NETBOOKS

[Scott Campbell]

I would not get them a netbook if I bought TODAY......I would go to Dell or HP or Acer and get a base 15 and upgrade the CPU to the cheapest dual core and go for it. That would run about $400 a machine with Windows 7 64 bit. You have to remember the netbooks have no built in optical drive which would blow for the kids.

Wait a week or two and you might see some better deals but not that much better.

15" is gigantic. Go with a 12". Other than that, I completely agree with this.

15 is gigantic for college students and business professionals. But B's buying it for his young kids. I think 15 would work fine for that use. I wouldn't want my kids dragging a laptop around. They lose everything.

[MJZiggy]

I have a 17" laptop and I love it.

[Scott Campbell]

I have a 17" laptop and I love it.

There's a very good reason they make so many sizes and configurations. It's because people use them in a variety of ways, and there's no single solution that satisfies everybody.

[HowardRoark]

I have a 17" laptop and I love it.

There's a very good reason they make so many sizes and configurations. It's because people use them in a variety of ways, and there's no single solution that satisfies everybody.

If 17" doesn't satisfy her, I don't know what will.

[MJZiggy]

I love every inch of it!

[Tyrone Bigguns]

I love every inch of it!

Size queen.

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For a notebook for the kids you might consider Craig's List. Get a cheap one that is a couple of years old, and it should do fine, with a bigger screen and better performance than an atom processor.

Yep. Atom is roughly equivalent to a P3 from what I've heard. P3's were out in what, 1999?