| Netbooks are more popular than ever and | | | | by a 7 lbs monster of a laptop. If I have to leg it to |
| manufacturers have good reasons to keep making | | | | catch the bus or climb 4 stories of stairs the fact |
| them. They are cheap, easy to use, small and light | | | | that I have a 2.4 lbs computer makes all the |
| and the computing power is just enough for | | | | difference. |
| everything these computers are advertised for. I've | | | | 4. It was cheap. People are more attached to things |
| had mine for a few months now and I have my own | | | | that are expensive, but it doesn't make any |
| reasons to keep using it for some more months. | | | | difference that I got it for less than a half thousand |
| Netbooks, especially the 10 inch category is not an | | | | dollars. It was cheap and does more than expected, |
| old creation. The first netbook made by Asus were | | | | which makes me value it for more than its monetary |
| introduced in 2007, 9 and 10 inch models quickly | | | | worth. I know I'm sentimental, but this little thing is |
| followed. This 3 year compared to the age of | | | | here to stay. |
| notebooks' 15+ years of being on the market can be | | | | 5. The battery life is extraordinary. Even if I had a |
| considered a short period of time, but they've | | | | computer that ran 10 hours I'd still keep this. This |
| already proven their worth. | | | | particular model runs for 7.5 hours on a single charge, |
| 1. I wouldn't sell this netbook even if I had something | | | | which is about as much as 3 movies watched in the |
| else. It has helped me so many times during these | | | | bed. I'm just like that; I don't want to put a big 15" |
| months that I'm now emotionally attached to it. | | | | notebook on my belly when I watch something laying |
| Some people may say this is silly and I should get rid | | | | flat. |
| of it, but I'm not going to give up the computer I | | | | 6. It's easy to use and has a comfortable keyboard. I |
| used for more than 2000 hours. | | | | type for the great majority of my days; I do a lot of |
| 2. It does everything I need it to do. This often | | | | word processing and spreadsheet editing. It does |
| comes from Apple fans who try to justify a missing | | | | what I need it to do and I don't really want to give it |
| feature in the latest gadget coming from Cupertino, | | | | up. I'm used to the keyboard and while 70 words per |
| but I'm not protecting any brand or model. A | | | | minute is not a lot for some of the folks who can |
| netbook is made for browsing online content and | | | | touch type, it is for me. |
| playing media, and mine does that absolutely | | | | 7. It is as quiet as computers get. Some people |
| perfectly. I can't ask for more than that for the $400 | | | | couldn't care less about the noise level their computer |
| I paid for it. | | | | hits, I prefer it cool and silent. I want to be able to |
| 3. It's small and easy to carry around. I could tote a | | | | sleep next to it even if I happen to leave it switched |
| much bigger notebook considering that I'm an | | | | on. |
| average height male, but I don't want to be rooted | | | | |