Originally Posted by
codex57
I agree it sounds like a fantastic machine. It's still nearly double the price of your average netbook tho. Pay more, you tend to get more.
I don't understand the purpose of a netbook, but then again, I suspect the FT demographic generally isn't one to get a netbook either.
I have a netbook and I love it.
But I got it to have something cheap to take with me when I go back into the hospital or when I travel. This way if it gets lost, stolen, broken, etc., I am not going to be heartbroken and I will not be out a lot of money! It was cheap to buy and it is cheap to replace if I have to. Plus, it is great for traveling because it is so light. It doesn't add a lot to my luggage allowance - most of the airlines I fly on, here in Europe, have a weight limit (not always enforced) for carry ons as well as for checked baggage.
The netbook is great for my specific needs - at home I use a much better desktop with lots of things that the netbook doesn't have, but when I am not home I would much rather have the netbook than nothing. And it is great to have a machine that I don't have to worry about. I used to travel with an expensive laptop and spent a lot of time worrying. With the netbook I have stopped worrying.
Jaelle