4 Best Solar Chargers for Netbooks

Netbooks are much more energy efficient than laptops. Most netbooks today give you somewhere in 6-15 hours of battery life on the go. Those are numbers that can’t be easily hit, unless you own a ULV laptop. No matter what kind of laptop you own, it’s always nice to have a way to keep it charged and powered up on the road, especially when you don’t have access to a power outlet. That’s where solar netbook chargers come in. They let you use the power of the sun to power up your laptop and get more done traveling.

If you are looking for a power source to take with you and use to charge your netbook when you are traveling, here are 4 cool solar netbook chargers you should consider:

SolarGorilla Solar Charger: it’s designed to give you power for the go. You can charge it up with the power of the sun and fold it up to take it with you on the go. It works with all kinds of devices.

SunWize Portable Solar 9.9 Watt System for Laptops: a cool solar charger system for your netbook that powers up your device and even shows you the optimum placement for your panel. Features a solar panel, voltage controller, interconnect cables, and storage case. (more…)

5 Essential HP Mini 210 Netbook Accessories

HP Mini 210 is one of the best netbooks one the market today. HP has improved its latest netbook in many areas, including the battery life department. The device can not only give you up to 9.75 hours of battery life for the road, it also weighs less than 3 pounds and is super portable. It’s a bit more pricey than it’s counter parts. But it’s a solid netbook all around. It’s not perfect though. For instance, it doesn’t have an internal DVD player as is the case with other netbooks as well. It features only 1 GB of RAM, which is not ideal. Besides, it’s easy to put a scratch on it if you are abuse it on a daily basis. Thankfully, there are add-ons that you can pick up to address these issues.

If you are looking to get the most out of your HP Mini 210 netbook, here are 5 top Mini 210 accessories you should check out:

HP Mini 210 Series Battery: as mentioned in the introduction, this new HP model is much more energy efficient than its predecessors. If you need a replacement battery or an extra one for the road, this is one to pick up.

Samsung USB 2.0 8x DVD Writer External Optical Drive: if you need to burn DVDs on your netbook or just want a portable DVD drive for the road, this unit fits the bill.

Crucial 2GB 256Mx64PC2-5300 RAM: while you can still use your laptop with its 1 GB RAM, you do want to upgrade to this one just to make things less painful. It’s beyond me why the majority of netbooks today only have 1 GB RAM on board. (more…)

6 Colorful Sleeve Cases for Your Netbook

In the past few months, I have gone over a lot of netbook cases that can help protect netbooks on the go against scratches, bumps, and so on. There are a lot of slick netbook cases on the market, but sometimes you just want to adopt something more flashy or express yourself in a unique fashion. If that is you, then you should know that are plenty of cool netbook cases that let you do just that. Whether you are looking for something fun or artistic to dress up your netbook, you’ve got options. In fact, here are 6 colorful cases you should try for your netbook:

Tribal Red Dragon Netbook Case: a very attractive case for your netbook. Comes with the image of a tribal red dragon on the front.

Vincent van Gogh’s Painting of Starry Night Case: what can be said about this case? It’s gorgeous, out of this world, and a heck of a case to own.

Chemistry Periodic Table Case: may sound a bit geeky but having the periodic table on your netbook’s case could come in handy. (more…)

Make Your Netbook Waterproof with Welded Seam Sleeve

Electronics such as computers and laptops don’t respond too well to being exposed to water and other liquids. It doesn’t matter if you do it by accident or on purpose. You can easily brick your netbook if you expose it to water. That’s where DRI Welded Seam Waterproof NetBook Case comes in. It’s designed to handle the worst type of liquid accidents as long as you don’t submerse your netbook.

DRI Welded Seam case doesn’t come with any stitches. So water won’t make it through the stitches and onto your netbook. The case is rugged and can handle a bit of abuse. It can even handle mistakes (just in case you decide to take your netbook underwater) as long as you don’t go below 3 feet of water. (more…)

4 Best Air Cell Protective Cases For Your Netbook

Netbooks are fragile devices, which means you may want to get a decent case to go with your netbook if you plan to take your netbook on the go. Air cushion protective cases for your netbook take advantage of trapped air to provide protection against bumps and minor accidents. Most of these cases are capable of protecting your netbook against scratches as well, but that’s not the main point. If you are worried about damaging your netbook while you are on the go, these 4 air cell protective cases get the job done:

CaseCrown Premium Air Cell Padded Briefcase: comes with over 200 air cells lined to provide your netbook with maximum protection. It’s light-weight too.

10.1″ Netbook Exterior Air Cushion Netbook Sleeve: designed for ASUS laptops, this case protects netbooks against exterior shocks and impacts. It’s light-weight and can keep your accessories intact as well. (more…)

10 Stylish Netbook Cases That Protect Your Mini-Notebook

Netbooks are extremely helpful to folks who are constantly on the go. They are portable and powerful enough to get the job done. But it’s so easy to damage these gadgets without a case. Netbooks may be cheap, but netbook protective cases are even cheaper and are certainly worth the money as they protect your investment.

Protective cases are not all ugly. There are a lot of lousy looking cases on the market, but you don’t have to settle for those. All you have to do is take a look at these 10 stylish netbook cases:

Air Cushion Protection Netbook Carrying Case: a wonderful case that is not only very good looking but it also protects your netbook against accidents and the elements.

Allsop Ohmetric Netbook Cooling Platform and Case: a netbook case that not only protects your gadget but also keeps its cool when you use netbook on your lap.

Built NY Laptop Portfolio: an interesting looking netbook case that lets you protect your gadget against bumps and damages while you are on the go. Easy to handle too. (more…)