Comments on: Poll: How Much Is Too Much For A Netbook? http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-much-is-too-much-for-a-netbook News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: |œ http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-much-is-too-much-for-a-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-28264 |œ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:31:20 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=19530#comment-28264 Would pay >$1k! :P Gimme 10" 720p, good case & kb, real CPU, 4GB DDR3, nVidia Ion 2! Now pls! Would pay >$1k! :P Gimme 10″ 720p, good case & kb, real CPU, 4GB DDR3, nVidia Ion 2! Now pls!

]]> By: Jerry http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-much-is-too-much-for-a-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-23145 Jerry Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:27:22 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=19530#comment-23145 A faster processor with faster graphics (Ion?) with a slot DVD drive are the features that would command a higher price point for a highly portable computer/netbook. A faster processor with faster graphics (Ion?) with a slot DVD drive are the features that would command a higher price point for a highly portable computer/netbook.

]]> By: Barbara Krasnoff http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-much-is-too-much-for-a-netbook/comment-page-1#comment-22898 Barbara Krasnoff Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:03:12 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=19530#comment-22898 What some of these vendors don't seem to remember is that before the Asus EeePC 701 came around in November of 2007 and introduced the whole netbook concept, there were several "macro notebooks" on the market already. They were slick, small, and expensive -- and didn't attract anyone except a few specialized industries. The original idea behind netbooks was that they were a second notebook -- something that was light enough to carry around and cheap enough so that if it got banged up, it wouldn't break your heart (and pocketbook). The problem was that when the economy tanked, consumers began buying them up to use as primary notebooks -- especially those consumers who didn't do anything exotic with their systems -- and the race was on to attract these consumers by stuffing in more features. And prices started going up.... In other words: I agree with you. Anything over $500 -- heck, $400 -- is a small notebook, not a netbook. What some of these vendors don’t seem to remember is that before the Asus EeePC 701 came around in November of 2007 and introduced the whole netbook concept, there were several “macro notebooks” on the market already. They were slick, small, and expensive — and didn’t attract anyone except a few specialized industries.

The original idea behind netbooks was that they were a second notebook — something that was light enough to carry around and cheap enough so that if it got banged up, it wouldn’t break your heart (and pocketbook). The problem was that when the economy tanked, consumers began buying them up to use as primary notebooks — especially those consumers who didn’t do anything exotic with their systems — and the race was on to attract these consumers by stuffing in more features. And prices started going up….

In other words: I agree with you. Anything over $500 — heck, $400 — is a small notebook, not a netbook.

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