The Acer 533 netbook uses the newer Atom N455 processor - no performance inscrease but the ability to use faster DDR3 memory

Our first update to the Netbook Rankings of 2011 brings the total number of netbooks included to over 75 models. Let’s have a look at which netbooks are worth considering.

Individual reviews of netbooks by technology journalists and well respected publications still vary massively and so it is important to get the full picture of how good a netbook really is.

An example of this is the Acer Aspire One 533 netbook, released in the 2nd half of last year and added to our netbook rankings today. The average score for the 533 was 73.4% gained from 7 reviews, the highest of which was 84% from Notebookcheck and the lowest was just 50% awarded by PC Pro. That’s a difference of 34% and if you read the PC Pro review you would probably not consider the Acer 533 but reading the Notebookcheck review you might.

Our netbook rankings help to keep everything in perspective, one reviewer may not like a netbook but another reviewer might think it is great, over the course of 5 or 8 reviews you can determine which netbooks are consistently getting the best scores.

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The Acer Aspire One 532H is a solid update to the popular 531H netbook model and is now ranked in our updated netbook rankings

A recent update to our netbook rankings section has seen the number of netbooks rated jump over 50 to a total of 56 individual netbook models including brand new netbooks such as the Acer Aspire One 532H and Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3.

Divided into overall rankings, lightest netbook rankings and netbooks with the longest battery life – having over 50 netbooks rated and ranked means it has now become a lot easier to see which are considered to be the best netbooks.

Our netbook rankings are the clearest way to see which netbook is best. We take into account the leading industry reviews from top magazines and review sites around the world including Laptopmag, PC Advisor, PC Pro, Computer Shopper and CNet, amongst others. We add up the scores gained and divide by the number of reviewers to gain our overall rating for each netbook.

This time around we have added a succession of 2010 netbooks and one in particular has had an immediate impact, gaining the highest score seen for some time. The full list of netbooks added include the following:

Continue reading: Over 50 netbooks now in our netbooks rankings

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The MSI Wind U135 has an Intel N450 processor and is available for around £280

The MSI Wind comparison – every netbook MSI produces is labelled the successor the massively successful U100. Here we have 3 Winds including the U135, which is probably the closest to the U100 of the 3, the 10 inch U160 and the larger 12 inch U210.

Since the U100, MSI have fallen off the radar a bit in the UK with manufacturers such as Acer, Samsung, Dell and of course Asus gaining the headlines and having their netbooks stocked with the major retailers.

MSI is back with 3 fantastic new models – the already released U135 and U210 netbooks and soon to be released U160 – sometimes gaining mixed reviews, the U210 received 60% from Laptopmag last year but only a week or so later gained a massive 94% review from ComputerShopper. I think that is the highest I’ve seen since the Samsung NC10.

Look out for these models in our netbook rankings soon.

So it seems that the netbook reviewers are undecided about MSI’s netbooks, how do they compare in our MSI head to head? Have a look below the ad break.

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We’ve added another 5 new netbooks to our netbook rankings to give us a total of the 45 best netbooks plus we have given the section a bit of a tidy up in anticipation of some new netbooks rankings coming along soon.

After not updating the netbook rankings since September we thought it was about time the tables were updated plus we’ve revamped the section slightly in readiness for the addition of one or two new netbook rankings, which will make their appearance in the next few weeks.

This means that we now have separate pages for the Overall Score Rankings, the Lightest Netbooks and the netbooks with the Longest Battery Life and each table has been updated to include the full set of 45 netbooks.

The following new netbook models have been added this time around to build our chart up to 45 netbooks in total:

• HP Mini 311 – read our review roundup of this netbook
• Lenovo S12 Ion
• Asus Eee PC 1201N
• MSI Wind U135
• Asus Eee PC 1005PE

Only 2 of these netbooks made it into the top 20. Are netbook reviews getting harsher than they used to be? Click through to the netbook rankings overall score chart to find out where they placed. One of the new additions is also way down near the bottom so keep your eye out for that one.

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

There will be more coming soon so keep your eyes peeled.

Are these netbook rankings tables helpful to you? What improvements or changes would you like to see?

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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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Asus Eee PC T91 netbook

Our netbook rankings has now grown to include the top 35 netbooks, which are ranked in order according to the scores awarded to them in real reviews.

The overall best netbooks chart is constantly updated as new reviews are released by well respected sites such as Trusted Reviews, Laptopmag and PC Advisor. We collate the scores and provide an average based on the number of reviews to arrive at the overall score and so find out which is the best overall netbook.

The following new netbook models have been added this time around to keep building our chart:

• Asus Eee PC 1005HA
• Asus Eee PC 1101HA
• Asus Eee PC T91
• HP Mini 5101
• Toshiba NB205

One of these netbooks has gained a coveted top 3 place. Click through to the netbook rankings chart to find out which 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:

• Acer Aspire One AOD250
• Dell Inspiron Mini 10
• MSI Wind U115 Hybrid
• HP Mini 110
• Lenovo IdeaPad S10e
• Samsung N310
• Samsung N120

Find out where these netbooks placed in our updated netbook rankings charts.

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Acer Aspire One AOD250

The top 30 netbooks are ranked in order according to the scores awarded to them in real reviews.

Our overall ranking chart now includes 30 individual netbooks and is constantly updated as new reviews are released by well respected sites such as Trusted Reviews and Laptopmag. We collate the scores and provide an average based on the number of reviews to arrive at the overall score and so find out which is the best overall netbook.

Several new models have been added this time around to keep building our chart, as follows:

• Acer Aspire One 751
• Acer Aspire One AOD250
• MSI Wind U115 Hybrid
• HP Mini 700
• HP Mini 110

Find out where these netbooks place in our updated netbook rankings charts.

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Our netbook rankings tables have been updated to include several newly released models including – Samsung N310, Asus Eee PC 2008HA Seashell and the Acer Aspire 531.

We have also added a few netbooks previously released including the Lenovo S10e, MSI Wind U120, Asus Eee PC 1000H and Dell Inspiron Mini 9.

These netbooks have been added to the Overall Score, Lightest Netbook and Longest Battery life rankings so you can see at a glance which netbook is the best in each category.

Click here to see our updated netbook rankings.

As we add more reviews and more netbooks to this site these netbook league tables will be regularly updated to help us determine the best netbook in each category and the top netbook overall.

And let us know what future netbook rankings you would like to see. Would a league table for best screen or best keyboard be useful to you, how would you measure which one was best? Any feedback is more than welcome and we will respond to any comments you leave.

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Announcing Fantastic Netbooks new netbook rankings – to sort out the best netbooks from the also rans.

With the large number of netbooks on the market it can be difficult trying to keep up or work out which netbook is the best overall. It used to be the MSI Wind U100 a while ago but there have been so many released it can’t still be number 1 can it?

But what about if you are looking for a particular feature and just want the best netbook in that category? We have started with 2 individual categories – the lightest netbook and the longest battery life. Perhaps you want a compromise, a light netbook with a long battery life, hopefully comparing the tables will give you a good idea of which netbooks to look at more closely.

So which is the lightest netbook and which one has the longest battery life but perhaps most importantly, which netbook is the overall number 1?

Click here to see our netbook rankings.

As we add more reviews and more netbooks to this site these netbook league tables will be regularly updated to help us determine the best netbook in each category and the top netbook overall.

And let us know what future netbook rankings you would like to see. Would a league table for best screen or best keyboard be useful to you, how would you measure which one was best? Any feedback is more than welcome and we will respond to any comments you may have.

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When the MSI Wind U100 was first released it was voted by many as being the best netbook on the market. It still is a great netbook but others have come along, most notably the Samsung NC10. However, the U100 still has a great specification overall and compares favourably with its rivals.

You can now buy this great netbook for only £277.14 inc. VAT from Insight.

The full MSI Wind U100 specification is shown in the table below:

Full specification for the MSI Wind U100 Netbook

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