Sony Vaio W-Series netbook

The battle of the big resolutions, we compare 4 netbooks that get a whole lot more out of their screens and have higher resolutions than most others. Step up the Sony Vaio W-Series, the Lenovo IdeaPad S12, the Asus Eee PC 1101HA and the Samsung NC20.

Two of these netbooks have 12.1 inch displays that almost make them notebooks rather than netbooks, one has an 11.6 inch screen and the 4th has a teeny tiny 10.1 inch panel but all pack a larger than average resolution to make the best use of their screen real estate.

A higher screen resolution can make a big difference when working on documents and wanting to open more windows to view them side by side. Most netbooks have the standard 1024 x 600 resolution but there are a breed of usually larger (but not always) sized netbooks that offer a bit more.

We have lined up 4 of the best and most recently released netbooks that all give us what we want in the screen resolution department but do they measure up elsewhere? Check out the comparison below to find out.

Compare the specifications of these netbooks, compare prices and also head over to our netbook rankings to see where each places and if they are worth your money.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 - one of the netbooks added to our updated netbook rankings

We hit the big four-oh with the top 40 major netbooks ranked in order according to the scores awarded to them in real reviews.

There have been some tough reviews this time around since we last updated the netbook rankings in early August with several of the top netbooks falling up to 15 places.

The following new netbook models have been added this time around to build our chart up to 40 netbooks in total:

• Lenovo IdeaPad S12
• ViewSonic VNB101
• Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2
• Gateway LT3103u
• MSI Wind U123

The highest new entry of these 5 netbooks is number 23 but which one is it? Click through to the netbook rankings chart to find out. One of the new additions is also propping up the netbook rankings table so keep your eye out for that one.

Along with the new additions, we have updated scores for several of the existing chart entries as new reviews are released. The movers and shakers this time around are as follows:

• HP 5101 – up 7 places
• Acer Aspire One 531 – down a huge 15 places due to some harsh reviews
• Samsung N310 – down 4 places
• Acer Aspire One D250 – down 1 place
• Asus Eee PC 1008HA – down 4 places
• Acer Aspire One 751 – stays in the same position
• Asus Eee PC 1005HA – down 7 places
• Asus Eee PC 1101HA – down 1 place
• Dell Inspiron Mini 10 – stays in the same position
• MSI Wind U115 Hybrid – up 1 place
• HP Mini 110 – stays in the same position
• Samsung N110 – up 3 places
• Toshiba NB205 – up 3 places
• Samsung N120 – up 4 places
• Asus Eee PC T91 – down 9 places due to some harsh reviews

What this means is that there are several golden oldies at the top of the rankings and you can pick some of these up for an absolute steal in our Netbook Deals section or purchase them in our new Netbook Shop.

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Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook

The Lenovo IdeaPad S12 shares many of the characteristics of other netbooks except that it has a 12.1″ screen offering a decent 1280 x 800 resolution and a 6 cell Lithium Ion battery

Coupled with the the larger screen is a 100% full size keyboard and an ExpressCard slot for greater expansion. It is not difficult to see why the Lenovo S12 is proving to be a good option for many people.

The full specification for the Lenovo IdeaPad S12 netbook is shown in the table below.

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