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4 Things to Remember When Netbook Shopping

Samuel Dean on March 3, 2009

Netbooks — small, light and inexpensive portable computers — have become very popular in the past year, and come in enough flavors that many web workers may want to consider getting one. I use an Asus Eee PC netbook as a secondary machine for mobile work, when I don’t want to carry a heavier notebook. Netbooks guarantee compromises, though, and there are a few key areas where you should closely study compromises you may have to make, before you buy.

Here are four significant examples.

10 Ways To Trick Out Your Netbook for Free

Samuel Dean on December 2, 2008

Netbooks are all the rage at the moment, with Asus predicting that it will sell 5 million of its Asus Eee PC netbooks by the end of this year. However, one of the tricky aspects of netbooks is that they have much more limited hardware resources than larger, traditional notebooks. For that reason, it makes sense to put applications on your machine that are both lightweight and powerful. The good news is that many of the best choices are free. In this post, you’ll find 10 ways to pimp out your Windows or Linux netbook, without breaking the hardware resources bank. Read More about 10 Ways To Trick Out Your Netbook for Free