The 10.1-inch, 1.6GHz Samsung Go N310-13GO Netbook (model no. NP-N310-KA06US) is on sale this week at Tigerdirect.com for the discounted price of $299.99. That makes its $180 off its previous list price of $479.99 and about $99 less than the next available price. FREE shipping is also included and sales tax applies for residents of Florida, Illinois, Texas and North Carolina.

The Samsung Netbook currently sports a four and a half star rating amongst customers, and is optimum for students who need a compact laptop for typing up school work. Add an extra $100 and upgrade to the Acer Aspire AS1410-8414 Notebook also available at Tigerdirect.com, which offers double the RAM and an extra $90 of hard drive storage space. It’s currently priced at $399.99 and has FREE shipping included. Those of you into more processor-heavy media-based applications such as games or photo editing programs should upgrade to the HP Pavilion 15.6-inch Notebook. Once priced at $999.99 its now listed for only $799.99 and can be found at Newegg.com with FREE ground shipping included. However, if you do pick up the Netbook we suggest adding the Kensington Essential Kit for Netbooks at Amazon.com, consisting of a mouse, lock and protective sleeve all for the low price of $24.40.

The Samsung Go Netbook offers a 10.1-inch display which has a maximum resolution of 1024 x 600 and is powered by its Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. Features include a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Single-Core processor, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. It supports both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections, and is powered by a lithium-ion 6-cell battery that can last up to 9-hours. Last but not least the laptop comes with the Windows XP Home Edition operating system pre-installed, and is backed by a one year warranty for parts and labor. Dimensions: (W) 10.31” x (H) 1.1” x (D) 7.26”; weight 2.9lbs.