The Top Best Netbooks

Smaller and cheaper than a laptop, netbooks continue to leave a strong impression in the market. Netbooks appeal to a wide audience, from business people who travel a lot, children's and home users looking for a small laptop to carry from room to room, to book Laden for students who spend long hours on campus.

Can be distinguished by most of the netbooks and light weight, long battery life, small screens (between 9 and 12 inches), and components that are powered low. These devices first appeared for home use, but it is becoming increasingly popular among professionals and small businessmen and university students who are about to go to school. Netbook makers and including more features, larger screens and keyboards, and faster parts, all while lowering prices. We offer you the top 10 netbooks we reviewed the market today.

Here are 10 of our favorites below.

ASUS Eee PC 1215B

$450 Street
The Asus EeePC 1215B is a competent netbook with some high-end features, like USB 3.0, HDMI with 1080p output, and an AMD E-350 processor. Read the full review ››

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Sony VAIO VPC-YB15KX/S

$600 List
With its speedy dual-core AMD E-350 processor, large 500GB hard drive, and a size that is at once compact and large enough for comfortable typing and viewing, the Sony VAIO VPC-YB15KX/S is a strong new entry in the netbook market. Read the full review ››

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Acer Aspire One AOD250

$399.99 Direct
Thanks to a few above average specs, like a 320GB hard drive and a long lasting battery, the Acer Aspire One AOD250 stands out among a crowd of look-alike netbooks. Read the full review ››

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Lenovo ThinkPad X120e

$580 Direct
The Lenovo ThinkPad X120e is arguably the best netbook for business, but it comes at a premium. Read the full review ››

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HP Pavilion dm1z

$450 Direct
The HP Pavilion dm1z netbook and its AMD Fusion APU offer the best of both worlds: faster-than-Atom speeds and great battery life. Read the full review ››

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Samsung NF310-A01

$400 Street
With the latest dual-core Atom processor, high-resolution screen, and a great user experience, the Samsung NF310-A01 is our new Editors' Choice for netbooks. Read the full review ››

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Acer Aspire One AOD255

$330 Street
The Acer Aspire One AOD255-1203 is any day the cheapest dual-core netbook, yet you get a full-size keyboard and more than 7 hours of battery life. Read the full review ››

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ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM

$370 Street
Asus doesn't raise the price of its 10-inch EeePC 1015PEM netbook, even though it now runs on a dual-core Intel Atom processor. Read the full review ››

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HP Mini 210-2090nr

$349.98 List
There's nothing special about the HP Mini 210-2070nr netbook's looks or performance, but it'll give you a full day's worth of battery life and comes with a fast hard drive. Read the full review ››

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HP Mini 5103

$650 Direct
With its dual-core Atom CPU, touchscreen, big battery, and. 2GB of RAM. the HP Mini 5103 is the most tricked out netbook money can buy, but it doesn't come cheap. Read the full review ››

Best Verizon Smartphones

Verizon's Android march will continue. Within a few months, we're going to see a version of Google's Nexus One phone for Verizon. That's not a rumor; Google promises it will happen. If you believe the rumor sites, there's much more to come. 


Mentioned in this roundup:
Blackberry Storm2 (Verizon Wireless)
$179.99 and up

The Storm2 cured almost all of the original Storm's ills, providing a solid BlackBerry interface on a touchscreen phone. Now if only RIM could fix their Web browser.
Google Nexus One (T-Mobile)
$299.99 and up

The Google Nexus One is the most powerful Android smartphone yet, but its software and sales strategy are geared strictly to self-supporting geeks. We'll see if that changes by the time Verizon gets this phone.
HTC Droid Eris (Verizon Wireless)
$89.99 and up

The HTC Droid Eris is an easier-to-use, lower-cost but less-powerful Android alternative to the sometimes fearsome Motorola Droid.
HTC Imagio (Verizon Wireless)
$199.99 and up

The HTC Imagio is one of the best Microsoft smartphones out there, thanks to its refreshed Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, its beautiful TouchFLO 3D interface, and genuine broadcast mobile television.
Motorola DROID (Verizon Wireless)
$199.99 and up
 
The Motorola Droid signaled Verizon's comeback on the smartphone scene with its speedy processor, high-res screen and Android 2.0 operating system.
Palm Pixi Plus (Verizon Wireless)
$48.99 and up

The Palm Pixi Plus is an inexpensive little messaging smartphone that can also kick your laptop onto the Internet, and it makes a good alternative to texting phones like the LG EnV series.
Palm Pre Plus (Verizon Wireless)
$82.95 and up

With a very easy-to-use operating system and a sliding keyboard, the Palm Pre Plus is an e-mail, music, and calendar-oriented smartphone with a twist: it'll get your laptop online (at a price.) 

Best Touch-Screen Phones

Four years later, though, there's no shortage of innovative, easy-to-use touch-screen-only smartphones, so we've picked the top models on each major carrier, along with the best unlocked phone. If you're looking for phone with a hardware keyboard, you won't find it here. (Though we've rounded up the Best Phones With Keyboards, too.) But if you're willing to say farewell to the physical keyboard for good, look no further than our favorite touch-screen phones.

Touch-Screen Phones Included in this Roundup
AT&T
Apple iPhone 4

Apple's iPhone 4 adds a gorgeous screen, a terrific camera, and a faster processor to add to the already-awesome iPhone app experience, but voice calling still isn't this phone's priority.

HTC Inspire 4G

The HTC Inspire 4G, AT&T's premiere Android phone (at least for now) can hold its own against the iPhone 4 and other top smartphones.


Motorola Atrix 4G

Motorola's Atrix 4G, the unique bleeding-edge superphone that can transform itself into a PC, shows how we'll likely be using our mobile devices in the year 2020. But to get a taste of the future, you'll have to pay, and deal with some bugs along the way.


SPRINT
HTC EVO 4G

If you live online, the EVO offers a big, beautiful, and powerful window to the world. The first WiMAX phone in the U.S. is a terrific platform for streaming media and Web browsing, and it gets your laptop online with Sprint's 4G network.


T-MOBILE
T-Mobile G2x With Google

The loaded T-Mobile G2x with Google is the fastest, smoothest Android smartphone available today.

HTC Sensation 4G

The touch-screen, Android-based HTC Sensation is T-Mobile's biggest and best smartphone yet.



VERIZON WIRELESS
Motorola Droid X

Motorola Droid X takes the crown for the most powerful Android smartphone away from the HTC Droid Incredible. The huge 4.3-inch, 854-by-480 screen makes maneuvering the phone's excellent interface with your finger a breeze.

HTC Thunderbolt

The HTC Thunderbolt, the first 4G LTE smartphone for Verizon Wireless, has the fastest Web speeds we've ever seen, but be prepared to carry an extra battery.


Samsung Droid Charge

The Samsung Droid Charge skips the HTC Thunderbolt's Sense UI layer in favor of lighter weight and a better camera; both are killer handsets, as long as you don't need great battery life.


UNLOCKED
Samsung Galaxy S II

The top-of-the heap unlocked Samsung Galaxy S II delivers in almost every way. Thing is, it's so expensive, it almost prices itself out of the market.