Netbooks and the evolution towards larger machines...
Anyone remember the first Netbook? I picked up the Eee as soon as it was available, and found its tiny keyboard and 7" screen to be awesome.
Then I saw the 8" machines and moved to that.
Then I saw the 10" machines and moved to that.
Then I saw the 11" machines and moved to that.
Now I'm back on a 12" HP and don't think I'll be moving back to anything smaller.
Anyone else here finding 10" and a small keyboard too be too much of a compromise? Don't get me wrong - I love Netbook style machines, but once the honeymoon is over, I just find them too much to deal with if I need to get any amount of "real" work done.
The one good thing the Netbook has done, is bring down the price of ultra-portable machines. The 11.6" Gateway and Acer for $349 is a good example of a machine that would have been impossible 3 years ago.
There aren't even any 7" machines on the market, and Dell stopped with their 9" machine months ago, so it appears I'm not alone in moving to something larger.