[Blind-Computing] laptop or netbook

[Daleenn Spalletta]

Hi all
I want to know, if I buy a netbook, will it be able to do the same as a laptop? 
 I am talking bottom of the range.  
I would like to be able to at least scan with it.  
I know that the netbook does not have a dvd rom.
Daleen
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