Netbooks have become very essential nowadays. It has become a kind of style statement too. Netbooks are laptop computers designed for wireless communication and also to access the internet. Netbooks run either Linux or Windows XP. Netbooks are going to be huge this year. Susceptible to criticisms about small, low-resolution screens and ever eager to originate another profitable niche, manufacturers are expanding their line-ups with more contentedly balanced 12inch screen models. Amongst the latest netbooks, the Dell Inspiron Mini 12, Samsung NC10, and LG X110 3G stand out from the crowd.

The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 weighs just about a kilo and is 27mm thick. It has a 12 inch screen. It is very portable and is almost similar to Apple MacBook Air. It has decent colours, solid contrast etc. Samsung NC10 weighs 2.8 pounds with six cell battery. It has a 10 inch screen and gives a very good resolution. The hard disk does not exceed 80GB. It has got a very stylish look, but its price tag is high in comparison with the original price tag of laptops. The LG X110 3G, which is very similar to the MSI Wind U110, has been a big strike for both buyers and sellers. The most notable thing about it is the in-built 3G modem.

The Dell Inspiron 9 netbook is a mini laptop that has a variety of features and enough power to entertain its users on the go. It’s the first of its kind in the UK mobile computing market and has some awesome attributes such as Wi-Fi and embedded mobile broadband. This small and good looking mini-book has got 8.9 inches of display. Thanks to its lightweight form factor (less than 1kg). the Dell Inspiron 9 is easy to carry along with you. Vodafone is offering the fastest mobile broadband connections for this model (up to 7.2Mb/s).

Now the good news is that you have a chance to get it for free. To promote the launch, Vodafone have given the Inspiron Mini 9 to a guy nicknamed LiveGuy who will be roaming various parts of UK and leaving behind clues about his location. These clues will be published on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Whosoever successfully locates this guy, catches him and says “You’re Liveguy and I’m a Vodafone winner” will receive the Dell Inspiron 9, not the Dell Inspiron 1525 or any other Dell laptop, for free from the LiveGuy. Every day the LiveGuy is giving away three laptops on the road and a fourth one will be given to the person who will best locate the Guy on the Google Map. So get ready to play such a beautiful Hide n Seek.

You can find the clues and the tour details of the LiveGuy by logging on to http://FindLiveGuy.com, http://twitter.com/vodafoneliveguy and YouTube.

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