Friday is Netbook day as always. It’s the sixth installment of Netbook weekly if I’m counting right, of which the chance of happening is on its way to reaching zero. That aside, this week I’m going to tackle one of the most compelling reasons to go netbook. Even if not exclusively, a netbook is good to have if you’re a creative type person. Why? Find out by reading on.

Netbook friday is a day when netbooks are on the menu on the blog. Taking one step away from the usual “What is it good for” theme for a little, we’re diving into one of the main selling points of them; today’s topic is weight. Don’t worry, it’s just as important and at least as interesting as dissecting a netbook application would have been. Weight. Why does it keep coming…

It’s Royal Wedding today, which is a bank holdiay here in the UK, but that doesn’t stop me from following up on the What your Netbook is Good For Friday series. If I’m counting right, it should be the fourth episode, and it’s a wonderful occasion to get away from the usual ‘mobility’ trend that surrounds netbooks. Today I’m going to point out that you don’t have to be on…

We all know what netbooks are. They are small, ultra-portable laptops made for net browsing. If we take mobile communication and media consumption as the main purpose of a netbook, we can conclude that one of the most important aspects of a good one must be battery life. This article makes an honest attempt at answering the common questions you might be having about the battery life of netbooks at…

“Approach it with the right set of expectations and buy a netbook that provides the minimum of requirements and you’ll be having some good time” You heard me preaching the idea that you can’t run World of Warcraft on a netbook. It turns out I was wrong, and the recent updates to certain models now give an opportunity for those who would like to play WoW on a cheap portable…

There’s not much to say about netbooks these days, they seem to come in that many shapes and sizes and all you can decide if you want one, or couldn’t care less for a mini laptop. Fortunately there are some manufacturers that say no to the average boring design.

Atom 330 dual core processors are made by Intel, and are basically two of the single Diamondville N270 cores. They are often found in nettops, where power consumption is of little priority, but they pop up in netbooks just as well. Whether they’re worth it or not is up to your own decision.

Mini notebook Atom processors are part of Intel’s processor line made for mobile use. These processors are designed with high power efficiency and low budgetary price in mind, therefore their performance is not up to par with current desktop or full-fledged mobile processors.