| There are definitely a lot of choices on the market in | | | | an excellent viewing angle. This comes with high |
| terms of laptop computers. Whether you want to | | | | connectivity capabilities with Wi-Fi 802.11n, and a 6 cell |
| buy one for gaming, personal use, work or internet | | | | battery pack that can last up to 9 hours of use, |
| browsing you certainly have where to pick from. The | | | | which is simply amazing. Also, a 10GB Eee Storage |
| problem is, many don't know how to choose the | | | | with easy accessibility anywhere online is included. |
| best laptop for their needs and also, for some, price | | | | A few cons that I could find are the speakers which |
| can be an issue. | | | | are a little too low on volume and the maximum |
| So what do you do when you have a fairly limited | | | | resolution of just 1024 x 600, but overall this is |
| budget but want to buy a laptop that suits your | | | | another good notebook in this price range, and it can |
| needs? Here are 3 affordable laptops with decent | | | | be used for playing some games even though not |
| performance for their price range: | | | | fairly new ones, internet browsing, managing work |
| 1. Acer Aspire One AOA150-1635 | | | | projects and good media capabilities. At just $389.0 it |
| This 8.9 inch notebook comes with an Inter Atom | | | | is a bargain. |
| processor at 1.6 GHz, a great looking display with | | | | 3. Samsung NC10-14GB |
| vibrant and bright colors, 1 GB of RAM and a hard | | | | This is my third choice in this category and of course, |
| drive with enough storing space at 160 GB. | | | | there are some similarities between the 3 notebooks, |
| Another asset this laptop has is battery durability, | | | | and some differences. This one is a very speedy |
| with a 3 cell battery that can last up to three hours. | | | | computer with an Intel Atom processor at 1.6 GHz, 1 |
| For the price of just $299.0, this notebook can be a | | | | GB of RAM DDR2 and 160 GB storage space. Heard |
| good and affordable choice considering it's very light | | | | that before right? It has a great looking design, with |
| at just 2.4 pounds, it has a decent technical | | | | a 10.2 inch screen with a beautiful display and comes |
| configuration, and also includes 3 USB ports, card | | | | with a pre-installed Windows XP Home Edition with |
| reader and comes pre-installed with Windows XP | | | | SP3. Good connectivity with 802.11 b/g WiFi, |
| Home Edition. | | | | Bluetooth 2.0 and again, a 6 cell battery that can last |
| A down side of the Acer Aspire One can be the lack | | | | up to 8 hours. It boots very fast and it is pretty light |
| of CD/DVD drive and the fact that the screen is a | | | | at 2.8 pounds, even lighter than the Asus Eee. Again, |
| little too small and may take time getting used to. | | | | the maximum resolution is just 1024x600 but it gets |
| Other than that, it is a good choice for internet | | | | the job done. |
| browsing, watching movies, listening to music and | | | | One con that I could find is the fact that the touch |
| even for work, depending on your needs. | | | | pad is a little too small, so you may have to get used |
| 2. ASUS Eee PC 1000HE | | | | to it or use a regular mouse. This one costs $419.95 |
| It comes with an Atom processor at 1.6 GHz, 1 GB | | | | and is also a good choice in this price range. |
| of RAM and 160 GB hard drive, the same as the | | | | These are all good choices for general use when |
| Aspire One. It is a little heavier at 3.2 pounds but it is | | | | buying an affordable notebook, and it comes down |
| understandable as this one has a 10 inch screen, and | | | | to you to pick the one that suits you best. |
| talking about the screen, it looks great and also has | | | | |