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The problem: I want to browse the web (on the go) for long periods of time, on a reasonable screen and without a cord. Potential solutions: Traditional laptop:
by cryptoz 16y ago
The problem: I want to browse the web (on the go) for long periods of time, on a reasonable screen and without a cord.
Potential solutions: Traditional laptop: nope. Probably < 4 hours battery, huge and heavy, overpowered for the task.
Phone: nope. screen is too small for comfortable web browsing, typing is slow.
Tablet: sure, this would work. But they're > $500, so that's a pretty solid commitment.
Netbook: yep! > 10 hour battery life, okay screen, perfect solution to "I want to browse the web on the go". They can be had for ~$200, so you can save hundreds by not going for a tablet.
Note: I own a netbook and love it (I have the new System76 Starling). I don't own a tablet. So maybe I'm biased.
- stcredzero 16y agoThe problem: I want to browse the web (on the go) for long periods of time, on a reasonable screen and without a cord. Once again, Apple has the right answer. Go lighter and not too small. I think there was a powerful economic incentive to go with smaller screens for early netbooks because one could still deliver laptop-like functionality with cheaper hardware. The problem with this is that the user has to pay with less comfort. The smaller Unibody Air still has a comfortable keyboard and a screen larger than most netbooks. To make a profit: sell something with components like the 11" Macbook Air, with just as much performance and a comparably slick design but just a tiny bit thicker, with a plastic body, even less weight, and over 8 hours of real-world battery life. There are currently 11" netbooks, but they seem to fall short in one or two of the above aspects. (HP Mini 311 is close.)
- wh-uws 16y agoOr you could get a ultra low voltage laptop and have the best of both worlds. (Good battery life and a decent amount of processing power)