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Crowdfunding is bringing the netbook back
- forgot-my-pw 10y agoBut why? Windows netbooks were so slow. Chromebooks are much better alternatives for general Internet use.
- carloscm 10y agoI think the article is wrong to call the showcased devices "netbooks". Netbooks were a laptop-lite, with a slightly smaller size. The Dragonbox Pyra is more like a micro laptop, the size of two big smartphones stacked on top of each other. It's a different size category and that's what makes it interesting.
- countzeroasl 10y agoOnly problem I had with netbooks were the keyboard. My hands are kinda big...
- rbanffy 10y agoWhile I am not familiar with any offers in the 7-to-9-inch range, in the 11 inch bucket there are a couple offers such as this Acer: https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspireonecloudbook11 https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/series/aspireonecloudb... HP, Lenovo and Dell have similar offerings for around US$200. I have a slightly older Acer that, while not as small as my AOA150, which my wife used to call my "makeup case", is still small and cheap (I got it from B&H for about US$160).