http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/ Engadget Comments for Netbooks party hard in 2009: shipments up 103 percent year-over-year http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Dec 23rd 2009 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://ezinearticles.com/?Bowtrol-Colon-Cleanse-Review---Does-Bowtrol-Cleanse-Work?&id=2926555]]>Dec 23rd 2009 5:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Dec 23rd 2009 5:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Dec 23rd 2009 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Actually, you are both wrong. Netbooks have become stupid-popular on campus this semester because they are small, light, and come with batteries that last 6+ hours. I used to lug a top of the line 15.4 inch Core 2 Duo laptop around campus, but got tired of both the weight, the bulk (especially a pain seeing how my O Chem and Trig books are both the size of your average European sedan) and having to charge the damn thing inbetween classes, as my campus isn't one of the few that offers power outlets built into the seats.

As much as I love my NC10 on campus, it's on long flights that the thing really shines. I swapped out the stock drive with a 320 gig caviar black, and now have access to my entire music collection, as well as a good number of movies and tv shows too. The ten inch formfactor is a perfect fit for the tray table, and a nice change seeing how it's impossible to open the laptop lid fully if the person in front of you had their seat reclined all the way, which they usually do. I'd have to slide the laptop pretty much against my stomach, and that's not real comfortable. Also, try carrying a full size laptop from the C concourse to the N concourse of SeaTac on a regular basis, and you'll appreciate the difference in size and weight immediately, just as I did. Anyway, sorry to slam your dismissive attitudes, but if you actually talk to a netbook owner like me, you'll find that price didn't really factor much in our decision to buy. ]]>Dec 23rd 2009 7:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/The price is and always will make them more attractive, simply because the price is SO low, and it does exactly what the majority of people want it to do.

Face it. The majority of users aren't power users, and unless you plan on watching 1080p video or modern games, or doing some power features like video and photo editing, a netbook handles everything else fairly easily.

I have a mighty desktop rig, and I use my netbook for portability. Considering the price of a "good" laptop, I don't care. My netbook, the standard 1.6Ghz/1GB/160GB thing, for $240, serves it's purpose just fine, and I think it probably serves the majority, too :x ]]>Dec 23rd 2009 8:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/
By the way, sorry to slam your attitude as if you're the know-all about netbooks, but I do have 2 netbooks.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Dec 23rd 2009 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/
It's not going to replace my fancy gaming rig at home, though it was a perfect choice for on-the-go needs. Hell, I hate laptops since the hardware gets outdated so fast and you can't replace them! Just set the bar low so you don't expect too much from it.]]>Dec 24th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Dec 23rd 2009 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/Dec 23rd 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/
Nerd love is so gayly.

I love you, man. Let's make it doggy style! =)]]>Dec 23rd 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/
My EEE will run virtually all day on a charge, I barely notice the thing in my briefcase and it's the perfect size for working on a tray table on the plane. Best of all, since I keep up with email and work on the netbook, it allows me to have a cell phone that is just a good phone. I wouldn't want to use a netbook as my only machine but it beats the hell out of an iPhone at the airport or Starbucks. I also carry my main (11 pound) monster of a laptop with a 17 inch screen in for work in the hotel. I use Dropbox to sync files between the two machines.]]>Dec 23rd 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/23/netbooks-party-hard-in-2009-shipments-up-103-percent-year-over/
Love my Dell 10v hackintosh! Bought it only a few weeks ago and works great. Dual booting Snow Leopard and Win7 Ultimate. ]]>Dec 24th 2009 4:56PM