War between Macbook & Netbook

2009 will be an year of Netbook or Macbook?. This is the recent debate  between the consumers in the market.

Here’s the choice : Will consumer be attracted with a thin & sleek $1,800 worth Macbook -or- just $480 worth Netbook from HP. Here is the small debate between them,

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Macbook

“New design. New features. New technologies. All engineered to standards that don’t even exist yet.” says Macbook release.  Some of the feature of macbook are,

  • Precision aluminum unibody enclosure.
  • Ultrathin 13.3-inch LED-backlit display.
  • Up to 5x faster NVIDIA graphics performance.
  • All-new, smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad.

So, what’s special with HP Mini netbook. Here are some of the configurations of it.

Price as reviewed / Starting price$549 / $399
Processor1.6GHz Intel Atom N270
Memory1GB, 533MHz DDR2
Hard drive60GB 4,200rpm
ChipsetMobile Intel 945GM Express
GraphicsIntel GMA 950 (integrated)
Operating systemWindows XP Home Edition SP2
Dimensions (WDH)6.6×10.3×0.95 inches
Screen size (diagonal)10.2 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter2.5/3.1 pounds