I purchased a netbook (ASUS EeePC 901 1000HE) back in February and love it. It’s the perfect computing platform for me. It’s small enough to take anywhere, has enough power and memory to get the job done, and battery life is awesome. The other benefit of the netbook is price – you can get a good netbook for less than $400. For me, and I primarily use the cloud for my computing requirements, it’s a perfect fit. If you’re a gamer, or into multi-media stuff, the netbook is probably not for you.Many computer manufacturers are hoping these low-cost laptops won't hurt the margins they like to get on their fuller-featured machines. Tough luck. Research analyst Gartner predicts sales of low-cost netbooks will double to 21 million units in 2009 from 11.7 million units last year. Overall PC sales, by contrast, are expected to fall 9.2%.
And netbooks are growing more capable, even as they continue to fall in price. "People love them because they are usable PCs for a lot of purposes," says Gordon Haff, Gordon Haff, principal IT advisor at Illuminata, in Nashua, N.H.
Also see: To Netbook, Or Not To Netbook
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