Now that 2010 is here, faster processors are on the i3, i5 and i7 series. I am in a hold position for netbooks unless you really need one, they are too slow for me. (Updated 04/04/10)

Price range 300-400 dollars

ASUS Eee PC 1005PE-PU17-BK Crystal Black Intel Atom N450(1.66GHz) 10.1" WSVGA 1GB Memory 250GB HDD Netbook 364.00 Weight 2.8 pounds
***External DVD burner for any notebook SAMSUNG 8X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW SE-S084C $48


400-500 dollars

Lenovo G550(29583RU) NoteBook Intel Pentium dual-core T4400(2.10GHz) 15" 4GB Memory 250GB HDD $499.00 Weight 5.95 pounds.

TOSHIBA Satellite L505D-LS5010 NoteBook AMD Athlon II M300(2.0GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR2 800 250GB HDD ATI Radeon 4100 $479.00 Weight 6.00 pounds.
ASUS Eee PC 1201N-PU17-BK Black Intel Atom N330(1.60GHz) 12.1" WXGA 2GB Memory 250GB HDD NetBook $490.00. Weight 3.21 pounds.

500-750 dollars

Lenovo SL510(28479XU) NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T6570(2.10GHz) 15.6" 3GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD $650.00 Windows 7 Professional, Weight 5.64 pounds.

ASUS P50IJ-X2 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T4400(2.20GHz) 16" 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm $519.00 Weight 6.00 pounds.
Acer Aspire AS5542G-5281 NoteBook AMD Turion II M500(2.2GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR2 320GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 $600.00. Weight 6.16 pounds.

750-1200 dollars

SONY VAIO FX/B Series VPCEB17FX/B NoteBook Intel Core i3-330M(2.13GHz) 15.5" 4GB Memory DDR3, 500GB HDD $969.00. Weight 5.90 pounds.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y550P(324156U) NoteBook Intel Core i7 720QM(1.60GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD $1,200.00. Weight 6.06 pounds.
Lenovo Thinkpad T410(2516ADU) NoteBook Intel Core i5 520M(2.4GHz) 14.1" 2GB Memory DDR3 1066 250GB HDD $1,000.00. Weight 5.10 pounds.

Acer Aspire AS5740G-6979 NoteBook Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 $800.00. Weight 6.06 pounds.

ASUS A52JR-X1 NoteBook Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 $850.00. Weight 5.80 pounds.

ASUS N61JQ-X1 NoteBook Intel Core i7 720QM(1.60GHz) 16" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 7200rpm ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 $1,050.00 Weight 6.50 pounds.

MSI GE600-002US NoteBook Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz) 16" 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 $900.00 Weight 5.90 pounds.