In this article we shall be looking at four different netbooks from ASUS, HP, Acer, and MSI. What is the different between a notebook and a netbook (subnotebook)? Well, a netbook is much smaller.
The first netbook is an Acer Aspire One Intel Atom Sub-Notebook. It is the least expensive of the four netbooks and has an 8.9" LED backlit LCD display. It is powered by an Intel Atom processor and has 512MB of system memory with a Linux operating system on its 8GB SSD drive.
The second netbook is the MSI Wind U100 Intel Atom Sub-Notebook. It has a pink lid top, but there are other colors available. It has a 10" LED backlit LCD display with 1GB of system memory and an 80GB magnetic storage drive that has Windows XP Home.
The third netbook is the ASUS EeePC 901 which is the successor to the original 701 EeePC. It has a 12GB SSD drive, an 8.9" LCD display with an Intel Atom processor. It is the smallest of the four netbooks and comes with Windows XP Home.
The last netbook is the HP 2133 Mini-Note which is probably the most professional looking of the four. It is powered by a VIA C7-M processor, 1GB of system memory, a 120GB hard drive, an 8.9" LED backlit LCD display, and Windows Vista Basic. The C7 CPU is probably its weakest point as it is a little slower than the Atom CPUs in the other three netbooks.
Notebook keyboards are often uncomfortable and sometimes impossible to use. You don't always get to try it out as you're buying online. The spacing on the EeePC is way too close for fat fingers and is probably better suited for a child or someone with small hands. The "enter" and "shift" buttons are reachable within reason as it does have an English only layout. With the Aspire One, the keyboard was a little bit bigger than the EeePC. The spacing for the fingers is a little bit better, but the multi-lingual layout means you won't reach the "enter" key comfortably. The left shift button is a little hard to reach because of a weird unknown button next to it.
The MSI Wind is pretty much a little bit bigger version of the Aspire One keyboard. It's multi-lingual so the enter key is hard to hit. The right shift button is okay to reach but the left one is a bit difficult due to another unknown button next to it. The HP 2133, on the other hand, is the Cadillac of subnotebook keyboards. It is a dream to use. It's an English only layout so the enter key is very comfortable and the left shift button is extremely easy to reach.
The EeePC is shorter in width than the Aspire One by about an inch. The Aspire One is shorter in width than the HP 2133, although the 2133 is the same height as the MSI Wind. The height of all the netbooks is essentially the same, except for the EeePC due to its bigger battery pack. This allows it to have excellent battery life compared to the other three.
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