I’m sure many of you are aware of a new CPU for netbook called Pinetrail (N450) recently released from Intel. This is supposedly better than previous models (N260/N270). Unfortunately, the new CPU does not perform much better than the previous models, and it does not make sense to rush to get a netbook that comes with Pinetrail.
My friend who is looking to buy a netbook recently asked me if ASUS 1005PE that comes with Pinetrail CPU is a great netbook to purchase. I said no, because of the following reasons:
- The webcam resolution is 0.3 MP as oppose to 1.3 MP which you can get from competitors. This doesn’t matter most of the time because the webcam runs slow in netbook in general anyway.
- It comes with 1GB RAM and you need to upgrade it to 2GB RAM to run Windows 7 smoothly. It costs around $50 to get one of them.
- It comes with Windows 7 Starter which most of you will find it unsatisfactory compared to Windows 7 Home Premium. It basically stripped down too much!
- I personally found 10.1 inch screens too small to work with sometimes, and some applications require larger resolution to run.
- Current model of Pinetrail (N450) is actually not so much better than the traditional CPU for netbook, unfortunately. Read more about this at the following site:
Considering the cost to upgrade RAM and OS, and the fact that you get a larger resolution, I recommend Acer Aspire AS1410-2039 over ASUS 1005PE. Unless you really need a 14 hours battery life on ASUS 1005PE, 6 hours of battery on Acer Aspire AS1410-2039 should be satisfactory.
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