If you're considering changing your old laptop for a new Netbook, you ought to first decide what it will be used for. If it is critical for the laptop to be portable then the small dimension and light weight of a new Netbook will flabbergast you, particularly if you have ever had to transport a heavy laptop satchel on a daily basis. On the other hand, if portability isn't an issue but playing DVDs or CDs is, then you may be better sticking to your favorite laptop.
Netbooks have become extremely fashionable in recent years, and their progress indicates no signs of stopping. A group of people that have purchased netbooks have become enthusiastically fond of them, and it's not difficult to see why. If you’ve been past a school lately, you will have seen many students carrying around netbooks so they can put the finishing touches to a project or organize a Powerpoint presentation before class. The extensive range of applications offered on notebooks, the power of the CPU and the size of the hard drive now fitted to many makes the modern Netbook a practical and powerful tool. Business people too have come to rely on the efficiency of a Netbook, and many take them into meetings as a viable option to pen and paper.
The advantage that their small size gives them, however, can also be a problem. Because they are so small they cannot physically accommodate an optical drive, meaning that you won’t be able to play a CD or record a DVD on one. Many people find it more complicated to type rapidly on a Netbook, as the keys have to be made smaller in order to fit them all in a standard qwerty layout. And despite the manufacturers’ best labors, the same goes for the trackpad; there is just so much real estate available on a device measuring a little over 10 inches, so compromises have to be made. It is possible, of course, to buy an external drive or a wireless mouse to get around these problems, but that does mean there is a little extra to carry.
Having said that, netbooks can easily be customized at the point-of-sale with additional RAM, a larger hard drive or a different operating system installed. Modern machines may feature HDMI-Out sockets that allow videos to be played back from the Netbook via an HD ready TV, and all have brilliant networking facilities.
If you purchase a new Netbook as a substitute for an existing laptop you ought to take into account the practical implications of your choice before you buy. You ought to be able to use the netbook for email, web browsing, word processing etc. and will definitely find it a great deal easier to carry around; getting to grips with a large database, however, can be a challenge with a screen so small. The best advice would be to try out the Netbook in a neighborhood shop if you can. You will be able to tell if it really is time to swap if you do, and you will also be confident that your choice will be the right one.
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David Millard is a professional writer from the UK, and the proprietor of Best Netbook Review . For accurate, independent appraisals, videos and reports on the best netbook computers in the UK visit http://www.best-netbook.org.
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