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Today, as you probably already know, is the release of Windows 7.  The day comes not only with the new OS, but with a number of new computers to go along with the release.  One of the biggest features is that Windows 7, unlike Vista, works fairly well on netbooks, which means today there’s a few new netbooks being released.  It only makes sense then, that the cellular networks would take advantage of it.

Verizon Wireless has announced that it is now carrying two new HP netbooks that are released today.  The new netbooks are the HP Mini 311-1037NR and the HP Mini 110-1046NR.  The Mini 110 is a standard netbook running Windows XP, while the Mini 311 runs Windows 7.  The Mini 110 will sell for $199 and the Mini 311 will sell for $249, both after a $100 mail-in rebate.  The extra $50 will get you an extra GB of RAM (The 311 has 2GB, compared to 1GB) in addition to the upgraded OS.  The plans for both are the same as the current Verizon Wireless netbook plans, which is to say expensive.

It’s great to see that Verizon is supporting the new OS on day one so users don’t have to try to find a way to get 7 to work nicely with the network after upgrading.  What would be nice, would be if Verizon lowered the price of the data. $60 a month for 5 GB of data is not a good deal at all.  Plus, its locking users into the same netbook for two years.  It might just make more sense to get a new Windows 7 netbook with a Sprint MiFi.  There’s no usage caps, you can upgrade the netbook, and the data is usable by more than just the one device.

Read [PR Newswire]