I want to know something.
I’ve only seen netbooks on TV. They look really cute, and appears to be even more convenient in terms of portability. But who exactly were netbooks made for? It’s clearly not for the heavy gamer, I know that much (which would count me out almost immediately). I’m sure those suit-wearing folks would get a kick out of using one.
Better question: if they did more to the netbook, like added more RAM capacity or hard drive space–could it replace a laptop?
How many of you have one of those things?
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I believe they were designed for people who don’t need (and/or can’t afford) a fully-featured laptop or PC; i.e. those who just use a computer for email and web browsing. And they are perfect for that purpose. You don’t pay more for what you won’t use.
Personally I don’t have one, but a lot of the students at my university use them because they are so portable and can be used to type notes during class as an alternative to pens and pads of paper. 
As for them ‘replacing’ laptops. As they are now; no. But it will be the case that laptops will just get smaller, rather than netbooks getting higher specs. But there will always be the price difference.
You can either have it small, fully featured and expensive. Or small, not so featured and cheap. And I think cheap is the main appeal of netbooks.
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