Some people dismiss the importance of a Netbook but I think there is a lot of scope for it with respect to price and lack of computer penetration in certain markets. Dell had joined the notebook brigade for cornering the student market and Nokia came up with a netbook except they prefer to call it 3G Booklet.
The two netbooks from India, I really liked in terms of price and decent configuration were Wipro’s Ego Netbook and iBall Lil Netbook. Both are 10’inch screen netbooks which are the cheapest I have come across upto now.
Here is a table of comparison of both the products. The main criteria being they are one of the cheapest Netbooks around in India.
| iBall Lilbook 1017 10 Inch Netbook |
Wipro’s Ego 10 Inch Netbook | |
| Processor | Intel Atom (1.60GHz, 533MHz, 512KB) | Intel Atom Processor 1.6 GHz |
| OS | Windows XP, Vista & 7 (32 bit) | Windows XP Home |
| Web Cam | 1.3MP web camera | 1.3 MP web camera |
| Screen | 10.1 Inch WSVGA 1024 x 600 LCD screen | 10.1 Inch TFT screen |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| HDD | 160 GB | 160 GB |
| Weight | 1.3 | 1.3 kg |
| Misc | 3 in 1 card reader | 8 in 1 card reader with 3 usb ports |
| Price* | INR 14,559 (approx 320 USD) | INR 19,990 (440 USD) |
- Prices are taken on 10th March 2010
I think the cheapest tag can easily go to iBall Lilbook 10 inch Netbook which is almost Rs 5000/- less than the price of Wipro’s Ego 10 inch netbook. But Ego does have 3 USB ports and also an 8 in 1 card reader compared to just a 3-1 card reader with the iBall product.
If you know more details or have an opinion on Netbooks and their significance or future in India? Do drop in your comments.
Link: iBall Netbook | Wipro Ego Netbook
66 Comments
Ahh, now you cover netbooks 🙂 , and I just bought one on Monday.
I got an Acer Aspire One (Intel Atom N540, 1 GB , 250 GB , 3 USB, 5-in-1 card reader, 10.1″ screen) for a little less than 18k. Came with McAfee one month and Windows7 starter edition.
I guess with no graphics card, Windows Starter Edition is okay. Home Basic wouldve been better. Anyways congrats on the new netbook. 🙂
From where did you buy it? i am looking for buying one.. Is it nice ? also let me know battery backup time..
Thanks a lot in advance and sorry for too many questions.
Hiiiii…wat was the price of that netbook…
Is it competeble for games like gta
YES…it is competeble but not more than 2hrs
I would still prefer DELL in the notebook market
Plannig to buy a new lappy, as i stay half of my time infront of net would prefer to buy netbook now 🙂 Ty…..
Take a look at Acer Aspire One D250. Its cheaper than both of these at Rs 13,999/-.
(In fact a street price of Rs. 13,250/- was offered to me.)
I’m planning to buy Acer’s upcoming ION 2 based netbook.
Please follow up with that.
Thanks for the info Mohan. Will have to check out Acer Aspire One D250 over the weekend. 😉
Dear,
I am from tamilnadu and wish to buy laptop I saw your comment on devilsworkshop that said “Take a look at Acer Aspire One D250. Its cheaper than both of these at Rs 13,999/-.
(In fact a street price of Rs. 13,250/- was offered to me.”
please reply me where I could buy it please.
Reliance Digital, I saw. Cross check.
hello, i am interested in the asus 1201 n ( with atom 330 dual core & ion 1 ) or the asus 1201 t ( amd neo w/ ati ). could you give me the approx street prices , preferably in madras pls ? i would also like a good option for a netbook within 15 k . ty
what do u think of Simbook from simmtronices? it’s cost is about13500/-
i m a btech student i need a netbook my budget is 1500 wifi also needed.can u suggest one?
hello, I am planning to buy a laptop/netbook with ATI Radeon 9500 graphics card or higher. Which one should i go for?
I want to buy a netbook with fastest possible processor. I am currently using a Lenovo S 10-2 which is good in all areas excluding the speed. I have heard that “Atom Dual Core” is better. Is it available in India?
While surfing I came across Lenovo U 150, is it available in India?
Please advice which machine to buy.
Rgds,
Himanshu
You joking rite! 19k is the cheapest one could find in the market 😛
want to buy a netbook with good battery life within 18k
please suggest me,
Hi,
I want to buy a netbook with graphics card that supports openGL2.0. any suggestions?
thanks,
harsh
I recently bought the Dell mini 10. It’s a fine machine as a netbook. It cost me a little less that 21ks.
hi, tell me about more exp Dell Mini
There is a Bangalore based company called connoiseur having a range of netbooks. More details on the link http://www.connoiseur.com/Brand__Connoi__ION_NetBook_Model__N10A-details.aspx
Dell is comming up with ubuntu preinstalled for just Rs 15,400.00
Acer too has a gnu/linux pre installed and it costs more or lesss same.
If the user has no reservation about operating system, such netbooks can save at least Rs 1,500.00
how about the Datawind Ubisurfer ?? Any comments/feedback…
Sanket
Dear friends, In Atom Processor if for any reasons processor goes wrong u need to replace complete MB. This is the drawback of Atom.
Hi, I already have a HP laptop but I want a netbook below 10K (no need of os…or linux will do). Actually i want to play with linux and android for X86 (Atom).
Hi
I want to buy a netbook which is not much expensive.can you please suggest some models
I want to buy UBI_SURFER NETBOOK. PRICE of it is 7999/- only.
I live in KOLKATA. Please inform me about the place in KOLKATA from where I can BUY it. It is very urgent. So REPLY me soon.
wow ..cool post man. i was searching for a thing like this for a looong time.. u just found it for me probably i would check it out soon…
Guys do check out the new dual core atom netbooks with HD screen..!! But they are available for around 18k-23k..
this article is useless.
You get better netbooks from acer, samsung etc for same or even less price
The article is about two of the cheapest netbooks and not the best ones. Anyways stay tuned to DW, I will soon be reviewing a list of netbooks that are sold in India. 🙂
hi,
i want to buy a netbook which costs below 15k. could you plz suggest me..
@amrutha.
purchase a netbook without windows pre-installed. e.g. Dell netbook with ubuntu pre installed costs around 15K.( excluding shipment charge).
i want to buy a netbook 14K plz suggest me
Hi
i am looking for a netbook within 12k can any one plz suggest me which one is available
try second hand and i,m sure you can get it
If you are not in real hurry to buy computer for urgent needs, pl wait for some time. It is true at any time, as new models with added features are jumping out of the factories as never before. I find that cell phones are in race with net books with more features. Tablets and iPhones are examples in case. Support after sales should be the deciding criteria. BestWishes.
i buy netbook or laptop, but i am cunfuse
Sujit buying a netbook or laptop depends on your needs and budget.
Purchase a lap top or netbook pre installed with ubuntu
It is more user friendly than any other proprietary operating system in the market.
is game like GTA can run on netbook ?
most times it not advisable to have video games on netbooks but some of them do run older versions of games quite well.
I want to buy cheapest netbook available in India. Can anyone please tell me which is the cheapest option for me?
well i’m currently using a Samsung N150, atom processor, 1.66 Ghz, 2GB with media graphics accelerator. the battery back up is good. gives around 5 or 6 hrs of normal use. simple games do run well on low graphics. i’m able to run Call Of Duty 1 and POP quite well. overall its a good buy for 18k.
Thanks for the tip, will look up Samsung N150 details soon. 🙂
i want to buy a laptop with good battery life and a good speed. my budget is around 13.000 INR. please suggest me.
The netbooks in the post are around that region in terms of price, I am not sure we could get a laptop which is within 13,000 INR.
Well, nice to see people out there who are willing to give their opinions abt this …
I’d like to buy a netbook … within 20k … but possibly which I can use extensively … I mean I practically live off computers everyday 😀 …
I am looking at Lenovo thinkpad x120e and it seems like a good option, but unfortunately its not available in India yet I guess. Would like to know if there are others in the same range as this Lenovo thinkpad….
thanks for article
I bought lenovo s10-3 for 15750. battery life 6 hours. 2 gb ram
i am b.tech student. I going to purchage a mini laptop for programing like c(++),java, .net,c#,etc. So pls suggest good models for that. Price up to 16000
If you are not interested in C# and .NET you can purchase any laptop without windows and install linux( ubuntu is user friendly) on it.
if you purchase Dell it comes with ubuntu pre installed.
You can save 3000 rupeese by not choosing windows.
i want to buy a netbook with the following features-
long battery backup, 2 gb memory,good picture quality..
can somebody please suggest me some good 1s????
Check out Dell lapt tops with ubuntu pre installed, they are very good.
I got a dell inspiron M101z for Rs 23750
With
AMD athlon K325 dual core 1.3Ghz
11.6 inch screen but awesome 1366×768 display
2Gb ram (upto 8gb) 320gb hdd (7200 rpm)
Ati mobility radeon hd 4225 graphics
Comes with Win7 starter and Ubuntu Light
Configurable to Home Premium
If you are worried about the 1.3Ghz tag, let me tell you it plays “FULL HD” movies (1920p) without any sort of problems
And Oh yes around 5-6 hrs backup in balanced mode.
Come on.. Dont expect 8-10 hrs. Its not a netbook. 😉
take asus netbook within 12200/- from market 1gb ram and 250 gb hard disk
please suggest a good net book. which is best ? DELL /ACER/ Samsung
samsung N148 plus is must be a best netbook for you
Hi
SAMSUNG N100 is available at Rs. 12990+5% VAT (Rs. 13650)
and Acer Aspire One is available at Rs. 16800
Sir, i am from jummu and kashmir i want a notebook dell less than 12,000/= rs. I am waiting for ur reply .
Any computer with linux pre-installed will be cheaper than windows pre-installed. Money saved from software can be wisely invested in hardware(extra RAM or HD etc..).
plz tell me latest price of the iball netbook
The latest price seems to be around INR 15,000 approximately.
i was looking for mush cheaper ones.. after aakash came in the market other companies are trying to compete aakssh tablet.. i wish i get a netbook at low cost.. thanks for information