UK's Top Five Netbook Bargains From £139.97

(5) £220 Advent 4211

If none of the above suits you, then have a look at this £220 laptop available at Currys. This Advent 4211 is a refurbished model which in Currys jargon means that it is either an end of line item or has been returned by a customer.

In either case, it has been professionally checked, tested, data cleansed, repackaged with all basic accessories and has a full 12 month warranty. So you won't need to be worried about it qualitywise.

As for the specs, this is a 10.2-inch netbook weighing only 1.12Kg. It comes with an Atom N270 CPU, Windows XP, 1GB RAM and a 80GB hard disk drive.

Other goodies include WiFI, Bluetooth and a webcam. An updated version of this no-frill netbook, the Advent 4213, is also available for less than £245 at Dixons with a bigger 160GB hard drive and an embedded SIM card slot.