Netbooks are amazing little devices and come in handy when your job involves getting around town. Even if you don’t do it often, but want something you can pass the time with while waiting for the doctor to arrive or your order at a restaurant, you’ll still make good use of one. Here is my list of reasons why I would never get rid of my netbook.
I just love my netbook and not because it was cheap, that was just a result of the components used and the overall pretty poor performance. It allows me to do things I thought weren’t possible or didn’t even occur to me when I had a much bulkier Fujitsu Siemens pi3540. Just look it up, 7.4lbs, imagine lugging that around.
1. It is small. It’s not just small, but tiny to the extent that you can’t even see it on a full-size computer anymore. It almost fits in the pockets of one of my jeans and quickly disappears into the 15.6″ pouch I keep in my backpack.
2. Works for a long time on a single charge. How comfortable is that? I just put it in the charger when I go to sleep, or in the morning if I forget and it’s fully charged when I head to work.
3. Accessories are cheap. Everything that is missing by factory default can be had by peas. An external optical drive is $40, a flash drive is $20, and I got a case for $10 on Amazon. Everything is small, everything is cheap.
4. Arms himself. I don’t have much personal experience with other long-term models, but I can say with confidence that this Asus 1005HA is built to last. I don’t throw it away or anything like that, but it’s had around 2300 hours of use and there’s no sign of wear other than a little bit of wear on the keys.
5. Keys. They are incredible. I thought I would have trouble typing because I have average male sized hands. Good news, this has nothing to do with this particular model, others I tried weren’t as promising, but whatever works for you.
6. I can use it on public transportation. I know I already mentioned that it’s small, but think of it on a different level. Imagine a laptop that actually fits on your lap without stretching out on it anywhere. I don’t think I can work using a full size notebook on a bus.
7. I know I said I don’t love it because it’s cheap. Actually I do. Can you get a better laptop for $300 new? Probably a refurbished one, but I’m not entirely sure about that.
