| Small laptops are made popular by the recession and | | | | make it out to be, but not strong either. In everyday |
| have been on top of every geeks wish list for three | | | | 2D applications you won't see tearing and won't have |
| years. The first ones were clumsy and too little to | | | | to wait for seconds before you switch from one |
| use but nowadays you can turn up in a computer | | | | window to another, but in programs that would make |
| shop with $350 in your pocket and make a great | | | | good use of a good floating-point speed it's a huge |
| deal. What are they good for? Is there anything you | | | | drawback. Don't run scientific applications or video |
| can't do with them, as the low price may suggest? | | | | encoding and you'll most probably be fine. |
| Netbooks are not made for exceptional computing | | | | Their battery lives up to all expectations. Some |
| power, if you thought they are cheap because of | | | | cheaper models run out of juice in less than 4 hours, |
| the small screen you may need to see a few | | | | but if you look around with both eyes open, you'll be |
| processor benchmarks to readjust this idea. They are | | | | able to spot models that actually work for more than |
| fitted with every port and connectivity a notebook | | | | 10 hours on a single charge. Asus even claims that |
| usually comes with, but their processor is not to be | | | | their 1005PE-P works for 14 hours, but that's to be |
| mentioned as a benefit. Well, they can be a benefit if | | | | taken with a grain of salt. Not that they're bending |
| you don't run resource hugging applications and the | | | | facts, but that kind of wireless productivity is usually |
| low power consumption is higher on your priority list. | | | | meant with Wi-Fi turned off and screen set to |
| Whenever you switch a netbook on you will notice | | | | second lowest brightness. |
| that the screen is small. It is indeed so small that | | | | If you need a computer that is as light-weight as it |
| some applications may suffer from it, net browsers | | | | gets, have an exceptional battery, doesn't break the |
| are not one of those. Graphic and web designers | | | | budget and still gets most online tasks done as good |
| who need to get some creative work done may find | | | | as other units then you will make a good use of a |
| the resolution low for their liking, but for once in a | | | | netbook. Keep your eyes open and make sure to |
| while you can get away with doing more than just | | | | read forum posts, articles and reviews about a model |
| typing e-mails or chatting. | | | | you plan on buying and you'll have a unit that will |
| The processor is slow, not as slow as some people | | | | serve you for a long time. |