The Asus Eee PC 1001PQ looks like a typical netbook on paper. It has a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor, 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 3 or 6 cell battery. But the netbook lid features an unusual design. The Eee PC 1001PQ is available in either “Flame Purple” or Vibrant Gold” colors….

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A handful of fancy, high priced notebooks come with newfangled backlit keyboards that make it easy to type in a dark room. Cheap computers like netbooks typically don’t. We’ve seen a couple of ways to add illumination to a netbook keyboard. You could hack an LED light into a space below the keyboard, or add a light to the top…

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The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Dell Inspiron Mini 12 aren’t the most unattractive netbooks around. But the fact that the mini-laptops were only available in black and white did make them feel a bit drab when compared to more colorful options from companies like Lenovo and Acer. Now it looks like Dell is ready to take the lead in…

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