The seven worst netbooks ever

If the Elonex Websurfer looks familiar, it's because it's the bastard cousin of the EasyNote XS. Like its relative, the Websurfer also brought something new to the netbook table -- a removable VoIP phone, housed to the right of its 7-inch display.

What's wrong with it?

The Elonex Websurfer goes by many names, including the Via NanoBook and Everex Cloudbook, but it's so atrocious that it won't be long before you address it purely in expletives. Whoever designed this monstrosity must have had a stake in Bupa or Specsavers. The screen, keyboard and trackpad are so small that carpal tunnel syndrome and damaged eyes can only ever be a few clicks away.

The Websufer's designers could have easily installed a larger display, but they chose instead to leave room for a bizarre expander slot. In our test model, this housed an embarrassingly tacky VoIP phone, but it could also accommodate a GPS sat-nav, 3G WWAN module, or, erm, a world clock. Tell you what, Elonex, if we want any of those things, we'll pop in a third-party USB upgrade or go nuts and put on a watch, yeah? Cheers.

You can buy the Websurfer for around £180, but you'll want to repeatedly punch yourself in the face when you realise how stupid you've been.

Hate-o-meter: 9/10