Sylvania G Netbook Notebook PC Vs the Asus EEE PC 4G Notebook PC

Computing has evolved many times over the last few decades, shrinking from room-sized computers, to much smaller desktop personal computers, and then to devices small enough to fit on your lap. They've continued shrinking until they've finally reached an entirely new level of smallness: the Asus Eee PC, weighing an astonishingly nothing at 2 lbs.

The Asus Eee PC 4G Notebook PC just might have helped to revolutionize the computing world. It's smallness can be perfect for students who already have 50 lbs worth of books in their backpacks. Businessmen will enjoy the fact that it might fit in their suitcase without taking up the entire thing. The light weight of the Asus Eee PC is useful in a panoply of day to day situations.

The normally most popular Asus PC is the 4GB model. This includes a 4GB solid state drive (makes it hard to damage data), 512MB of RAM, an Intel processor, and a tiny 7" screen. Of course, those with heavy computing needs can't exactly adapt to the Asus PC model - the 4GB hard drive won't hold your music or video files. But for a student laptop, for example, taking notes will be a breeze: and it weighs the same as a regular notebook, except with tons more space.

The Asus EEE line is not the only ultra mobile PC on the market, though. My latest TigerDirect catalog features the Sylvania G Netbook Notebook PC - and it's stats are quite impressive. Built off of a GNOME-using linux system, it also weighs less than any textbook at 1.87 lbs. It sports an impressive 1.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GB of RAM, a 30GB hard drive, built-in wireless, and a 7" screen. Although I haven't heard of it before: so that could mean it's a flop. It's always hard to tell whether or not a laptop is going to be good or bad until you use it. The Asus gets rave reviews, but how does the Sylvania and it's higher specs for the same $399 price fair?

Just check out it's listing on Tigerdirect. The latest owner reviews have given it fairly high marks. They don't seem to like the operating system it comes with: but they all report that using it with Windows XP is an excellent fit. One problem with the Sylvania, though, is the the difference in hard disks. The Sylvania features a normal hard drive with nearly 10x the space, which isn't quite as good as you could expect. They use a Hard Disk Drive, which could lose data, especially as a laptop that will probably get banged around a little. The Asus utilizes a solid state drive, which rarely loses data, and also loads data much faster.

Overall both PCs would be excellent in a variety of situations. You'll have to consider your needs: more memory, faster speed, windows XP, etc, and then purchase the one that fits you best.