But from the responses, guess a netbook can't be a full substitution for a desktop (what I have now) or a laptop, if it doesn't have CD or DVD drives. I was hoping to be able to substitute a laptop (which I don't think I can afford presently) or netbook for a regular Dell desk top, but sounds like netbooks would be more of a supplement. Other than the lack of drives and maybe keyboard size, sounds like it could do most of what I would need, though.
Randall On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. < acker...@astrecg.com> wrote: > I am using an ACER right now, with a nine hour battery life. It lets me > take notes in a meeting (in which I am currently bored, so I am reading my > email and writing back), access my "real" computer, service my clients, and > travel like I never have before. (I started with the 28 pound Osborne, and > currently "use" a 7 pound full size laptop, with paraphernalia.) This > three > pound (with charger, portable HD, etc.) is a blessing. > > Eschew Obfuscation > > This is a reply from: > Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. > Financial, Managerial, and Technical Services > for the Professional, Non-Profit, and the Entrepreneurial Organization > > 703.548.1343 voice > 703.783.1340 fax > > > From thinking to doing, from sales to profits, from tax to investments- we > are YOUR adjuvancy > > -----Original Message----- > From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto: > computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] > On Behalf Of Constance Warner > Sent: 09/23/2009 11:28 AM > To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM > Subject: Re: [CGUYS] Netbooks vs. Notebooks > > Even people with smaller hands and slender fingers can have trouble > with the small netbook keyboards. I bought an Asus Eee PC, hoping > for a portable word processor I could use on the subway or in a car > (as a passenger). Learning how to use a keyboard built for hobbits > was much harder than I thought it would be. I made a lot of errors > when my finger slipped off the tiny key I was intending to hit and > contacted an adjacent key instead. Obviously, when you're using a > netbook on a Metrobus, a plug-in keyboard is not an option. > > I have heard of netbooks with keyboards that are slightly larger-- > even a little closer to a standard keyboard would be a big help. > > Recommendations, anyone? > > --Constance Warner > > On Sep 22, 2009, at 11:32 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: > > > It depends on what you want to use it for. As a regular PC/ > > Notebook it would be a hassle. > > > > My Bishop (Who is larger than I am) uses one all the time, loves it. > > > > Now I would find it a little cramped, but at work I plug mine in > > and use a full size keyboard. > > > > They are wickedly portable. Just saw a video presentation given > > today by the local retired sheriff who took one from Alabama to > > Alaska and back on a motorcycle. > > > > Nicely portable. If you travel a lot it would be nice for that. > > > > It all depends on what you are looking for. > > > > They are really aimed at being ultra portable laptops for those who > > are on the road a lot. > > > > Even the cell companies are getting in on it as they are selling > > connection plans with them to make them not only ultra portable, > > but also connected. > > > > Stewart > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
