5 Netbooks That Rival The Sony NW-Series Netbook

Sony has finally released a netbook even if it still doesn't want to call it by that name and as for any other Sony products, expect the NW-Series to be a rather expensive model with a price tag hovering around £500.

We decided to explore around to find out what other models were available on the market that could potentially rival Sony's netbook while undercutting it pricewise.

(1) Asus EEE PC1008HA

The EEE PC 1008HA, which we reviewed last month, is a damn good netbook which is on sale for as little as £360 from Microwarehouse (they actually have the red version).

The Seashell, as it is commonly known, is cheaper than the Sony NW but otherwise, it comes with the same set of hardware - Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard disk drive, Windows XP. Only the screen (and the screen resolution) is smaller. The 1008HA is just 1-inch thin (at its thinnest) and weighs a mere 1.1Kg plus it comes with 1 year warranty.