Netbooks have had a phenomenal amount of coverage over the last 6 months with the emergence of this new category being catalyzed by the Asus Eee PC. Hardly a day goes by without a new unit being announced or rumored.

The category is growing quickly and as has been widely reported over the last week or so, nine out of the top 10 best-selling laptops on Amazon are netbooks. Pretty much every manufacturer of note (and some you’ve never heard of) are now in the game. I’ve yet to take the plunge myself, largely as already have a small PC in the Sony Vaio TZ, but will I be able to resist this Christmas?

It could be the perfect storm for the OEM’s making netbooks – the economy is turbulent, people are being much more careful with their cash and supermarkets are starting to add netbooks to their shelves.

About 5 years ago an LCD (or Plasma) TV was a luxury few homes could afford but within 18 months the prices dropped and units starting shipping in volume and at ever decreasing prices through retailers such as Tesco’s. You can now buy a flat screen TV from a wide range of retailers from bespoke stores to Marks and Spencer’s from under £200.

With Sainsbury’s now selling Medion's Akoya Mini E1210 netbook for £299.99 this may be the new Christmas bag dropper and I think the prices will come down by at least £50 by then as competition hots up.

 

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