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Im going to buy a net book for my GF... and Im eying for the Emachine netbook which is pretty cheap around 14T and decent specs. What can you say? Any other suggestion?
For any netbook, I would suggest you look for one with a SIX cell battery and not the basic THREE cell battery because six cell battery will give it a more useful battery time of usually 4 to 5 hours. Three cell battery typically gives 1.5 to 3 hours only.

Alternative is the MSi Wind U100 series of netbooks. Typical colors are black and white although there are a few pink units. Prices start at P15,500 for the basic unit with 3-cell battery 160gb, 1gb, 10"LCD.

Moving up in budget, the Lenovo S-10 is a good netbook. Priced at P18k to P19K with six cell battery, 160gb, 1gb, 10in LCD. In fact I bought my niece one of these slightly over a year ago. There is a newer Lenovo S10-2 but general specs are still similar to the older model.

Asus 1005HA, with it's "seashell" design, is a nice choice. Sold at P16,300 cash at PC-Corner. Although specified with a three-cell battery, the Asus 1005HA can get four hours or slightly more due to power efficient system. The unit can get eight hours from it's six cell battery.