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Posted by Ken
Oct 18, 2010 at 03:21 AM
Chris Thompson wrote:
>... I found that the keyboard quality
>was really the make-or-break factor.
>
>—Chris
I concur. Keyboards, battery life and screens are what make or break netbooks, IMHO. Other features are pretty much icing on the cake if they are available.
—Ken
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Oct 18, 2010 at 03:05 PM
Thank you for the responses. I am leaning toward one of the Lenovos because of the keyboard. The Samsung that people raved about seems to have been discontinued. But I’m going to keep researching and welcome further input. Thanks!
Steve
Posted by jimspoon
Oct 20, 2010 at 08:29 AM
I’m pretty happy with my Gateway 10.1” netbook. Battery life is great. But if I could do it all over, I might look at a slightly larger form factor - say 11.6 rather than 10.1. That would get me a bigger keyboard - pay particular attention to the cursor keys which may be undersized! - and a larger display. Look at the screen resolution. The res on my netbook is 1024x600 - and that really bugs me, particularly when I’m looking at webpages, which tend to have a lot of junk at the top and are thus not optimized for netbooks. I’d look for a horizontal resolution of 768 or 800. Good luck.
Posted by Jack Crawford
Oct 21, 2010 at 02:17 AM
Steve
It probably doesn’t qualify as a netbook, but I have been very happy with a ThinkPad T400s. There are lots of reviews online.
It’s key physical feature is that (in imperial measurements) it has a 14.1 in screen but weighs under 4lbs.
It is being used as a corporate workhorse at my place of employment with good effect.
There are probably later models out now.
Jack
Posted by Cady
Oct 21, 2010 at 08:24 AM
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>Hi, all,
>
>I hope no one will mind too much if I pose this question. I want to get my wife a
>new computer for Christmas and I’m thinking a netbook will suit her well. She mostly
>used her current laptop for web surfing (Facebook, YouTube, etc…), instant
>messaging and e-mail. Though she also keeps her photographs on it, and occasionally
>taps into a spreadsheet.
>
>We thought about an iPad, but she has tried one and does not
>think she’d like it. I’m looking to spend up to $500—but if there is a significant
>increase in quality, I’d be willing to go a little higher.
>
>Thank you!
>
>Steve
Hey. How about Apple’s new 11-inch MacBook Air:
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_air?mco=MTk0MjIwNTY
The “cheapest” is 999 USD, though.
I still own an HP Mini 2140 netbook, by the way, which I love. You should check out HP netbooks.