Netbook are secondary computing machines, so keeping the price low certainly helps because not many people would want to spend $400-500 on a secondary machine. If you're one of those who's looking for a cheap netbook for online fun then check out the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook. Thanks to $50 flat discount, the Inspiron Mini 9 starts at $199 with an Intel Atom N270 (1.6GHz) processor; 512MB DDR2 RAM; 4GB SSD; 8.9" LED LCD; Intel GMA 950 graphics; 802.11g WiFi; 4-cell battery; and Ubuntu operating system. Pretty good if all you want is an internet machine.
[Dell Inspiron Mini 9 via LogicBUY]