"So overwhelming is the Eee PC's popularity in America that all the units were snapped up – creating a lack of stock; and stores were inundated with orders for the Christmas season as soon as it was put on the shelves. Long queues were noted on launch day as people flocked to put their hands on the popular notebook."
We believe that the netbook is still going to be one of the most popular holiday season gifts this year, because it's small, cheap, and easy-to-use. What make a difference this year is that Asus Eee PC is no longer the only available netbook on the market. Laptop companies like Acer, Fujitsu, etc. have released new netbook models of their own, giving us more choices this year.
To us, a netbook is a great Christmas gift, but is even better if it's in pink. So we have gathered a list of pink netbooks that could be the alternative for the Eee PC this year. They could be perfect gifts for Valentine's day as well.
1. Accer Aspire One
The Acer Aspire One run on the Intel Atom N270 processor at 1.60GHz, with 8.9" WSVGA 1024×600 display, Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi wireless LAN, Ethernet LAN, a built in web camera, a multi-in-1 media card reader, three USB ports, SD Card reader, and VGA output. The netbooks weight 2.17 pounds. Find out more about the Aspire One here.
Starting Price: $329
Availability: The Aspire One is currently available in white and blue only. According to Acer, the Coral Pink version will be available later this year... hopefully it will be released before Christmas this year.
2. MSI Wind
The MSI Wind is available in two models: the Wind U90 with 8.9" screen, and the Wind U100 with 10" screen. Similar to Acer Aspire One, it runs on Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor, and is available in Romantic Pink. Find out more about the pink MSI Wind here.
Starting Price: around $485
Availability: The MSI Wind Romantic pink version is currently available on various online store and retailers.
3. Lenovo Ideapad S9 & S10
The Ideapad S9 and S10 are the new netbook models from Lenovo with 8.9-inch screen and 10.1-inch screen respectively. Both of them will be running on 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, with 1024x600 pixels display, 1.3-megapixel webcam, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 4-in-1 memory card reader, and a three-cell battery promising 3 hours of battery life (an optional six-cell battery will also be available). There will be 5 color options available: ruby red, classic white, bold black, deep blue and pastel pink.
Starting Price: $399
Availability: The IdeaPad netbooks will be available in early October 2008. However it's noted on Lenovo website that the pastel pink version Ideapad will only be released later this season, which means pink color option will not be available in the first batch of release.
4. Gdium
Gdium, the 10-inch netbook from Emtec, is running on MIPS-derived Loongson processor by ST Microelectronics. What's special about Gdium, is that it doesn't have internal storage at all. All user data and Operating System is stored in an USB key known as the G-Key which plugs into a USB port under the keyboard.
Other features of Gdium includes: WiFi connectivity, three USB 2.0 ports (one used by the GKey), 10/100 ethernet, VGA and an SD/SDHC/MMC card reader. The OS is Mandriva G-Linux with 512MB of RAM, and the GKey itself can be had in either 8GB or 16GB sizes. Last but not least, the Gdium netbook will be available in pink! Learn more this netbook from Gdium website.
Starting Price: N/A
Availability: Gdium will be available in France at the end of September 2008, and other Europe distribution in November. US and China will come after European launch.
5. LG X110 Netbook
Running on 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, the LG X110 is an 8.9-inch netbook that comes with 1GB of RAM, an high-capacity SD (SDHC) memory card slot, three USB ports and a 1.3-megapixel camera. It will be available in white, black and pink.
Starting Price: Around $590 (€399)
Availability: Will be available from late October 2008 in UK and other Europe countries.
6. Commodore UMMD 8010/F netbook
The Commodore UMMD 8010/F netbook has a 1.6GHz C7-M CPU, an 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g WiFi and optional Bluetooth. It has a 10 inch display and a 1.3MP camera and will be available in four colours; white, black, grey and sweet pink
Starting Price: £325 or about $610
Availability: Late September 2008
7. Elonex One
With just £129, or about $254, the Elonex One is certainly one of the cheapest netbooks around. Targeting the children market, Elonex One is designed to be kid-proof in that it's shock resistant. Specs of the Elonex One netbook: 7-inch 800x480-pixel display, 300MHz LNX Code 8 Mobile processor, 128MB of DDR2 memory and 1GB of flash memory.
Starting Price: £129 ($254)
Availability: Currently available in UK and eBay (ships world wide)
8. LifeBook U2010 netbook
LifeBook U2010 will be available in gold pink. It comes with a 1.6GHz Atom processor, a 5.6-inch WXGA display, an optional 64GB SSD drive (or a standard 60GB hard drive), an extended battery, and the usual built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam.
Starting Price: Around $1150.14 (the cheapest we have seen so far on the Internet)
Availability: Currently available in Hong Kong. The US version will be named as U820, which currently has no announcement yet. We have also spotted the LifeBook U2010 available on eBay (ships world wide). Update: Looks like the Fujitsu LifeBook U820 will be available in the US soon. Read
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