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Robin posted that netbooks are too small and that you'd have to start
deleating applications to save pictures. I've been considering them and
have heard a lot of negatives. But the ones that I have been looking at
have more memory and hard drive space than the 4 year old computer that I am
using now. I have tons of pictures and graphics saved and don't even have
1/4 of my hard drive space used! They may have been too small in the past,
but not today. The negatives to me are the small screen and needing to buy
an external DVD/CD/burner for putting on programs and for saving things to a
CD or DVD. That will probably put the cost as high as the inexpensive
laptops. But I like the idea of putting it in my purse like a previous
poster said. It's always men who have told me not to get one.

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I am considering a netbook as a supplement to my desktop, laptop, and smartphone, not as replacement. I use my smartphone when on the go for many internet venues including Facebook, Twitter, research, phone numbers, MLS, GPS, etc, but often times find that it is not enough and the small screen is tiresome after a while so something in-between, that is low cost sounds just the ticket for me. The lack of DVD/CD drive is of no consequence to me. I already own an external one so I can use it if I need to add a program and as for saving info, a flash drive works wonders most of the time. As for men, many of my male peers like them as they do often carry a briefcase and find that it is still more convenient to carry the new minis instead of the full sized laptop. Even though the laptops are designed to be easily transportable, they are still cumbersome and heavy after a while (just went on vacation and carried my full sized Dell and was sorry I had brought it with me. It was VERY heavy lugging it through the airports (Chicago O'Hare is a HUGE airport - phew!)

I am not sure what brand I will purchase though. Suggestions???