A computer powered with Intel Atom processor is an Atom Netbook. There are many advantages to an Atom Netbook, the primary ones being its portability and low price. It is a very convenient equipment for anyone because it can be carried with the person wherever he/she goes. But it cannot replace your desktop as your primary computer because of its limitations.

When you go for cheap netbooks, you must first decide about your needs to select the right one. These netbooks are coming with two types of disk drives. One is with the Solid State Drive (SSD) and the other is with Hard Disk Drive (HDD). The SSD netbooks are more reliable. They are faster for booting and can withstand impacts while on the move, better. They also give better performance. The cheap Atom Netbooks with SSD have very limited storage space. If your requirements of storage space are limited, then it is better to go for a netbook with SSD and save money.

The netebook with an HDD has a storage capacity of up to 160 GB. But it does not boot as fast as an SSD netbook nor does it take in strong impacts. Every netbook has both the operating systems, Windows and Linux. So you need not choose between them. Windows operating system is more popular while Linux is more resistant to malware and infections.

While going for cheap netbooks all these must be taken into account. It is also good to read reviews by netbook users to judge on the performance of each netbook.