Netbook Or Laptop? - Comments Page 2

I BOUGHT A NETBOOK, DO I PURCHASE THE INERNET SERVER FROM ANYPLACE OR SHOULD IT HAVE COME WITH THE BOOK

I have an acer aspire d250, 1.6ghz dual core atom, 2gb ram, 160gb hdd... I got this for 199 + $58 bucks to up it to 2gb ram from crucial.

I am a developer and have a full powered mac at home running dual screens, so it can't replicate that environment... but for the cost of the netbook... I can use it when I need it at a coffee shop for a few hours or if I go on the road, it is perfect for that. And for the price I got a windows license I needed anyway. I dual boot with ubuntu netbook remix/windows
Yeah I know everybody just steals it these days but, some of us actually like to get stuff legally...

I hear that AMD-based netbooks are faster than Intels, and my Asus EEE PC 1201T is good. I also find AMDs are more reliable, so keep that in mind, as well. If you thought Intels had more battery life, you probably haven't seen the more modern ones (mine isn't this kind).

I bought my netbook two years ago to use as a traditional small portable computer, not to access the "cloud". I love this little machine. Since then I have upgraded the RAM to 2 GB and the HDD to a 7200 RPM 500 GB Western Digital model to make it more like a desktop. I use it for browsing in front of the TV and of course when I'm away. It does run things like Adobe Premiere Elements and GIMP but that takes time for renders and requires patience. The efficiency and usefulness is quite pleasing.