The Sony VAIO VPC-YB13KX/P is a good ultraportable notebook if you don’t want to spent more than 500 dollar but need something more powerful than a netbook. It offers a good keyboard with smaller keys. This should not be much of a problem if you don’t have really big fingers. The touchpad and overall build quality is good as well. With a weight of 3.22 lbs it is very light and appropriate for daily mobile use. The battery lasts up to 5 hours when surfing in the internet via W-LAN.

Display and speakers

The nice and bright display of the pink Vaio VPC-YB13 is good for watching movies. However, the display finish is glossy which makes it hard to see whats on the screen in direct sunlight. If you are working in the shade it should be usable outside. The resolution of 1366 x 768 is quite good for a laptop of that size and allows to watch HD-Ready movies in full details.

Technical details and performance

• CPU: AMD Dual-Core E-350 (2 x 1.6 GHz)
• Video card: AMD Radeon HD 6310
• 2 GB of RAM and a 320 GB Hard Drive
• 3 x USB, 1 x HDMI, W-LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Webcam
• Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit

The AMD dual-core CPU is nothing special but enough for normal tasks like surfing or watching movies.
The Radeon HD 6310 graphic card is powerful enough for watching HD videos and even some older games. It is more power than you will find in netbooks or other laptops with integrated graphics card. Moreover the laptop does not get hot even when stressed over longer periods of time. So using the pink notebook on your laps will never be a problem. The Sony VAIO VPC-YB13 has got all important ports (HDMI and 3xUSB) and even a card-reader but according to the small size has no DVD-drive included.

You can find more detailed information and reviews on the Sony Vaio Vaio VPC-YB at Testranking.com.

The pink Sony VAIO VPC-YB13KX/P is available at Amazon.com for under 500 $.

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The pink MSi Wind U100 is as well a pink netbook like the Samsung NC10 I reviewed. It has got a 10.1 inch screen and a weight of 2.3 pounds accordingly it’s small and light and very appropriate for daily mobile use. The pink cover and the white keyboard on the inside make a cute combination. The highlight of MSi Wind U100 is the amazing screen that is perfectly usable under all light conditions. With this pink notebook you can even write your emails or watch some YouTube videos in direct sunlight.

What can you do with it?

The keyboard is quite outstanding for a netbook. Of course it is not as good as most fully sized keyboards of bigger notebooks but it’s good enough for longer texts and emails. I would even recommend it for use at university and school. Battery life is only average with the 3-cell version. Using the MSI Wind U100-427 for surfing via wireless LAN the battery will last no longer than two hours. The battery should be good enough to watch one full length film with one charge. The hard drive capacity is 160GB. That’s the standard for netbooks and large enough for 30 thousand MP3 files.

What you might miss…

As all netbooks the MSI Wind U100 has no optical storage. But you can comfortably load data on it using an external hard drive, USB-stick or just the internet. Unfortunately the performance is not good enough to play games or watch videos in high definition. But for surfing, doing office tasks or watching videos it is perfect. The touchpad is nothing to write home about, if you are planning to do mouse intensive work I recommend using an external mouse. If you demand a good sound quality of the speakers you should better use headphones or external speakers. The speakers are unfortunately a weakness of almost every netbook.

Verdict: It is one of the most affordable pink netbooks and it still has got a nice keyboard and an excellent screen for using it both inside and outside. You can get the pink MSi Wind U100-427 for $291.98 buying it at amazon.com with free shipping.

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The Pink Sony VAIO VGN-NS is a nice looking 15.4 inch pink notebook. It has a very clear and beautiful design. With 15.4 inch it joins the size of an normal notebook computer. The display is pretty nice and it’s quite pleasant to watch DVD’s or pictures on it. As the display is glossy the colors look nice but it might have some annoying reflections when using it outside. The build quality is as we expect from Sony quite nice – so it’s as well suitable for carrying it around with you – when you are willing to carry the 6.4 pounds of the pink notebook.

What can you do with it?

The keyboard and the touchpad are both excellent to work with and it’s very good for doing college and office work. One battery charge of the Sony VAIO VGN-NS is enough for four hours surfing in the internet and over two hours watching DVD. That’s quite much for a laptop of this size. The performance of the CPU and the graphics card are good enough to watch videos in high definition but you will be able to play very old games. The hard drive has a capacity of 250 GB what’s quite much to store your music, videos and pictures. It also has got a web-cam and a integrated microphone for video chatting.

What you might miss…

The integrated speakers are only average. If you want to watch a DVD with your friends you should think of using external speakers. It has as well no Blu-Ray drive so far. For constant mobile use it might be a little too large and heavy.

Verdict: When you want a nice pink notebook with a really nice screen, keyboard and touchpad the Sony VAIO VGN-NS235J/P might be a good choice for you. You can get it at amazon.com for $999.56 with free shipping.

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