Many netbook fans have seen HP and ASUS netbooks that are available on the market. These companies have multiple models on the market and in general make high quality netbooks. But if you are looking to buy a netbook, you are not limited to those more popular netbooks. There are plenty of hidden gems on the market that give you a bang for your buck and don’t come a premium for their brand. Hercules eCafe EC-1000W is one of those netbooks. It’s a quite unique-looking netbook that you don’t hear about everyday and offers unique value to its owners.

This netbook is not that special if you look at its specifications. It features a N270 ATOM processor, 1 GB RAM, and 300 MB of hybrid storage. That’s pretty standard among netbooks today (except they use next generation N450 processor). But unlike what you get with other netbook on the market, the software packages installed on this machine actually add value. Here is a summary of what you get right out of the box with EC-1000W netbook:

• Hercules eCAFÉ Email Center: manage your email mailboxes easily on the go.
• Hercules eCAFÉ Webcam Station: this device comes with a great web-cam with face tracking feature. This software lets you manage your web-cam easily.
• Hercules eCAFÉ CONNECT: makes connecting to the Internet straightforward.
• Hercules eCAFÉ Update manager: it keeps track of your updates, so your netbook stays up to date at all times.
• OpenOffice.org: this netbook comes with this cool open source software system that makes managing office files easy on your netbook without you having to spend money on an office software.

The netbook itself is pretty well designed and doesn’t make life difficult on the road. It comes with a killer webcam and tons of connectivity features to make things easy on the road. It also offers you 6 hours of battery life per charge. It may not be as stacked as some of the other top netbooks on the market (feature wise), but at least you don’t get too much junk software on this netbook, which is always a big plus in my mind.