Re: Netbook Price / Performance

[daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks John.

I think that helps.  I wouldn't try running Photoshop on it but maybe a 
slightly old version of Paintshop Pro.  I also wouldn't have any great 
expectations of using it for a word processor for in-depth projects.  The 
small keyboard and screen would just be too cumbersome.  I could see using 
it for quick edits.  I'm not overly concerned about how fast applications 
start up.  A greater concern would be concurrent applications and 
switching between them.  The lack of an optical drive might be an issue at 
times but I typically use them only for loading other things, which I 
could do over a network.  The screen size might be an issue.  I got my 
first pair of bifocals about 6 weeks ago.  I probably still have a junky 
old laptop running Windows 2000 that I could buy a wireless USB adapter 
for.  It would be big and heavy but I wouldn't care if it got damaged or 
stolen.

I don't have great expectations for a $0.99 frozen pizza to taste great. 
If it beats my expectations, that's a bonus.  Still, I don't want it to 
taste like cardboard.  If I spend a lot of money at a fancy restaurant the 
food had better taste great.  I'm looking at the netbook as a frozen 
pizza.  I'm just trying to figure out if I'll be getting a decent frozen 
pizza.


Dave Parnin