<p>I have been using my old desktop for at least three years and now it does not work. I want to get a light and small netbook. My problem is that I’m quite out of touch with what is currently out there, thus the reason for posting here looking for suggestions.</p>
<p>Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.</p>
<p>That’s a huge step down in performance.</p>
<p>Just saying.</p>
<p>^^^Could not agree more. I bought a Samsung netbook two years ago primarily because I was travelling while teaching an online class and I needed something lightweight. I would never make that choice again. There are too many performance trade-off’s. It seems to me that there are thin, lightweight laptops that can give you a lot more in the way of performance.</p>
<p>No, you don’t want a small and light netbook. You want a small and light ultraportable laptop. 11.6"/13" is the perfect size… Not too small, not too big. There are some good ~$400 slim laptops out there that crush all netbooks in performance and usability, and they’re just as portable.</p>
<p>Just don’t get a Mac and overpay for the apple on the back</p>
<p>^I don’t feel like I overpayed for my Mac. I could never go back to using Windows. My friends with it just have too many issues with the software.</p>
<p>Yeah… $500 tax on technical ignorance seems about right.</p>
<p>I’ve never had issues with software on a PC.</p>
<p>This is a great deal if you want something small, light, cheap and reasonably powerful. </p>
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<p>I’d get one for either of my kids in a heartbeat if they needed a replacement system.</p>
<p>you cant replace a desktop with a netbook…</p>
<p>I’d suggest looking into what “died”. Likely a cheaper fix than a netbook.</p>
<p>Actually, I’d imagine that the type of person who’d consider asking this question will be able to replace desktop with netbook as their desktop is probably way underutilized anyways.</p>
<p>That said, I personally think the ideal combo is a desktop <em>and</em> a netbook.</p>
<p>My golden advice is: look for something in the $300-$350 range, with at least 10hr claimed battery life.</p>