Follow us on TwitterFalling Netbook Prices – 8/13/09
Posted by Tom Greer on August 13, 2009 in Falling Prices, HP Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks
Here is today’s list of netbooks where the lowest price has dropped by $5.00 or more in the past day or so.
| Samsung NC10 160G 6-Cell XP WiMAX | |||
 | 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, WiMAX, 802.11b/g, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, 2.9 lbs. | Today's Deals From $470.99 To $506.33 At 7 Stores | |
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| Samsung NC10 160G 6-Cell XP | |||
 | 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | Today's Deals From $361.99 To $500.00 At 7 Stores | |
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| MSI Wind U100 160G 6-Cell XP | |||
 | 10" Display, 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home | Today's Deals From $299.95 To $391.95 At 3 Stores | |
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| HP Mini 1010NR | |||
 | 8.9" Display (1024x600), Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz Processor, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB Solid State Drive, 3-Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | Today's Deals From $307.95 To $599.00 At 3 Stores | |
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Over 1 million Samsung NC10’s sold
Posted by Steve Greer on June 9, 2009 in Netbook Market, Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks
Samsung released the NC10 back in October of 2008. The company has announced that it has officially sold over a million NC10’s.
This is a big step for Samsung since the NC10 was their first entry into the netbook market.
One of the features that set the NC10 apart from the other netbooks was it’s keyboard. The Samsung NC10 has one of the best keyboards on a netbook still to date.
Samsung has also announced a new version of the NC10 that will have the option of WiMAX. This NC10 will be a bit more pricy, which will probably turn some people away.
You can now pick up an Samsung NC10 for under $380.00. Check out the latest prices here.
Since the NC10 Samsung has gone on to release the N110, Nc20, and N120 models recently.
Falling Netbook Prices – 5/24/09
Posted by Tom Greer on May 24, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Falling Prices, MSI Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks, Sylvania Netbooks
Here is a list of popular netbooks where there have been significant price drops recently. (Normally, I publish these almost daily. This article covers price activity over the past several days.)
Now that Samsung has introduced newer models, we have seen some recent pricing action on the NC10. This an excellent netbook, and now it represents an even better value.
I Need a New Netbook
Posted by Tom Greer on April 13, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, MSI Netbooks, Samsung Netbooks
I was on the road for the past three weeks or so. During my travels, I dropped my briefcase, which contained two computers, my work laptop and my personal netbook (an Acer Aspire One).
My work laptop was fine.
At first, I thought my netbook was OK, too. But slowly, features began to disappear. First, left mouse button, then clicking on the glide pad, then the right mouse button. I could work around those using a USB mouse.
But the killer was losing the ALT key.
I thought that maybe the problem was software, so I reloaded the operating system. No luck.
So, I guess it’s time to buy a new netbook. (Actually, I’ve been looking for a reason to do so. But I was planning on subsidizing the cost by selling my old netbook. Oh, well…)
With all of the recent introductions (some of which are not available yet), there are a lot of choices. So, I’ll use the opportunity to explore as many as possible.
My requirements are different than most. Here is what is important to me.
- Must have a Linux OS. (It’s a personal preference.)
- Must have a keyboard that I can touch-type on. That especially means a full-size right shift key.
- Must be thin and light (since I carry this and a laptop in the same bag).
- Prefer 6+ hours of battery life (so it lasts a whole plane trip), but I might be willing to accept shorter battery life to keep the netbook thin and light.
- If I can get better resolution than 1024×600, without adding too much to the size/weight, then I would do so.
- I don’t need a hard drive. I don’t store much on the netbook. Just about everything I need is online. A solid-state drive with 8-16 GB is smaller and lighter.
- Of course, it has to be a good value.
One other requirement, between my wife, my son Steve (who works with me to maintain this site) and his wife, we already have three different netbooks:
- Acer Aspire One 9″ with XP
- MSI Wind U100 with XP
- Samsung NC10 with XP
So, I’d like to get something different.
As my evaluation progresses, I’ll keep you posted.
Falling Netbook Prices – 4/5/09
Posted by Tom Greer on April 5, 2009 in Asus Netbooks, Dell Netbooks, Falling Prices, Netbook Market, Samsung Netbooks
Here is today’s list of netbooks with new prices that are $5 or more lower than the previous lowest prices.
Let’s start with the Inspiron Mini 12 60G 6-Cell Vista Home on which Dell has trimmed its price from $638.00 to $549.00.
| Dell Inspiron Mini 12 40GB 3-Cell XP | |||
 | 12.1" Display (1280x800), 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor, Intel GMA500, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.1, 3-cell battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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Next, we have a nettop. Buy.com reduced their price for the Asus Eee Box B202 160GB Linux in White to $282.99. Previously the lowest price was $300.99.
| Asus Eee Box B202 160G Linux | |||
 | 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB DDR2-533/677 RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux | ||
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The pink version of the popular Samsung NC10 has, for some time, been more expensive than the other colors. But with an Amazon Merchant cutting its price to $413.00, the gap is smaller. (The lowest price for all of the other colors is $409.00.)
| Samsung NC10 160G 6-Cell XP | |||
| 10.2" Display (1024x600), 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1.0 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 6 Cell Battery, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | ||
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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.
Netbook Interest Based On Site Activity
Posted by Tom Greer on January 13, 2009 in Acer Netbooks, Asus Netbooks, Netbook Market, Samsung Netbooks
I like to use the activity on our Price Comparison charts as a measure of interest in the different brands and model. I know it is not statistically accurate. I’m not to even pretend that it is representative of the overall market.
Still it is interesting…
Here is a chart that summarizes the number of times that visitors viewed various pages in our Compare Prices module.
Page Views for Week Ending Jan. 11, 2008
As you can see, there are three netbooks that are commanding the most attention:
- Acer Aspire One 160G 6-Cell XP
- Asus Eee PC 1000HA 160G XP
- MSI WInd U100 160G 6-Cell XP
The models ranked 4-10 on the chart are all different configurations of the same three netbooks, with the exception of the Samsung NC10 which was ranked #5.
I’m not sure what to make of it. But it is interesting.