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I think the OP fails to understand what a netbook is for. It's not your primary PC, it really does do a lousy job for that. And when trying to do so, it is goin

I think the OP fails to understand what a netbook is for. It's not your primary PC, it really does do a lousy job for that. And when trying to do so, it is going to have poor battery life, and performance problems executing demanding software. But as a highly-portable tool for note-taking, i.e, "book" and quick access to webmail and calendar, i.e., "net", it's satisfactory. Not that it's great, but I don't think the items cited are the faults. My biggest complaint is that note-taking can be tough because of the cramped keyboard.

BrandonWatson 17y ago
I dont use it as a primary PC. I use it for travel and meetings. Nothing more. I couldn't get used to all of the issues I laid out. It was a very painful experience. The most common apps open on my netbook were Outlook and IE/FF.
rodyancy 17y ago
You make it sound like a heavy, cumbersome, iPhone that can't make calls.
potatolicious 17y ago
"It's not your primary PC" Based on my observation, most netbook buyers are buying them for precisely this purpose. Most lay, non-technical-lifestyled people are not interested in owning multiple computers for the sake of mobility/convenience, etc. The problem with the netbook is that laptop manufacturers have been cannibalizing sales from "real" laptops, and are hurting real bad. Content producers are also now tied up in terms of what they can do - owing to the pathetically anemic performance (as well as screen size) of these netbooks.