UK's Top Five Netbook Bargains From £139.97

Netbooks are certainly one of the fastest growing segments of an otherwise moribund technology market due to a combination of common sense and smart pricing. If you are on the market to find one, then look no further as we have compiled the list of the five best netbook bargains in the country - in no particular order.

Not everybody needs the fastest and the latest technology and quite a significant proportion of computer users actually doesn't mind using a device that has the processing power of a 8-year old computer, shrunk to a size of a small hardcover book, and costing a couple of hundred pounds.

(1) £183.99 HP Mini-note 2133

HP has just announced that it will not launch a Linux version of its forthcoming Mini-note 1000 in the UK. It therefore makes perfect sense to grab the perfect alternative - the Mini-note 2133 - if you are a Linux fan.

Available at Saverstore for only £183.99, the Mini Note 2133, differs from other CPU by the fact that it comes with a VIA C7-M ULV processor rather than an Intel Atom CPU - which makes it slower than the competition. It also has a smaller 8.9-inch screen but can display up to 1280x768 pixels.

The rest of the specification includes 1GB RAM, 120GB Hard disk, VIA's Chrome9 graphics, WiFi, optional bluetooth, an ExpressCard slot, an integrated webcam and an all aluminium chassis. Rather than Windows XP, the Mini-note 2133 comes with a SUSE Linux operating system.