How Big is Too Big for a Netbook?
The two most attractive netbook features are price and size, at least according to the reports from customer surveys. People like the small size and smaller price compared to a regular laptop. So how big can a netbook be and still be a netbook? A new review on TechReport, Aspire One 751 vs. Gateway LT3103 covers the two devices in depth, and the reviewer loves the larger size. Is size what makes a netbook, or something else?
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At the start of 2009, during CES, we called it: This is going to be the year of affordable mobile computing. Yes, netbooks aplenty will flood the market, but Gateway has been doing a bang-up job lately of delivering solid-looking larger machines. And the crazy part is that these laptops cost a lot less than you'd expect.
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How Big is Too Big for a Netbook?
Gateway to stop selling PCs through Web site
Acer to Launch Gateway and eMachine Brands
Gateway Goes Low-Cost With New TC Laptops
Abaca Receives Network Products Guide 2008 Product Innovation Award