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Pogue on Netbooks: Buying the Best Netbooks for the Least-Bad Compromises

Posted by Owen Densmore on Mar 28, 2009; 4:15pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Pogue-on-Netbooks-Buying-the-Best-Netbooks-for-the-Least-Bad-Compromises-tp2549566.html

David Pogue wrote a piece on netbooks:
   http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/26/technology/personaltech/26pogue.html?_r=1

I think he makes a serious error, however: he only considers full XP  
systems, leaving out the cheaper Linux systems, with less disk or SDD  
only storage.

But it's interesting to see what the civilians want.

Me, I want something with very little storage, with a flip screen so  
converts to a tablet and is a good book reader and has a enough  
battery life so that I don't drag around a power brick.  I guess  
that's around 5 hours.  Oh, and is $350 max.

     -- Owen



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