The new netbooks start at $199 with a 2 year contract and ship with the limited version of Microsoft Windows 7, known as Starter, which removes some features like desktop personalization, multi-monitor support and Aero affects.

The two newest netbooks to join AT&T’s subsidized stable are the Samsung Go and the Acer Aspire One; both are $199 with a 2 year contract and equipped as follows.

The Samsung Go Netbook weighs 2.8 pounds, features and Intel Atom Processor, a 160 GB hard drive, 1GB of memory, high definition audio, a 1.3 megapixel web camera, simple data sharing connectivity tools and an LED backlit display.

The Samsung Go is a rather unique netbook which has a rubberized case and a chiclet style keyboard. This decidedly different take on a netbook plays into its favor and the midnight blue case stands out from the crowd. For more information on the Samsung Go, which normally retails for $350, check out this review of the Samsung Go.

The Acer Aspire One weighs 2.2 pounds and is equipped with an Intel Atom processor, a 160 GB hard drive, 1GB of memory, high definition audio support, two built in speakers, three USB 2.0 ports, a video conferencing feature and a built-in webcam.

The Acer Aspire One is a very popular netbook and is often the subject of sales at retailers, including a rumored $149 price tag at OfficeMax. The Acer Aspire One has long been a netbook offering from AT&T, running $149.99 with a 2 contract, but the new version will cost $199 likely due in part to Windows 7.

In addition to these 2 new netbooks, AT&T has lowered the price of its 200MB a month data plan to$35. This lower price is more reasonable for the low data cap, but still pricey for the occasional user. A 5 GB data plan from AT&T still runs$60 and offers much more bandwidth for the price. Even with the new $35 data plan, buying a subsidized netbook from AT&T or any other carrier isn’t cheap. The total cost over two years will run between $1000-$2,000 after you include the cost of the required data plan. Unless you are on the go a lot and don’t make use of free wifi at hotels and coffeeshops subsidized netbooks don’t make all that much financial sense; especially when you are only saving$100 off of retail prices.

Another thing to consider before purchasing a netbook is that they are great portable devices but, these specific netbooks; don’t offer great performance when it comes to watching streaming videos like Hulu. Netbooks in general are good for browsing the web, looking at photos and working on office documents; but not intensive tasks like photo editing or gaming.

Before you make a decision to purchase a subsidized netbook you should look at the current retail cost of the netbook from a store other than your wireless carrier and read our recent article, What You Need to Know About Subsidized Netbooks From AT&T and Verizon.

AT&T Offers 2 Subsidized Netbooks and Cheaper Data Plan for Light Users is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

The review, complete with plenty of images, gives you a real good feel for the Samsung Go even without getting your hands on the rubberized shell. Brad’s initial impressions are pretty positive:

There’s something very compelling about the Go, because it’s rubberized case, good keyboard and attractive screen just make the netbook feel good to use. It also does get very respectable battery life while offering performance that’s on par with what you’d expect from an Intel Atom based netbook.

Two portions of the in depth review stood out to me as someone who does a lot of typing on my netbook; specifically the the portions regarding the keyboard and the screen. Brad found that despite the “correct” placement of keys he ended up typing almost 20 WPM slower on the chiclet keyboard which is helpful to remember for anyone who plans to use their netbook for fast, concentrated bursts of typing. The review notes that the difference could be due to personal preferences but if the Samsung GO is your first notebook with chiclet style keys you may want to get some hands on time with the keyboard before purchasing.

Regarding the display, it wasn’t the actual screen that interested me, but rather the angle which it opened too. Brad notes that, “The screen tilts back a bit further than those found on some netbooks.” Judging from the comparison I made holding my HP Mini 1000 up to the review images the extra tilt is small but a welcome addition. It’s amazing how far a few extra degrees of tilt can go towards making a netbook more usable.

The model which Liliputing tested was a standard Intel Atom N270, 1GB of Ram, 160GB HDD and 10.1″ screen which, unfortunately, could be the specs for just about any netbook on the market. Ultimately Liliputing found that these standard specs, while performing well, make it hard to justify the premium price that Samsung has saddled the Go with.

For a full look at the Samsung N310 Go Netbook head over to Liliputing.

Liliputing Reviews The Samsung N310 Go Netbook is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.