A lot of people are choosing today to replace their already old and classic desktop computer, with a brand new laptop. And we can definitely understand them, since a laptop has many advantages to offer. It most of the components found on a regular PC, it can do the same tasks, only that it is much smaller, thinner and lighter. So this means that it can be taken anywhere, and used anytime.

There are many models of laptops on the market today, with prices between 500 and 2,000 dollars. And we are talking here about the regular laptops, with a size of the screen bigger than 13 inch. But there is also a quite new category, the netbooks. These are similar to the laptops, but they are much smaller and also cheaper. So you if you have a budget of ..let’s say 400 pounds (around 485 euro), then you can buy quite a good netbook.

So for today in this article we’ll try to find out which is the best small laptop under 400 pounds. And we’ll search through the offer of the store Best Buy, found on its website: bestbuy.com. Let’s go to the “netbooks” category, and here we have around 50 different models of small laptops, from different producers such as: Asus, HP, MSI, Samsung, Dell, Sony, Gateway, Toshiba, Averatec, Lenovo and eMachines. But not the producer is interesting us, but the price.

There are just 3 laptops in the price category that interest us (400-499 dollars), and these are: the Sony – VAIO Netbook with Intel ® Atom ™ Processor – White/Green, Model: VPCW 212 AX/W, the Toshiba – Mini Netbook with Intel ® Atom ™ Processor – Java Brown, Model: NB 305-N 410 BN-Gadgets (479 dollars) and the Dell – Inspiron Mini Netbook with Intel ® Atom ™ Processor – Obsidian Black, Model: M 1012-2044 OBK. The features offered by these 3 netbooks are quite very similar for each model, so the best choice would probably be the Sony VAIO model, since it is the cheapest of the three.

And to see exactly what this small laptop has to offer, let’s look at its technical details:
-Warranty Terms – Parts 1 year limited
- Warranty Terms – Labor 1 year limited
- Product Height 2 ”
- Product Width 10.5 ”
-Product Weight 2.9 lbs.
-Product Depth 7.1 ”
-Color Category White
-Processor Brand Intel ®
-Processor Intel ® Atom ™
-Processor Speed 1.66 GHz
-Battery Type 6 cell lithium ion
-Display Type Widescreen LED-backlit LCD display (1366 x 768)
- Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 10.1”
-System Bus 667 MHz
-Cache Memory 512 KB on die Level 2
-System Memory (RAM) 1 GB
-System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 2 GB
-Type of Memory (RAM) DDR 2
-Hard Drive Type SATA (5400 rpm)
-Computer Hard Drive Size 250 GB
-Optical Drive Not included
-Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, select memory card slots
-Graphics Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
-TV Tuner No
-MPEG No
-Built-in Webcam Yes
-Modem None
- Networking Built-in 10 Base-T/ 100Base-TX/ 1000Base- T Ethernet LAN
-Wireless Networking Wireless- B+ G+ N
-Bluetooth-Enabled Yes
-S-Video Outputs Yes
-Audio Intel® High-Definition
- PCMCIA Slots None
-USB 2.0 Ports 2
-IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None
- Parallel Ports None
- Game Ports None
-Laptop Weight Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less)

-Battery Life Up to 8 hours
-Pointing Device Electrostatic touchpad
-HDMI Output No
-Blu-ray Player No
- Operating System Windows 7 Starter
-Included Software Microsoft Works 9.0; Sony Creativity Suite and more
-ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes
-  BBY Software Installer No

So as you can see, its features are quite good, similar to the ones found on most of the netbooks. It may not be a very powerful laptop, suited for video games or video editing, but it will work just fine on the purpose it was made to, which is browsing the internet. So now you know which is one of the best small laptops for under 400 pounds. If you know some other models too, tell us more about them! Have a nice day!

Best Buy is a big and famous retail store from the United States of America that is specialized in selling many kinds of electronic devices. But it also sells its products on the Internet, on its official site which is: www.bestbuy.com. Here you can find so many different products, and some examples would be: TV-s, DVD players, Home theater systems, iPods, MP3 players, speakers, headphones, car audio, mobile phones, digital cameras, video cameras, computers, laptops, monitors, office supplies, music, movies, video games, gadgets and many more others.

But the products that are of great interest for us are of course the laptops. You can find many different models of them on this site, and you can even find some mini laptops at Best Buy. They are found in the “Netbooks” category, because this is the most common name for these very small and light products. There are many models of netbooks here, from prices ranging from 200 to 600 dollars. And for today we’ll discuss about one of them, and let’s choose the cheapest of all. This is the eMachines – Netbook with Intel ® Atom ™ Processor – Black, Model: EM 250-1915 | SKU: 9740848 that costs just 229 dollars. Of course you won’t get a really powerful laptop for such a low price, but the features presented by this model are quite ok. And this laptop will work quite fine for the main purpose that it was built for browsing the internet (that’s why they are called “netbooks”).

So let’s look at the technical details for this laptop, and discuss more about them:
-  Product Height 1″
-  Product Width 10.2″
-  Product Weight 2.4 lbs.
-  Product Depth 7.2″

With such small dimensions, it is definitely a highly portable laptop, and you will be able to take it anywhere you go.
-  Color Category Black
-  Processor Brand Intel®
-  Processor Intel® Atom™
-  Processor Speed 1.6GHz
-  Battery Type 3 cell lithium-ion

So it may not have the most powerful processor on the market, but for browsing the Internet it will be just fine. Even though the battery doesn’t have more cells, it will last for quite a good time because all of the features are weaker, and the display screen is smaller, so this laptop won’t use so many battery resources when it is running.

-  Display Type Widescreen LED backlit (1024 x 600)
-  Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 10.1″
-  System Bus 533 MHz
-  Cache Memory 512 KB on die Level 2
-  System Memory (RAM) 1 GB
-  System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 2 GB
-  Type of Memory (RAM) DDR 2
-  Hard Drive Type SATA (5400 rpm)
-  Computer Hard Drive Size 160 GB

So the RAM memory isn’t really big, but it is a normal one for a netbook, and it will behave quite nice for internet browsing and other simple activities. And the size of the hard drive is quite really good, and can be enough for most of the users.
-  Optical Drive Not included
-  Direct-Disc Labeling No
-  Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
-  Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
-  TV Tuner No
-  MPEG No
-  Built-in Webcam Yes
-  Modem None
-  Networking Built-in 10/100 Ethernet LAN (with RJ-45 interface)
-  Wireless Networking Wireless- B+GadgetsLike any other netbook it doesn’t have an optical drive, but at least it has a built in webcam. And of course it also has wireless connectivity for easier access to the internet.

-  Bluetooth-Enabled No-  Speakers Internal
-  PCMCIA Slots None
-  USB 2.0 Ports 3
-  IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None
-  Parallel Ports None
-  Game Ports None
-  Laptop Weight Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less)
-  Battery Life Not available
-  Pointing Device Multigesture touchpad
-  HDMI Output No
-  Blu-ray Player No
-  Operating System Windows XP Home SP3
-  Included Software Microsoft Works; Adobe Reader and more
-  ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes
-  BBY Software Installer No

We don’t know for sure how good are the laptops made by eMachines, but from what we can see in the technical details of this laptop it is a good one, and has similar features to most of the other netbooks. But the difference is in price, and this model is the cheapest mini laptop from Best Buy. Enjoy it!

The computer technology has developed very much in the last decades. From the really big and heavy machines like they were at the beginning, the computers had became the rectangular objects that most of us have under our desks at home or at the office. But in time the technology got even better, allowing all of the computer parts to be integrated in a single, and much smaller unit, so this is how the laptops appeared. But the technology never stops evolving, and engineers decided to make even smaller devices. And this is how the netbooks appeared. A netbook is a really small and lightweight laptop that it can be the ideal companion PC for browsing the internet from practically anywhere (thanks to its small dimensions and thanks to the wireless connectivity for easier access to the internet). The most common size of the display screen for a netbook is 10 inch, but there are also smaller and bigger sizes…but the condition is not to have more than 12 inch. Also to reduce size and weight, a netbook has a smaller keyboard, and doesn’t have an optical drive at all. So in case you want to use one, you will need an external optical drive.

It is known that netbooks don’t have as good technical details as the regular laptops, but you can still find some really good ones on the market. So today we’ll discuss about one of the best mini laptops , the HP – Mini Netbook with Intel ® Atom ™ Processor – Champagne Gold, Model: 210-1099 SE. Its price is a little bigger compared to the regular prices for netbooks, but its features and design are also better. The first thing you will notice at this product is its interesting design, unlike no other laptop or netbook. It has a golden color, with some butterflies drawn on it. So this model might not be a very good choice for a business man, but it can be quite ok for most of the people. The size of the display screen is 10.1 inch, and it is a  WSVGA LED widescreen display with BrightView Infinity technology and a 1024 x 600 resolution. So you can even use this netbook to watch movies or play video games, but of course you won’t have the same quality as on a laptop with a screen of 17 inch.

The processor is an Intel ® Atom ™ processor N 450 that features a 512 KB L 2 cache and 1.66 GHz processor speed. So it is not really fast, but it can definitely handle the simple activities such as browsing the internet or writing emails and documents. The RAM memory is ok for a netbook, offering 2 GB of DDR 2 memory, and the hard drive is also nice offering you 250 GB of disc space with 7200 rpm. The graphics engine is not bad either, and it is a Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 with up to 256 MB total available graphics memory.

And this is not all, this one also has a built in webcam with a digital microphone and a 5 in 1 digital media card reader (with support for Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO and xD-Picture Card formats). It also features 2 USB ports and both wireless connectivity (Built-in wireless LAN 802.11 b/g) and Built in 10/ 100Base-T Ethernet LAN with RJ 45 connector for quick and easy wired Web connection. But this is not all…it also comes with an installed version of Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit, and some included software like Adobe Reader, Microsoft Works, Cyberlink DVD Suite and more. 60 day trial of Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student is also included. And finally this model is Energy Star qualified for protecting the environment.

So after all it offers pretty good features for such a small laptop, and its technologies and price are comparable to those of cheaper and bigger laptops. So if you are looking for a good, and also really small notebook, this model might be a good choice for you.