ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU Blue Netbook
2009 November 30
Sale on a new Netbook release; the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA-PU17-BU 10.1 Inch Blue Netbook. List price of 399$ but the sale price is 359$ + free shipping. Comes with Windows 7 Starter and boasts 10.5 hours of battery life for long work sessions. Also available in Black for the same price. Technical statistics are below; all in all, great value for the price and one of the best performing Netbooks around (no surprise as to why it is top 3 in sales for Netbooks).
Specifications: 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 Processor, 250GB SATA Hard Drive, 1GB DDR2 RAM 1 x SODIMM Slot, 2 GB Max.
If I were to buy a netbook this would be one of my top 2 or 3 choices, for the reasons you listed pretty much. Good value on a brand we can trust not to fail.