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Originally Posted by goonygugle
why do you guys like netbooks? price? portability? the combo? i use a dell xps m1210 and it is almost as small as a netbook but powerful enough to do anything a desktop can do. I did consider buying a netbook to take back and forth to work, but when i played with one at the local staples store the tiny little keyboard drove me insane( i believe it was a acer one 8.9") and the prce was comparable to a full size laptop on sale. i have also considered buying them for my smaller children, do they perfom well with online flash games? will they play games such as half life? and are they pretty sturdy?
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Size and price, plain and simple. I have an MSI Wind and I love it. It has a 10 inch screen, Atom 1.6 ghz CPU (most common netbook CPU), 1 gb of RAM, 80 gb hard drive, and the keyboard is very usable. Depending on the model and trim, you can get a netbook for as low as $300 with a 9 or 10 inch screen that weighs around 2.5 pounds. You're going to spend a hell of a lot more than that for a very small 12 inch laptop. Netbooks definitely require a few compromises but for a few hundred bucks and for near laptop-like performance, they can be excellent. I use mine every day tethered with my Touch Pro and it's been one of the best purchases I've made recently.