This week’s Netbook Analysis: Trends
Came across a blog post on Consumer Reports which provided a sneak peak at some of their pay-to-read content. As someone who regularly blogs about netbooks, I was able to read into all their hints. This post also provides a good overview of netbook trends.
Speaking of battery life, one Toshiba netbook achieved the longest battery life among the 10.1-inch models we tested, lasting 9.5 hours.
That would be the Toshiba Mini NB205 they’re talking about there. I’m surprised the Toshiba has better battery life than some of Asus’ netbooks that taut battery lives of over 10 hours, namely the 10″ Eee PC 1005HA and the 11.6″ Eee PC 1101HA.
Other netbook trends: Hard drives are getting larger, with several 10.1-inch models sporting 250GB hard drives—equal to or not much smaller than many laptops. Weights for 10.1-inch netbooks range generally from 2.4 to 2.9 pounds.
This is true. Gone are the days when most netbooks came with SSD storage options. Nowadays, netbooks are beginning to resemble notebooks albeit with less powerful processors. Many netbooks still comes with 160GB HDD options, but with Windows 7 becoming more widespreed, more netbooks are coming with 250GB HDD.
Most 10″ netbooks weigh between 2.4 – 2.9lbs, a stark contrast to the scene 6-9 months ago when netbooks like the Asus 1000HE weighed 3lbs. For more on weight, check out our list of the Lightest 10″ Netbooks (with Windows 7).
You might notice netbooks are getting bigger, infringing on laptop territory.
I still remember when the Dell Mini 9 was the most popular netbook – but that was before netbooks became uber mainstream. 12″netbooks seem to be on the rise – especially as people are becoming more price conscious and opting for netbooks over notebooks. I haven’t seen many 12″ netbooks with Windows 7… but nVidia ION seems to be a common flavor for the larger form factor.
That’s all for now. Check back in the next few weeks for our next state-of-netbooks post.
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