Surely you’ve heard the term “netbook” within the past year or so. And if not, don’t worry… You will eventually. Netbooks are basically small laptops with two primary purposes… Portability and Internet connectivity. They are very affordable and with all the web-based applications currently available, such as Gmail, Google Calendar, MSN Hotmail, Yahoo! mail, and many more coming down the pipeline, it’s a good bet you will be considering one down the road. I’m personally looking at getting a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 soon and installing Mac OS X on it, like my friend Morgan has done here.
And for your own convenience when choosing a netbook, I’m posting this excellent article which points out some great things to look for if/when you decide the netbook is the right choice for you. Enjoy!
by dan elliott
03 May 2009 at 22:11
Jared, I have an Inspiron mini 9. It is a great little computer. I have been very happy with it. Of course, I have the Ubuntu version and I highly recommend it: it is so convenient!
Here are a couple things to keep in mind:
The keyboard is small, even for my small hands.
It is a branch off of Ubuntu’s distro so bug fixes and updates will not come nearly as quickly.
I had to hunt for a fix for a quirk where you cannot ssh to another computer when connected to a wireless network (everything is OK now).
- dan