Sprint Offers First 99 Cent Netbook

We knew that we would see very cheap netbooks in the near future, and here it is: Sprint and Best Buy are providing a 99 cent Compaq-branded HP Mini 110c when you sign up for a two year data agreement. This offer looks great, especially because AT&T sells the same netbook for $199.99, but looks are deceiving. You’ll be dishing out $60 a month which adds up to approximately $1,440 for two years of pain with that 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM and three-cell battery. You are much better off getting a 3G USB stick you can use with any computer you wish. It will cost the same, $60 a month, but remember, you can use it on millions of computers.  But that is just my opinion.