What our laptops could have been

You should all know by now that we’re getting Lenovo S10 netbooks. Here is what the government had to choose from:

Acer Aspire One

Same specs as the Lenovo S10.

Good: Specs (160GB HDD, 2GB RAM), more colours (white, black, pink, blue)

Bad: None really

ASUS Eee PC

Screens range from 8.9″ and up and hard drives are 16GB and up depending on model.

Good: Small. First ever netbook.

Bad: Specs (small hard drives, little RAM)

Dell Mini 9

Small netbook from Dell.

Good: Probably best looking. Brand-name

Bad: Small screen, small hard drive.

HP Mini-Note

Aimed at the education and business market.

Good: Good-looking, keyboard is big

Bad: Expensive, usually runs Vista.

MSi Wind

Popular netbook that has many clones (Aldi has one called the Medion Akoya Mini)

Good: Rated as one of the best netbooks available

Bad: Pug ugly