Netbooks Under £200

girl on beach with netbook

Netbooks can be used in the office, on the train... or on the beach!

The netbook is the laptop of 2011…

Actually, netbooks have been around for a few years now but only with the huge steps in mobile broadband technology have they really started to take off. Using a netbook is much like using a laptop, only on a smaller scale. The biggest benefit to using a netbook over a laptop is that they are more portable and possess a much longer battery life (usually around 3-4 hours). This makes them great for busy people on the go!

If you want to buy a netbook, you probably don’t intend to use it as your primary computer, so you definitely don’t want to spend a lot of money on one. It is for this reason we have developed this blog – to showcase the best cheap netbooks under £200!

Please note: prices are subject to fluctuate and we cannot guarantee that these netbooks will remain under £200 indefinitely!

Acer Aspire One D250

acer aspire one d250

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Acer is a well-known and trusted laptop and netbook manufacturer, offering products to suit all budgets. This Aspire One D250 netbook is particularly special because it often retails under £200. Here is its full spec:

  • 10.1 inch screen
  • 1.6Ghx processor
  • 1Gb RAM
  • 160Gb hard drive
  • Built-in webcam
  • Wi-Fi enabled
  • Windows XP Home Edition
  • Cheap netbook at around, often under, £200!

This netbook is perfect for those obligatory office tasks and is suitable for everything from composing emails to writing letters and browsing the internet. Its 160 GB hard drive is big enough to accommodate all your office materials and its clear 10” screen will allow you to watch YouTube videos with ease.

Toshiba NB250-107 Netbook

toshiba netbook

Toshiba netbook available with Windows 7 Starter pre-installed

Toshiba is another household brand that is known for producing high quality and long-lasting products in the electrical market. This NB250-107 Netbook is a fantastic laptop and is sometimes available at around £200, its full spec includes:

  • Windows 7 Starter
  • 10.1 inch screen
  • 1Gb RAM
  • 250Gb hard drive
  • 4 hours battery life

Again this netbook is equipped to deal with all your office tasks and it’s huge 250 GB hard drive will ensure that you can store all of your documents for years to come.

Allfine Black Mini Netbook

The Allfine usually retails at under £100

This Allfine netbook is one of the smallest and cheapest little models I have seen! With a screen of just 7 inches this netbook is truly portable and lightweight. Its full spec is:

  • 2Gb hard drive
  • 128Mb RAM
  • 7 inch screen
  • Under £100!

This netbook really is only useful for basic admin tasks such as checking email, writing letters or browsing (most) websites. The screen size may be limiting and the hard disk space is small – but this netbook retails at under £100, so if you only need a basic model this could be the one for you.

Surprisingly powerful little netbook at well under £200

Disgo Net Browser 3000

This is a highly portable little netbook designed for web browsing on the move. The screen is a small 7 inches making this netbooks very lightweight and portable. It’s full spec is:

  • 7 inch screen
  • 2Gb RAM
  • MSN Messenger pre-installed
  • Microsoft Wordpad and Excel pre-installed
  • Very cheap – usually just over £100!

The Disgo Net Browser is a very affordable and superbly portable little netbook for those who just need a sensible solution for browsing and working on the move.

Aren’t cheap netbooks rubbish?

Unlike laptops and desktop computers, netbooks are designed to be used for lighter tasks and not as your main computer. If you want to perform graphic intense tasks such as video editing or playing games, then getting a netbook is not for you. However if you need to perform office and admin tasks whilst on the go, there really is nothing better. Pretty much any netbook, regardless of cost, will suffice the more basic tasks, so where buying a cheaper laptop could result in dissatisfaction, it is highly unlikely you will be anything other than happy with a cheap netbook!

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