Netbook: Worth It?

Hey everyone, My wife has been hounding me for what I want for Christmas, and I just cannot think of anything I need that I would possssibly use other than a netbook.

I already have a standard laptop that I use, but thats still not the easiest thing to carry around. I do not care for the iPads, for I still want serial interfaces and Rj45 jacks etc for doing some troubleshooting.

I know I will be using it to console into equipment, and also jot down notes along with the normal web browsing.

The only CON I have heard about a Netbook that really just kinda irked me was that they cannot play HD video.. Like Youtube HD. I always thought that was easy peas for a computer. So when I heard that I was wondering what the heck else simple stuff cannot it not do. Now I know it want play some crazy 3D. I am not thinking that far out there ha

I would really enjoy some Pros/Cons from you all who have and use them, and your preferences over Netbook Vs. Laptop.

- Thanks in adv

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gunbunnysoulja

I love my netbook for mobility. It serves its purpose well with it's lightweight and long battery life.

If you wanted something that could handle HD, a Dual Core Ion netbook would be sweet, like this.

sthompson86

Thats a nice netbook - Thanks for the link

Daniel333

I bought a Dell mini 9 used off Dell's site. Been a lot of fun. I tossed MacOS on there and it really was my gateway drug to my Linux+ cert. Anyhow for $200. Can't beat the educational value. I even took it onsite once to console cable in to a switch

TwistedSwitch

You put the MAC os on it?

demonfurbie

my wife uses out netbook all the time she loves it

they are very handy if you do onsite stuffs, carry your own cables and software

sthompson86

I bet I could get rid of the Windows 7 Started Ed. and load XP it would perform better.

N2IT

sthompson86 wrote: »

I bet I could get rid of the Windows 7 Started Ed. and load XP it would perform better.

I bought a Lenovo netbook with an Atom processor. I did two things and man it runs so much better and the functionality is way better.

Upgraded the ram from 1 gb to 2 gb and reimaged the machine to remove Windows 7's starter and put on Windows 7 enterprise.

I love it. I use it more than my regular laptop.