On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
Size. A little almost-handheld netbook just isn't as physically in danger
of cracking in your knapsack as a 15" or 17" laptop.
My girlfriend's Dell Mini's screen got cracked on a recent trip even though
we had it in a protective case and now the netbook is useless, because to
replace one of those screens basically requires taking the entire machine
apart and it's out of warranty. My 6 year old Dell Latitude D800 on the
other hand, while weighing in about 3 times as much, is solid as a brick and
the screen has no flex. After the Dell Mini lasted only 8 months, we've
decided no more netbooks. But that's just our experience, I know netbooks
work well for some people. I question their durability for using while
travelling though, which is kinda the whole point of the netbooks...