| If you are at all interested in gadgets you might | | | | while you are not in front of your main computer. |
| have come across mini notebook computers. You | | | | If you often process word documents and tend |
| might have noticed their small price and their | | | | to type a lot, you can even consider one as your |
| rather low price, but are they good for anything | | | | primary computer. |
| other than browsing the net, as one would | | | | 4. Playing Movies. The processor in recent mini |
| assume looking at the name netbook? | | | | laptops is so powerful that it can play DVD quality |
| 1. Browsing online. This is the most obvious choice | | | | movies, even though most models don't |
| for using such a computer; they are designed | | | | accommodate an optical drive. You can either use |
| with webpages in mind. Recent variations all have | | | | an external USB drive that can be had for $40, or |
| either Windows XP or Windows 7 installed, so you | | | | get your movies from an online store or your |
| don't have to worry about flash capabilities or if | | | | main computer. You are going to be able to have |
| your favorite instant messenger program is going | | | | a great time playing your favorite series or |
| to work. It is, and you are going to be greeted | | | | movies while on the go. Just make sure you |
| by a great quality 1024 pixels wide screen for | | | | choose good quality headphones. |
| maximum comfort. | | | | 5. Playing games. Most people consider netbooks |
| 2. Sending e-mails. In the age of Facebook and | | | | useless for playing games at all, but don't listen to |
| MSN, e-mail is still the most popular way of | | | | them. Flash games work perfectly and those |
| keeping contact with people. E-mails were also in | | | | games are ever so popular. Netbooks are not |
| minds of manufacturers when they came up with | | | | suitable for playing demanding games, but with an |
| their products. 3G modems, wireless cards and | | | | Nvidia ION netbook you are going to be able to |
| Bluetooth connectivity are installed in almost | | | | play anything that is as resource hungry as WoW |
| every netbook on the market at the moment, if | | | | or less. |
| you want to connect to the net while on the go, | | | | There are many more ways to make a netbook |
| you are going to be able to do that. | | | | useful, so if you were thinking about getting one |
| 3. Getting some work done. If you are not an | | | | this is a right time for that. If you have a main |
| architect to wants killer performance and | | | | computer, a netbook can be a great addition to it, |
| unprecedented graphics capabilities, you are most | | | | some people may even get away with using just |
| probably going to be able to get some work done | | | | a little laptop of this kind and nothing else. |