Buying a Netbook?

It Seems like netbooks are creating quite a stir with consumers. Newspapers, magazine articles, and TV programs are all making netbooks a hot topic of discussion. What has catapulted netbooks into the limelight is that they are as capable as a larger laptop, yet are extremely slim, while being fully capable of running both Linux or Windows operating systems. They are very inexpensive to purchase. Prices can range from $300 to $600. The netbook was once considered a second computer, mostly used for email and Web surfing.

Netbooks may well push the traditional laptop out of existence, before to long. An inexpensive, portable netbook appeals to a large variety of consumers: Business men/women who travel often, children wanting a handy laptop to carry around the house, or students who spending long hours between the library and dorm at their college campus. The advancement of technology means that we can be forever taking something large, like a laptop, and condensing into a smaller package - many cellphones can perform advanced word processing, and web surfing these days.

A netbook is capable of Web surfing, spreadsheet design, word processing, along with photo editing using software like the Adobe Photoshop series. A typical netbook is available with hard drives that can readily store up to 160GB worth of data. Most netbook manufacturers also place solid state hard-drives (SSD) in their product lines as an option. Keep in mind that while SSDs are more reliable, and certainly work faster - you will pay more for this upgrade, so look at the price before checkout. At the very least, try to shoot for a hard drive that has a capacity of at least 60GB RAM, and a rotates at 5,400 rpm.

Most standard netbook batteries are triple-cell units. If your in the market for netbooks such as: The ASUS EeePC 1000HE, the Acer Aspire One, or the Samsung NC10-14GB - they have upped their stock batteries to six-cell units. A triple-cell battery will usually get you 2 to 3 hours on a single charge, while a six-cell battery can take you to upwards of 8 hours. If you spend much of your time traveling all over, or have all-day classes away from your dorm; you will need to consider a netbook with a six-cell battery for an extended charge.

Many netbook manufacturers are including specialty features in their design. Already many models are bundling mobile broadband - they use a modem that pings cell towers to pick up broadband signals. There are so many other reasons to buy one of these hip little, easy to carry, wonders of modern technology. But at the very least, you have been given a few more reasons to get one in this article.