Expert Picks: The Top 10 Best Netbook Accessories

November 16, 2009 By Digital Trends Staff

From cases and bags to extra storage and travel mice, our experts pick the top 10 best netbooks accessories.

Tiny netbooks like the Asus Eee, Acer Aspire One and HP Mini are all the rage, but with so many features stripped out, many users find themselves wanting more. From hard drive space to optical drives, accessories can help compensate for many netbook shortcomings, not to mention help protect them. We’ve rounded up some pint-sized accessories to help trick out your brand new netbook.

Timbuk2 Slingshot Netbook Case $35

Timbuk2 takes a sportier approach to hauling netbooks with its Slingshot case, which won’t add much weight to your little ultraportable, but still has enough padding to keep it safe from harm.

Asus USB 2.0 8x External DVD Writer $60

Ever tried to install software from a CD or DVD and been left out in the cold by the lack of optical drive on your netbook? This compact USB optical drive gives you all the missing hardware you need, for cheap.

Iomega eGo III 500GB Portable Hard Drive $130

Most netbooks are lucky to come with 160GB hard drives, and the solid-state versions come with even less. Make room for media like music, video and pictures with this spacious and lightweight Iomega eGo.

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Vince at 12:47am 18th November 2009 This is a really great top ten list, thanks for all the recommendations, perfect for the Holiday season. I got the Iomega eGo III and it is amazing that they now have 500 gigs for under $200! I've been a fan of them since Zip drives. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
Vince at 9:47pm 17th November 2009 This is a really great top ten list, thanks for all the recommendations, perfect for the Holiday season. I got the Iomega eGo III and it is amazing that they now have 500 gigs for under $200! I've been a fan of them since Zip drives. Anyone can post their own list to our site http://www.toptentopten.com/. The coolest feature is you can let other people vote on the rankings of your list.
Ian Bell at 12:48pm 16th November 2009 How is that a Protip? I had to buy an external DVD writer for my MacBook Air (since it does not have one integrated), but that doesn't mean I want to carry it around with me all day. I also use a Bluetooth Logitech mouse when I travel too (we do not all want to use a touchpad all the time). The article made sense to me.
shortland at 11:52am 16th November 2009 Experts? this looks like the weekly specials at best buy.

Protip - if you have a netbook, its probably for the sake of portability; if you intend to pile all this stuff on top of it, you should have just bought a reg 15 inch full function laptop. most will run WITH 500 gb HD, and DVD combo burner, and 4 usb hubs, ect ect.