I think netbook's are something that halts the progress of technology. Things are supposed to be getting bigger,performance wise and smaller,size wise. Instead netbook's are like a side distraction which everyone has fallen in love with,mainly for their mainstream appeal with people who do not require a powerful machine but a sort of "internet terminal" with basic added services.
Althought I so agree with him,this is probably just a fad that will pass,just like webtv or furbies.
This seems like a silly idea. Why should we care about 'technological progress' in this market? Mobile processing is not something that will change the course of events for humankind. If we were talking about supercomputing, I would agree with you. However, the netbook movement is driven primarily by those who want something cheap to use when they're on the couch.
Netbooks have a purpose. They are designed for people that want an ultraportable, but do not want to pay the rediculous prices that decent ultraportables come with. For taking notes in class or at a business meeting, or anytime you just want to do one thing, a netbook is perfect. Also, the technological advances that go into netbooks, are one day going to benefit higher end laptops with the advances in chipset and processor technology that made these possible.
You are forgetting, of course, about low power consumption - yet another thing that we should be innovating towards, and netbooks do have rather low power consumption. (They have low battery life because they also have tiny (cheap) batteries.)
They're also good because they're cheap. It's fine to just chuck in your bag and go off with.
I always keep my MacBook in a polyester sleeve. It's a bit of a pain, but I got some scratches before using it. I wouldn't care about that as much on a cheap netbook.
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I think netbook's are something that halts the progress of technology. Things are supposed to be getting bigger,performance wise and smaller,size wise. Instead netbook's are like a side distraction which everyone has fallen in love with,mainly for their mainstream appeal with people who do not require a powerful machine but a sort of "internet terminal" with basic added services.
Althought I so agree with him,this is probably just a fad that will pass,just like webtv or furbies.
This seems like a silly idea. Why should we care about 'technological progress' in this market? Mobile processing is not something that will change the course of events for humankind. If we were talking about supercomputing, I would agree with you. However, the netbook movement is driven primarily by those who want something cheap to use when they're on the couch.
Netbooks have a purpose. They are designed for people that want an ultraportable, but do not want to pay the rediculous prices that decent ultraportables come with. For taking notes in class or at a business meeting, or anytime you just want to do one thing, a netbook is perfect. Also, the technological advances that go into netbooks, are one day going to benefit higher end laptops with the advances in chipset and processor technology that made these possible.
You are forgetting, of course, about low power consumption - yet another thing that we should be innovating towards, and netbooks do have rather low power consumption. (They have low battery life because they also have tiny (cheap) batteries.)
They're also good because they're cheap. It's fine to just chuck in your bag and go off with.
I always keep my MacBook in a polyester sleeve. It's a bit of a pain, but I got some scratches before using it. I wouldn't care about that as much on a cheap netbook.