Suggestions for a netbook

My friend want's to buy one, i have no ideas about netbooks, so i'm putting it out to you'll
Budget: 18k(including vat and all taxes) can be increased upto 20k but he would prefer to spend less.
His only requirement is 2 gb ram
and he want's to buy it in a week.
So what is the best and the most reliable netbook available?
Is fusion available yet and if it is how much will it cost?

see if you can find these newer AMD E-350 based netbooks that deliver performance close to entry level laptops.

HP DM1Z
Acer Aspire AS5253-BZ602
ASUS 1215B

If i'm not able to find them then what do you suggest from the atom camp?

Samsung NP-N150-JP01IN
ASUS Eee PC 1018P
ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM (dual core N550)

Something from dell , hp , acer ?

dell inspiron M101z. not very good in comparision with the others mentioned above though (personal experience). IMO, go for one of the ASUS eepc's given above. they're good

^^ Its got some heating issues Afaik. Better for op to wait for Amd zacate based netbooks. I am waiting for one as well.

He has to buy it by this weekend .. So suggestions please.

HP and Dell are kind of n00bs in netbook department. I like sammy and ASUS netbooks coz they come with better specs like dual core Atom, better HDD, bluetooth 3.0, 802.11n etc. I don't trust Acer as their service is downright pathetic.

Are samsung and asus good with there servicing ? I don't feel confident going with them as we live in a small city , bhilai. Whether there will be issues in finding a service centre etc.

Samsung are really good at servicing. About rashi, it depends on your place.

V

toshiba Satellite C660-P5010 21.9k

vip10 said:
toshiba Satellite C660-P5010 21.9k

again... it's outta budget

^^ buddy wait for amd zacate nebooks. They are too good and will perform much better than any atom based netbook you buy now and that too at the same price point.

If you cannot wait then try out asus eepc , acer aspire one or dell inspiron mini. But all of these pale in comparison to upcoming amd e-350 based zacate netbooks.

G

Check these Asus 12 inchers with faster processor and 2 GB ram
Asus 1215T
Asus 1215P
HP Mini 110 Series 110-3607TU (Red)

garashis said:
Check these Asus 12 inchers with faster processor and 2 GB ram
Asus 1215T
Asus 1215P
HP Mini 110 Series 110-3607TU (Red)

love your enthusiasm to help out people... but do check out the date of the posts before answering them, don't dig out old threads... these posts are a month old...
my friend bought the samsung n148 and got the ram changed to 2 gb , the cpu is atom n550

anyway, do keep posting and welcome to the forum