Follow us on TwitterDeal of the Day – 6/3/09
Posted by Tom Greer on June 3, 2009 in Lenovo Netbooks
Lenovo makes quality notebook computers. Their initial netbook, the Ideapad S10 is a rock-solid, although somewhat unimaginative entry into an already crowded market niche.
Now that Lenovo has announced the S12, it’s not surprising to find the prices on the S10 models dropping.
If you are looking for a good deal on a dependable netbook, then Super Warehouse may have just what you are looking for. They have the Lenovo Ideadpad S10e model in Black marked down to $313.00.
Until recently, these typically sold for $349 or so. I’m sure that Super Warehouse is clearing shelf space to make way for the new S12 model, so don’t expect these to last.
| Lenovo Ideapad S10e 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
 | 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
Falling Netbook Prices – 4/23/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 23, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Falling Prices, HP Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks
Today, we have several netbooks where today’s price are $5.00 or more below yesterday’s.
For the Lenovo Ideapad S10 80G 3-Cell XP in White, yesterday’s lowest price was $339.00. Today, it’s available from TigerDirect for $299.96.
| Lenovo Ideapad S10 80G 3-Cell XP | ||
 | 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
The best price yesterday for a Asus Eee PC 904HA 160G XP in Fine Ebony was $304.95. Today, it is only $299.95 from BuyDig.com.
| Asus Eee PC 904HA 160G XP | ||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533/677 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
For the HP 2140 Mini 160GB 6-Cell XP, the best price yesterday was $491.40, but today you can steal it from Buy.com for $479.00.
| HP 2140 Mini 160GB 6-Cell XP | ||
 | 10.1" Display (1024x576), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 802.11a/b/g, 6-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
And finally, yesterday, the lowest price for an Acer Aspire One 9″ 160G 6-Cell XP in Seashell White was 329.00.
| Acer Aspire One A150 9" 160G 6-Cell XP | ||||||||||||||||||||
 | 8.9" TFT Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |||||||||||||||||||
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Please note that the widgets shown above are dynamic. That means that the prices and availability shown are always current.
Falling Netbook Prices – 4/20/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 20, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Falling Prices, Lenovo Netbooks
Here’s today’s list of netbooks where today’s price is $5.00 or more below yesterday’s.
Buy.com is dominating our Falling Netbook Prices article today!
The first two netbooks that we have for you will be welcome news for all of you are seeking a real deal on a 10″ netbook. Buy.com has slashed their price on the Black and White versions of the Acer Aspire One 10″ 160GB 3-Cell netbooks to $313.00.
The lowest price on the Black was $333.99 and the White was $325.99.
| Acer Aspire One D150 10" 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
 | 10.1" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
| Acer Aspire One D150 10" 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
| 10.1" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
Then Buy.com cut their price on the Asus Eee PC 901 20G Linux in Pearl White lowering the lowest price from $279.99 to $274.99.
| Asus Eee PC 901 20G Linux | ||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533/677 RAM, 20 GB Solid-State Storage, 6-Cell Battery, Xandros Linux | |
Finally, we have Lenovo Ideapad S10e netbooks in Black where OnSale.com has trimmed their price to bring the lowest price from $337.99 to $329.99.
| Lenovo Ideapad S10e 160GB 3-Cell XP | ||
| 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | |
As always, keep in mind that the widgets shown above are dynamic, which means that they are constantly updated with the latest prices and availability.
Falling Netbook Prices – 4/4/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 4, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Falling Prices, Lenovo Netbooks, Netbook Market
When we started tracking prices for netbooks and capturing whenever a new low price point was established, I thought we would be lucky to report one or two per day.
We’ve certainly seen more than that. But today sets a new high-water mark. We have six.
Here we go:
Dell cut the price on the Inspiron Mini 9 8G Linux in Black from $299.00 to $284.00
| Dell Inspiron Mini 9 8G Linux | |||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB DDR2-533 RAM, 8 GB Solid-State Drive, Ubuntu Linux Version 8.04 | ||
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Buy.com trimmed their price on the Ruby Red version of the Acer Aspire One 10″ 160G 3-Cell XP supplanting the previous low price of $329.00 with a new low price of $313.00.
| Acer Aspire One D150 10" 160GB 3-Cell XP | |||
| 10.1" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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Buy.com also cut the price for the Sapphire Blue model of the Acer Aspire One 9″ 160G 3-Cell XP lowering the previous low price of $299.00 to $284.00.
| Acer Aspire One A150 9" 160G 3-Cell XP | |||
| 8.9" TFT Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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Once again, Buy.com slashed their price of the Lenovo Ideapad S10 80G 3-Cell XP in Gray to set a new low price of $316.99 (which is almost $20.00 below the previous lowest price).
| Lenovo Ideapad S10 80G 3-Cell XP | |||
| 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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The Seashell White model of the Acer Aspire One 9″ 8G 3-Cell Linux started the day with the lowest price at $273.28. First one of the Amazon.com merchants cut their price to $261.83. Then, another of the Amazon.com merchants cut the price even lower to $244.89.
| Acer Aspire One A110 9" 8G 3-Cell Linux | |||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB Solid-State Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Linpus Lite Linux | ||
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If you are looking for a pink laptop, then you’ll want to snap up the Rose Pink model of the Acer Aspire One 9″ 120G 3-Cell XP from Buy.com. They have just moved the lowest price from $298.63 to $288.05.
| Acer Aspire One A150 9" 120G 3-Cell XP | |||
| 8.9" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533 RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, 3 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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That is it for today. As always, the widgets above are dynamic, meaning as the prices and availability change, the information shown will automatically be updated.
Falling Netbook Prices – 4/2/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 2, 2009 in Falling Prices, HP Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks
Today we have two netbooks that have prices that have new prices that are at least $5.00 below the previous lowest price.
Super Warehouse has cut their price on the Lenovo Ideapad S10e 160G 3-Cell XP in Black to from $349.99 to $332.99.
| Lenovo Ideapad S10e 160GB 3-Cell XP | |||
| 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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One of Amazon’s Merchants has cut their price for the HP 2133 Mini-Note 120G Linux (KX869AT) from $561.99 to $454.28.
| HP Mini 1000 16GB 3-Cell Linux | |||
 | 10.1" Display (1024x576), Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz Processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, 802.11b/g, 3-Cell Battery, HP Mobile internet (Mi) Linux, 2.45 lbs. | ||
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Note: The widgets on this page are dynamic, meaning the prices shown will automatically be updated as prices change.
Huge Netbook Price Variations Between Colors
Posted by Tom Greer on April 2, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, MSI Netbooks
It is really interesting to watch the prices vary between the different colors of the same netbook.
Normally, when a new netbook is introduced, all of the colors are priced the same.
However, over time, various online retailers will drop the price on one or two colors. I am guessing that this is due to overstock; but I don’t really know.
If you are not locked into purchasing a specific color, then these variation provide opportunities for big savings.
Based on today’s prices, here are some examples: Read the rest »
OnSale.com: Big Blowout on Netbooks
Posted by Tom Greer on January 16, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks
As part of their Inauguration Sale, OnSale.com is featuring what they call their ‘Big Blowout on Netbooks’.
Here are some of their offers:
This is the first time that I’ve seen an online merchant offer discounts on such a wide range of netbooks.
Hopefully, we will see more of this.
How Acer Became The Top Netbook Maker
Posted by Tom Greer on December 27, 2008 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, HP Netbooks, Lenovo Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Netbook Market
Acer Aspire One
Back around the middle of this past year, the netbook marketplace really began to buzz as the launch dates of the second-generation netbooks were nearing. MSI was garnering a major chunk of the mind share, with the Wind Netbook receiving rave reviews. Meanwhile, Asus was busy announcing new Eee PC models at a dizzying pace. Acer was preparing to introduce the Aspire One; however, while the reviews were favorable, it was getting a lot less buzz.
Fast forward to now (year-end) where the Acer Aspire One is king of the netbooks. How did they do it? Read the rest »
No Linux for Lenovo IdeaPad S10
Posted by Tom Greer on August 26, 2008 in Lenovo Netbooks, Netbook Market
As I was reviewing the pre-release information about the Lenovo Ideapad S10, I noticed that Gizmodo reported that Lenovo will not be offering a Linux version. Somehow, I had missed that piece of news.
I’m not surprised by this. Lenovo is going for volume. Eliminating the Linux version will help them keep their production costs down. They have previously publicly expressed concerns about netbook profit margins.
Of course, that means that Linux advocates (like me) will take their business elsewhere. That’s probably not a large number.
That also means that they will not be able to offer a product at the lowest price point. Asus, Acer and Dell will probably price their Linux versions at 10% to 15% below the S10.
Time will tell whether this was a good business decision.