As the first next-gen Intel Atom netbook, Asus' Eee PC 1005PE offers amazing battery life, but otherwise feels like a last-gen system.

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Asus Eee PC 1005PE

The good Dual-core Atom processor Solid gaming graphics for a netbook Large screen Affordable for its features The bad Awkward touch pad Mediocre battery life Two trends have hit the netbook world recently: new Atom processors, and the spread of the Nvidia Ion GPU to finally give tiny Atom-powered notebooks some graphics muscle. Though the Asus Eee PC 1201N doesn't use a new "Pine Trail" Atom N450 processor, it instead has a rarely used dual-core Atom at its heart

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Asus Eee PC Seashell 1201N

The good Comfortable keyboard ExpressCard slot Optional HSDPA connectivity Good battery life Draft-N Wi-Fi radio Bundled docking station converts netbook into a nettop. The bad Included docking station increases price but does not add new ports like HDMI On the surface, the Booktop seems to be just another Atom-based 10-inch mini-laptop from a minor player. But while Gigabyte is better known for manufacturing mainboards than laptops, we were impressed that the M1022M managed to stand out from the crowd during our testing

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Gigabyte Booktop M1022M

The good High-res display Cool colour combos Typical high-quality Sony construction and design The bad Poor battery life Smallish keyboard Higher resolution screen adds an AU$200 price premium Loud fan Sony's first foray in to the world of Atom-powered laptops was the Vaio P-series Lifestyle PC, which sported a unique miniaturised design (about the same footprint as a standard business envelope), but was hampered by input issues (no touch pad), and the use of Windows Vista as its OS. At the time of that product's release, Sony was adamant that despite the Atom processor and small size, it was most definitely not a netbook.

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The good High-res display Cool colour combos Typical high-quality Sony construction and design The bad Poor battery life Smallish keyboard Higher resolution screen adds an AU$200 price premium Loud fan Sony's first foray in to the world of Atom-powered laptops was the Vaio P-series Lifestyle PC, which sported a unique miniaturised design (about the same footprint as a standard business envelope), but was hampered by input issues (no touch pad), and the use of Windows Vista as its OS. At the time of that product's release, Sony was adamant that despite the Atom processor and small size, it was most definitely not a netbook

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The good Portable, like any netbook A tiny bit lighter than the norm due to the smaller battery The bad Poor battery life Uses Sentelic touchpad Design and features ViewSonic, typically known for entry-level monitors, has made its way into the laptop market, riding on the coat-tails of the netbook phenomenon. The VNB101 is an attractive enough little laptop, with a piano black lid and insides, although you can also opt for red and gold should the fancy take you. Uncommonly, ViewSonic has chosen to move a lot of its ports to the back — while there's a USB port on the left and right, and headphone and microphone jacks on the left, the rear gains the lion's share of ports, with VGA, 100Mb Ethernet, SD/MS/MMC card reader and a power jack all lining up where the battery would usually be.

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ViewSonic VNB101

The good Quite rugged Business level warranty Good keyboard Gigabit Ethernet Decent battery life The bad Network activity light isn't very granular 576-pixel screen height can be limiting Polarising looks Design and features The common netbook platform has forced vendors to differentiate themselves in new ways, and so it's with the Latitude 2100 that the concept for the tiny laptops returns to its origin — something designed for the education market. Dell has made a few tweaks to the system, from a rubberised layer on the top and bottom, which provides a scratch-resistant, high grip surface and protects against impact; to a light on the back that indicates to a teacher when a student is online; and a business-level warranty to make sure the school kids don't have to go without for too long should the netbooks break. There's even a strip of plastic on the back of the battery, under which you can either brand or put a student's name under, as well as a Kensington lock on each side where a custom-made strap can be plugged into, so the netbook can be worn like a satchel

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Dell Latitude 2100

Design and features It's been a while since Samsung has played in the Australian laptop market, but now it's back — and with a plan to boot. While it plans to go big once Windows 7 has launched, right now it's establishing a foothold in both the netbook and notebook space

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Samsung N120

The good Optical drive Slightly faster than the standard netbook ExpressCard slot Attractive design The bad For the price you could have a full featured laptop Design and features Luxury netbooks have always seemed a contradiction — yet that doesn't make the champagne or black-coloured brushed aluminium finish of the Eee PC 1004DN any less alluring. To match this, the 1004DN has updated its insides compared to usual netbooks — a 1.67GHz N280 Atom processor and the new GN40 chipset to be precise, with GMA 4500 graphics. The FSB has been upped from 533MHz to 667MHz, giving it an almost imperceptible increase in both the processing and graphics fields.

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Asus Eee PC 1004DN

The good Inexpensive for a 10-inch netbook gOS is highly capable The bad Build quality is average Spotty wireless coverage Updating kills wireless Basic model is comparatively poor value Design Kogan's Agora netbook doesn't break any real new ground in netbook design terms. You could even say that it looks like a prototypical netbook — black plastic abounds, with a small trackpad at the base and a very light chequered pattern on the back of the notebook. If you're the type of netbook user who doesn't like big flashy logos, the Agora models might appeal to you, as the Kogan logo is uncharacteristically small, nestled just below the 10-inch LCD screen

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Kogan Agora Pro