NetbookTech

Yes, it’s back-to-school season time so you can expect some excellent netbook deals to hit retailers right about now.

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Amazon.com

Let’s start things off by looking at the top 10 bestsellers in the netbook category over at Amazon.com. There’s nothing like looking at what other folks are buying right?

• ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 10.5 Hour Battery Life for $378.00
• ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BU 10.1-Inch Blue Netbook – 10.5 Hour Battery Life for $378.00
• Acer Aspire One AOD150-1165 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook – 6.5 Hour Battery Life for $328.00
• Acer Aspire One AOD150-1920 10.1-Inch Ruby Red Netbook – 6.5 Hour Battery Life for $299.99
• Samsung NC10-14GB 10.2-Inch Blue Netbook – 6 Cell Battery for $349.00
• ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-VU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 8.5 Hour Battery Life for $329.99
• ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-VU1X-WT 10.1-Inch White Netbook – 8.5 Hour Battery Life for $325.36
• Samsung N110-12PBK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 6 Cell Battery (9.5 Hours) $349.95
• Toshiba Mini NB205-N210 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 9 Hour Battery Life for $349.00
• ASUS Eee PC 1000HE 10.1-Inch Black Netbook – 9.5 Hour Battery Life for $385.53

Not quite a netbook, but still a fairly light notebook nevertheless is the new MSI X600 series – available in both black and silver. Priced at $799.99, the MSI X600 features a 1.4 GHz Intel Penryn SFF C2S ULV SU3500 Processor, an Intel GS45+ICH9M chipset, 4GB RAM, 320GB SATA HDD, Windows Vista Home Premium, a 6 cell battery, a 15.6 inch WXGA display, ATI HD 4330 graphics. It measures 10 x 15.4 x 0.9 inches and weighs 4.6 pounds.

LaptopMag has a review of the unit here and says the following:

“The MSI X600 impresses with its thin profile and very light weight, strong graphics performance, and solid battery life. Its sub-five-pound frame, coupled with a unique combination of an Ultra-Low Voltage processor and discrete graphics, are innovations you won’t find elsewhere.”

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PC Mall

PC Mall is currently offering refurbished Lenovo IdeaPad S10E netbooks for a mere $249.99. The S10e features an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB SATA HDD, 10.1 inch display, Webcam, Wi-Fi, 3 cell battery, and Windows XP Home.

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Geeks.com

The previously very expensive ASUS S101 netbook is now available at CompGeeks for a mere $269.99. Granted this is a refurb version of the S101 but it’s still a great deal given the svelte nature of the S101. Specs to the S101 include:

• Brown color
• Intel Atom N270 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB SSD
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0
• 0.3 megapixel camera
• 4 in 1 memory card reader
• 10.2 inch LED backlight LCD display

Hurry – they’re almost gone!

CompGeeks is also offering the ASUS Eee PC S101B for $289.99. It’s also a factory refurb which specs such as Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 32GB SSD, 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 0.3 megapixel camera, 4 in 1 memory card reader, 10.2 inch display, and Windows XP Home. That link above is for graphite – here’s the link to brown.

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Newegg.com

If you’re into building things, then you’ll want to check out the OCZ 10.1 inch Neutrino Netbook Barebones system available at Newegg for $289.99.

Looking for an Acer Aspire One AOD250 10.1 inch netbook? Newegg has them for $299.99 – white , sapphire , and black .

Newegg is also offering the ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005HA netbook for a mere $329.99. Check them out in Pearl , Royal Blue , and Black .

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Best Buy

Best Buy is selling the 11.6inch AMD-based Gateway netbook in both NightSky Black and Cherry Red for $379.99. It was $399.99 just a month or so ago!

Looks like the HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition netbook has finally come down in price a bit. Best Buy is selling the Vivienne Tam/a> version for $529.99. Specs include the Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM, 10.1 inch display, 60GB HDD, Built-in Webcam, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and 3+ hour battery life.

And that’s it for now folks! Happy Shopping!