I hereby declare 2008 to be The Year of the Netbook! They’re like the Beanie Babies of the technology sector. Here’s Samsung’s offering, the NC10, for $449 on Buy.com if you pay with Paypal. The NC10 got Laptop.com’s editors’ choice award thanks to its “spacious keyboard and more than 6 hours of battery life” – so there you go.

Specs include a 10.2-inch display at 1024×600, Atom N270 CPU, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, six-cell battery, and XP Home – all in a 2.8-pound package. Not bad for $450.

Samsung NC10 Netbook [Buy.com]