Netbooks-by-Color: Very Good Pink Netbooks
For the girly netbooks users, you’re not neglected by netbook manufacturers. Acer, HP and Samsung all have pretty-in-pink netbooks for you that are light on the pockets but heavy when it comes to work, work, work.
Acer AOD250-1962 is the 10.1″ pink netbook from Acer. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1024MB DDR2 RAM, and 160GB SATA HD. This unit from Amazon.com comes with Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Works 8.5 with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial, and McAfee Internet Security Suite (60-day Trial).
The Acer Aspire D250 is one of the more reliable netbooks out in the market today. The D250 with Windows 7 (or review of which is here) has constantly been on Amazon’s Top Ten Netbooks list. And the one similar to the pink D250 listed on Amazon (with Windows XP) rated high on our reviews.
The Acer AOD250-1962 is available for $299.99 $289.99.
Samsung is one of the reliable netbook makers, and the Samsung NC10-11GP is one of the top Samsung netbooks ever released, although it has already been discontinued to make way for the newer Samsung N140. Still, it’s not a bad choice if you want to get one.
The pink NC10 comes with an Intel Atom processor N270, 1 GB DDR2 RAM 800 MHz, 160 GB Hard Drive, 2.5-inch, Microsoft XP Home with Service Pack 3, and a 6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery. It’s a few pounds heavier than the Acer Aspire D250 but at 4.65 pounds, it’s not that heavy.
The Samsung NC10 is still available from Amazon.com for $389.99.
If we’re going to talk about color though, the “pink” I really appreciate is the lavender-ish HP Mini 110-1037NR. It’s a darker pink than the D250 and the NC10, plus it’s the keyboard that’s pink rather than the lid or the chassis. With the NC10, I’d be concerned with the white keyboard because I’m OCD enough to not want to touch the keys unless I’m sure my fingers are clean LOL
It also comes with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, 160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive, and Genuine Windows XP Home (SP3). It’s the most expensive of the three though, selling for $473.00 $399.99. But you have to consider that it has a 6-cell battery while the cheaper Acer Aspire D250 only comes with a 3-cell Lithium Ion battery that would last for 3 hours. The 6-cell batt will last you 6 hours plus on a single charge.
The HP Mini 110 also comes with Windows 7 Starter (HP Mini 110-1127NR) although it’s currently out of stock. This made me do a doubletake because it’s actually less expensive than the one with Windows XP, selling for $379.99. It also comes with batteries that could last for 8 hours. Still wondering why it’s out of stock?
All in all, you have great choices if you’re thinking of getting a pink netbook. If it’s up to me, I’d scoop up an HP Mini 110 inspite of the price difference. But if it’s budget you’re worried about, I think the HP Mini 110-1127NR (Mini 110 with Windows 7) is your best bet. It’s not as cheap as the D250, but you get it with Windows 7 AND a better performing battery ;)
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