10 Notebook Popular February 2009

The second month of 2009 showed that there continues to be a trend of consumers looking for low-cost travel notebooks ... or rather netbooks. In fact, last month six of the top 10 most viewed laptops on our site were actually "netbooks" (low-cost ultraportable notebooks). That said, traditional notebooks such as the Lenovo ThinkPad T400 and Dell Studio XPS 16 received a large number of hits thanks to high performance and fair prices. Overall, the list for February 2009 suggests that that consumers are still looking for good values during hard economic times.

	1. Acer Aspire One (Previously #1) - The Aspire One is the latest "netbook" from Acer, offering a convenient, compact design at a budget price. The Aspire One features an Intel Atom Processor, 8.9" WSVGA TFT LCD, and a choice of either Genuine Windows XP Home Edition or Linpus Linux Lite version.
	2. Dell Inspiron Mini 9 (Previously #3) - The Inspiron Mini 9 has an 8.9-inch widescreen display and can be configured with either Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux. The Mini 9 is powered by an Intel Atom processor for power saving performance. An 8GB flash drive makes it so the Mini is quiet and has very fast storage and configure up to 1GB of RAM for a performance boost too.
	3. Dell Studio XPS 16 (Previously #6) - The Studio XPS 16 features premium design with genuine leather accents, anodized aluminum, edge-to-edge display and backlit keyboard, 16" ultrawide 16:9 aspect ratio with 1080p HD support & optional RGB-LED for brighter and more vivid colors, the latest Centrino 2 platform for blazing fast performance, amazing battery life and go anywhere wireless connectivity and premium ATI 512MB graphics delivers incredibly lifelike videos, movies and gaming.
	4. HP Mini-Note (Previously #4) - The HP Mini-Note has a VIA C7-M ULV processor, 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA, 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, and VIA Chrome 9 integrated graphics. The new HP Mini 2140 is the updated replacement with an Intel Atom processor and a 10-inch screen.
	5. Lenovo IdeaPad S10 (Previously #5) - Designed to keep pace with your busy lifestyle - possibly even simplify it. At a mere 2.65 lbs and about one inch thin, it's so light and portable. You can take it wherever your day takes you. Plus it's loaded with thoughtful standard features to make your life a little easier.
	6. ASUS Eee PC 1000HE (New to the Top 10) - The ASUS Eee PC 1000HE is an updated configuration of the ASUS netbook. It boasts 9.5 hours of battery life, a 92% sized keyboard, integrated 802.11n WiFi connectivity, and multi-touch keypad. Quick specs include: and Intel Atom 1.66 GHz processor, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, 3.2 lbs, 10-inch display, and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
	7. Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Previously #7) - The ThinkPad T400 features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 14.1" LED-backlight widescreen, up to 8GB of PC2-8500 and integrated Intel X4500 or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470.
	8. Toshiba Satellite L300 (New to the Top 10) - The Satellite L300 features a 15.4” Diagonal TruBrite high-gloss screen, wireless connectivity, built-in webcam/microphone and DVD supermulti optical drive with Labelflash. This budget-priced laptop might not have a lot of extras, but it has a great balance of performance and affordability.
	9. HP Mini 1000 (Previously #9) - The HP Mini 1000 is the much hoped for Intel Atom based update to the VIA platform Mini-Note 2133. This consumer version of the Mini 2140 netbook is thinner thanks to a smaller hard drive and lithium polymer battery but still keeps the same great full-size (or "nearly" full-size) keyboard. Offered with two screen sizes, 8.9" and 10.2" the Mini 1000 has a configuration for any budget and including WWAN 3G capabilities for users on the go.
	10. Lenovo ThinkPad X200 (Back in the Top 10) - The Lenovo ThinkPad X200 is a 12.1" ultraportable featuring an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and up to 4GB of DDR3 Memory. This impressive laptop was designed for road warriors who need solid durability and performance in the field.