[icedrakona]

getting wife a netbook for xmas

factors to consider:

color (red/blue/pink) just not plain black or white

os: windows7. i want it to have the new toy feeling and although she said she is fine with XP she is fine with 7 also and at this point since she will be enjoying it for a few years i want to get something that is not running a 10 year old OS

specs:
want 160GB sata hd
would love to get 2GB ram.
good keyboard
usable amount of mouse space

price:
netbooks are supposed to be cheap. $300-$400



currently what im looking at: LINK

hp has the nicest keyboard+ mouse design of all netbooks (IMO)
has low batter life
the shell design is very nice
for $400.32 i can get the netbook, a 2GB ram upgrade, and a case. pretty much ideal price as far as getting 2GB of ram + windows7 goes right now.

cons: the hp netbook has a pretty short battery life (up to 3.75 hours claimed)
also, in a couple years she will prob move up to a real laptop and give me the netbook, i will use it as an anime watching device, so a color other then pink maybe should be considered.