Netbooks - pros and cons?

Re: Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (Immebsmom) — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:42:47 PST

The biggest problem I had with the netbooks is that they didn't do DVDs or CDs, so the idea of burning photo cds or watching movies was a lost cause for me

Re: Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (Ships N Trips) — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:56:56 PST

Hint? Greta? Never!! She'll flat out tell you what she wants....

Re: Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (funnyspeaker) — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:05:41 PST

Acer makes good gear, and has done so for a very long time. My first PC was an Acer.
The Netbook keyboard would work for me as I only use three fingers....

Don't let my wife know you got a pink one... She will be hinting for a Purple one next.

Re: Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (patsea) — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:00:22 PST

you are right - there are so many reviews that tell you yes or no depending on what one you're reading. since i only wanted to surf the net and do some letters or excel offline i chose the acer inspire because it was only $300. windows xp operating system, 160 gb hard drive, 1 gm ram and it was pink so that was pretty much the selling point - LOL but when using the keyboard you have to keep your elbows to your side and put your hands close in order to hit the keys in a relatively mistake free manner. but for chatting, surfing and the likes it is fine. and light and small - can throw it in your pocket book or carry it in a little neoprene case. can you tell i'm biased to my new toy?

Re: Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (funnyspeaker) — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:22:06 PST

The biggest complaint is the keyboard. Too small for someone used to a regular keyboard or big fingers.
The other concern is the operating system. Windows vs Linux, the difference can be as much as $150 between the two (Linux being the cheapest).

All the big names have a version out (Dell , Lenovo, Asus, Samsung, MSI), each has its pros and cons. The choice is based on what you want to pay for Operating System (Windows vs Linux) and features, or simply name recognition.

There are a whole host of websites (enough to get a sane person confused) that compare notebooks vs netbooks and then the different flavours of netbooks.

Re: Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (patsea) — Thu, 14 May 2009 05:54:10 PST

I have a 17" Dell Laptop and it is so heavy. Just recently bought a 9" Acer Inspire I think it is and I love it. While I couldn't draft a civil design subdivision on it, I have regular computers for that. I sit on my deck with it and it's great. Only problem is the little keyboard. You have to keep your fingers tight together but it's great otherwise. I take it on vacation, just throw it in my pocketbook and I got the one with the 6 hour battery and to tell you the truth the screen is brighter and better than my larger laptop.

Netbooks - pros and cons?

feeds@yuku.com (Ships N Trips) — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:28:32 PST

So I currently have an HP laptop, 17 inch screen and full sized keyboard, not the lightest thing in the world to carry around, but powerful and functional.

Whenever the time comes to replace the existing laptop, I'm wondering if I should get another laptop or downsize to a netbook? Does anyone currently have a netbook, and can you tell me what you like and what you dislike about it? What would you change about it, if you could?