Looking for Netbook Recommendations

[Mckma]

I think I should grab a netbook for school stuff and was wondering if anyone had recommendations.  Still feeling it out, but I think it would be nice to have one for basically internet access, MS/Open Office type things, and PDF viewing.  I don't need it for much of anything else as I have my desktop, but having something for classes would probably be helpful/necessary.  Just needs to be decently reliable.  I would rather get something cheaper that will only last a year than something that will last longer (in general, as long as it lasts the year, the cheaper the better)...

Thanks

[Mckma]

Also, my cursory search has revealed there are some SUPER low end computers...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834684001

[Joven]

I have 2 Lenovo netbooks (one convertible tablet, one regular netbook), one has been on constantly since I got it in 2009, the other has been on most of the time since I got it in 2010.

I'd avoid Acer, since they tend to build the RAM into the motherboard, so if it goes bad the whole system is screwed, and accessing the HDD is an annoying deal. But if all you want is one to work a year, pretty much any of them will do that (and they'll most likely have a 1yr warranty, anyway.)

Id stay 10in+, since a smaller keyboard is pretty hard to type on (and they start losing/annoyingly combining keys a lot more on 9 or 8 inch ones.)