No doubt that you have heard of the latest craze in the notebook world, this small, cute little systems that come with the mini displays and run Window's XP or Linux. Now if you haven't been pressured into purchasing one here are some things to consider before going out and getting one.
PRICE: Simply put most netbooks are not worth the price. The average price of a Window's equipped netbook is $400. If you should add $100-150 to that you can get yourself a nice computer from Dell or HP with double the features.
PROCESSOR: Seriously, can you live with a computer that can only surf the web, play a few tunes and maybe watch a YouTube Video or two? If your average tasks include the following than a netbook is right for you but if you are the type who likes your Photoshop or Avid than you are in bad business.
PORTABILITY: Probably the most important question you will ask yourself is if it is worth it to sacrifice performance for portability? If you spend most of your time on the road than the answer to this is obvious, but if you hardly travel than you might want to think twice before picking one up.
SCREEN SIZE: Honestly, a 1080x800 screen resolution will not cut it for most users and if you are thinking about doing anything other than viewing web pages be prepared for a lot of vertical scrolling. Not only that but the smaller the screen size is the more strain it puts on the eyes which means you could be visiting the eye doctor a littler earlier than you thought.
OS: The two major options for netbooks these days are XP and some version of Linux. Recent studies found that Linux notebooks were returned 60% more than their XP counterparts. Why is that you ask? Mainly because people want to do more with their computer than surfing and multimedia. They want the regular programs they use on Window's on their.
So before you take the plunge be think about it seriously. I'm not telling you to give up on the netbooks but if you are thinking about turning one into your primary computer you should definitely give it second and even third thought.
PRICE: Simply put most netbooks are not worth the price. The average price of a Window's equipped netbook is $400. If you should add $100-150 to that you can get yourself a nice computer from Dell or HP with double the features.
PROCESSOR: Seriously, can you live with a computer that can only surf the web, play a few tunes and maybe watch a YouTube Video or two? If your average tasks include the following than a netbook is right for you but if you are the type who likes your Photoshop or Avid than you are in bad business.
PORTABILITY: Probably the most important question you will ask yourself is if it is worth it to sacrifice performance for portability? If you spend most of your time on the road than the answer to this is obvious, but if you hardly travel than you might want to think twice before picking one up.
SCREEN SIZE: Honestly, a 1080x800 screen resolution will not cut it for most users and if you are thinking about doing anything other than viewing web pages be prepared for a lot of vertical scrolling. Not only that but the smaller the screen size is the more strain it puts on the eyes which means you could be visiting the eye doctor a littler earlier than you thought.
OS: The two major options for netbooks these days are XP and some version of Linux. Recent studies found that Linux notebooks were returned 60% more than their XP counterparts. Why is that you ask? Mainly because people want to do more with their computer than surfing and multimedia. They want the regular programs they use on Window's on their.
So before you take the plunge be think about it seriously. I'm not telling you to give up on the netbooks but if you are thinking about turning one into your primary computer you should definitely give it second and even third thought.
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