
- Intel Atom N450 Single Core, 1.66GHz, 512K L2 Cache
- Windows XP Home Edition SP3
- 1GB,DDR2,800MHZ capped at 667Mhz bus
- 160GB to 250GB SATA HDD 2.5 inch 5400RPM
- 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery
- 1.3 MP Integrated Webcam
- Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.8 x 1.0 inches
- Weight: 1.37 Kg with 6-cell battery
5. Samsung N150 – 18,000 INR
Specs:
- 10.1-inch WSVGA LED display
- Intel Atom N450 Single Core, 1.66GHz, 512K L2 Cache
- Windows XP Home
- 1GB DDR2 RAM
- 160 GB Hard Drive
- Wi-Fi
- Webcam
- 6-cell battery with 8.5 hours battery life
- Dimensions: 264.0 x 188.0 x 25.3 ~ 26.7mm
- Weight: 1.24 Kg
These all are 10.1-inch netbooks with similar features and price tag. However, while buying a netbook I would like to go for at least Intel Atom N450 processor and 2 GB RAM.
