Originally Posted by theDreamer

The Acer are nice, but my big thing with the Asus is they have always been one step ahead in the netbook game and no one touches them on battery life currently. I have class for six hours straight (plus some before & after time) and need a battery to last that entire time with plugging it in.

In the end all the netbooks are basically the same, same parts, similar case designs. It comes down to how easy can you adjust hardware/software, battery life, and keyboard.