Netbooks are not only great for getting some business done on the road, they are very handy for students too. Nobody likes carrying around a heavy laptop and netbooks are more than capable of handling tasks for students. Besides, they usually offer a better battery life than those large less energy efficient laptops. Let’s not forget that netbooks cost much less than regular laptops.

If you are looking to pick up a netbook for school, these 5 models may be what you need:

ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1005PEG-MU17 Netbook: not only has an impressive set of features, it is 3G capable too. So you can use it to connect to the Internet on the go (with a plan). Comes with Kindle pre-installed.

Lenovo Ideapad S10-3 0647-2BU netbook: Lenovo laptops and netbooks are some of the best on the market. They are light-weight and very user friendly. This one has a 98% Full size keyboard which makes typing much easier. Weighs only only 2.76lbs.

MSI U230 Light-087 11.6-Inch Netbook: much closer to regular laptops than most netbooks. It takes advantage of an AMD processor and has a beautiful 11.6 Inch 1366×768 LCD panel.

Toshiba Mini NB305-N440RD netbook: a stylish netbook from Toshiba that has the latest ATOM processor and weighs only 2.6 lbs. It features a full size keyboard which is a plus.

Acer Aspire AO521-3530 10.1-Inch Netbook: a very decent netbook all around. It takes advantage of an AMD processor and has a very decent set of features. Its webcam is high quality too.

The above netbook models are powerful and mostly affordable, making them great options for students. As always, don’t forget to use our netbook ratings page to further compare netbooks and find the model that works for you the best.