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Portability (i.e. lightweight) is what we here at GGGroup most often hear from our clients who are in the market for a new notebook computer. You’ve all seen people in a park, airport, or other such public place happily plugging away on a device that is significantly smaller than your laptop. Could this be the device you’ve been looking for to finally replace the bulky laptop you’ve been lugging around? The answer is yes and no.Netbooks are designed primarily for internet usage on the go (hence, NETbook). What keeps these little buggers affordable is the processor and memory installed are of lesser spec than you would find in larger laptops and desktops. While Microsoft Office can run on netbooks, you will notice a drop in performance.
But if your only need is internet access to keep in touch with family and friends back home while you’re on vacation, this might be the perfect device for you. You can access your email or Facebook account, upload photos you’ve just taken or just simply browse the internet. Granted, all of this can be accomplished on an iPhone but there is something to be said for having a full keyboard and a 9 or 10 inch screen.
In the final analysis, netbooks are great for personal use, not so much for bringing your work home with you.
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Posted at 10/26/09 by moconnor in News & Views, Newsletters, Security-Mobility-Accessibility Tags: laptop, netbook, portable | 3 Comments »
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I don’t think the Apple mentality of limiting the interfaces is going to serve them well with this product; this mentality will leave the door open for the Windows and/or the Google people to develop a product that has is more usable and there is no reason that competitors products can’t be just as user friendly. I was reading at netbookspoint.com that Apple’s application store is going to help this product over those developed by others, but once again there is no reason why others can’t develop something similar and offer software developers a better return.
Im planning to buy the $399 Acer Aspire One with 120GB HDD. Seeing that this Netbook comes with 160GB HDD for the same price as the Acer One, best bet would be to wait for this product so that I can compare Acer vs Lenovo.