I’m amazed at the traffic we’re getting to an earlier post of mine: Netbook or Notebook? It’s Not Only About Size. Yes, I am quite passionate about the subject, but am by far not the ultimate expert. But God’s Google’s Mysterious Ways can produce unpredictable results:
For some reason my old post comes up on top of the netbook notebook Google search, beating all the gadget blogs, pcmag, zdnet… you name it. Go figure (but no, I don’t object
). I think this keyword combination will become increasingly popular, as manufacturers blur the lines between notebooks and 
netbooks.
In the meantime I am getting desparate to buy a Netbook which has:
Is that really too much to ask for?
Related post:
Have you considered getting an ultraportable with an SSD? Pricey, but at least you can get 5-6 hours of battery life.
Looks like you can get a ThinkPad X301 with up to a 128 GB SSD and with up to 9-cells worth of battery.
Unfortunately, that will also run you $2,600. Be nice to have a netbook that offers the same for $600; no need to pay for the extra CPU.
@Chris – I think that, like other penniless bloggers, Zoli was hoping someone would give him a netbook to trial. I’m squarely in the same campe – although an ultra portable would be nice
Vendors?
@Ben, nice try
@Chris, I am not a road worrier, and for a the few trips / conferences $4-500 range seems OK, but not thousands.
For now the Dell Mini 12 comes closest, Samsung will soon have the NC20, and I bet by summer we’ll have several SSD-based models with a decent screen resolution, either in the 12″ or 10″ category.