planning to buy a laptop or netbook?

net book have limited usage and some have no no memory slot for stick and card. also no disk player. though, in some brand they have new innovation. i currently use a laptop bought by my brother and it is slim weighing almost 1kg. so it is not really heavy and have a slim size. i am already acquainted with using my laptop so had not try yet a netbook. maybe, in the future i would try to buy too, for now just settle down with a laptop.

hi there, i have Dell inspiron mini. i call it laptop, netbook, or computer hehehe. when i find a job and start earning a good amount of money, i am going to buy a macbook. not for me but for my love one.

I think you should be considering things like, what are you going to be doing with it, more? Are you just keeping it around the house, or just on a desk or something, then go laptop, if you want to be bringing it out to coffee shops and friend's places, or to work or school, the notebook is way easier, nice and tiny. For how long they'll last, either the computer itself, or the battery per use, they're about the same. Notebooks are a bit cheaper, but as long as you take care of it, you aren't going to see much of a difference in how long they last. Some big differences though... programs... a lot of notebooks are trying for cheaper prices, so their software is mainly starter programs, not the full program. Even the version of windows is called "Windows 7 Starter", which means a lot of things are very limited with them. Another problem is power. A standard notebook generally has about 4x less power, then a standard laptop (which has 4x less power then a standard desktop). What this means is that if you want to play newer games, or use newer versions of programs like photoshop, the notebook will be really weak, and slow. But, the pro on a notebook, is that it's so small and light, that you can bring it anywhere, and the battery is often good enough to last for around 6-8 hours. It all comes down to what you want. Want to just write, surf the internet, listen to music and watch video? Notebook works great... want to download loads of videos, run newer programs, and play games? Laptops go much better. For brands, all of them have different versions. Gateway is a great company, HP and Dell have issues, but they've been around for so long, so the company will help you more. Asus has gone from just motherboards to whole computers, so they're based on individual components... better for techies. Acer is cheap, and they stink. They get lots of problems. Or, go Mac, they're easy to use, and really last... but they won't let you play or use any programs outside their range... they're more ones that you conform to, where PCs conform to you... but you have to know how to make it happen. Macs also cost more, but like I said, they're worth it for lasting longer and working so well with it's own system.

i think its good as long as you had enough money for buying the laptop, it was good laptop will be useful for you

i use my desktop but one of my friend recently has bought hp notebook and he came to last week he came to me to get drive partitioned. when i operate i found it awesome usually before i did not used to recommend anyone notebook because if it's atom processor but after operating it i found it very nice.it's atom processor works fine. after that i m going to plan to buy a notebook too because i m tired off using my desktop. go for hp notebook without a doubt.

I have a lenovo netbook, i have this because it's light and it was cheap, and after using it for a year it still serves quite well. The disadvantages for me are that it's slow, it has no CD disk drive which I miss, and the screen is too small.

I always tell this to anybody asking me for advice about this,choose laptop if you could afford it. I say this because laptop has more advantages than the netbook and if you are only worried of the weight and size, I'm sure there are many laptops now that are slim and very lightweight as well.

Netbooks are cheaper and more compact, but I prefer a laptop just because it's easier for me to use and more convenient. More efficient I guess might be the answer. Something about such a tiny screen made it more difficult to do every day tasks - like coming on MyLot or checking my bank account! I actually prefer desktop computers over laptops just because they are more efficient, with the real mouse and all, but hey that's just me! Good luck with whatever you decide to buy - let us know how that goes! Happy MyLotting!

Me and my wife also plan to buy new computer unit. We opted for a netbook instead of laptop. First, we look at the models (in computer stores) as well as the prices and freebies (like sleeves, bags, memory stick, optical disk drives, etc..)to find the top choices, then we searched over the net about their specifications, including memory, RAM, features, etc. I don't know if it has a shorter life span compared to laptops. I guess it still depends on how you handle this gadget. About the brands, we have Toshiba, HP, Acer, Asus and Samsung. Among the five brands we choose to have either HP (my sister have HP netbook already which we found good) and Toshiba.

I actually chose between macbook and laptop I chose the macbook coz it small and I could carry anywhere i want plus the fact that it is not heavy.. and my hubby got the laptop and honestly I regret choosing the macbook haha.. I think it really depends on what you really wanna do and why did you buy it..for me I like watching movies and playing games.. but macbook monitor is just so small.. and laptop really do the job so well.. I also feel like my macbook is slower than my hubbys laptop..weird right coz i should base it in our internet connection..haha well i just feel like that..

Seems like you've already made a decision, good for that! I really never heard of netbooks having a shorter life than notebooks, in fact I think they're basically the same, with netbooks only having smaller sizes and less powerful hardware capabilities, but if you take care of it, it should last for years. The worst problem I see is perhaps when carrying it, that it may be hit hard against something that can broke some component, HD mainly. But again if you take the appropriate cares when transporting and using, you would have computer for many years.

I just got a new notebook like 3 weeks ago, at first I was finding the screen too small since I am used to having laptops but I am currently enjoying is since it is very light to carry around. The one that I bought is HP mini and is very nice.

You may look for advantage for notebook and laptop. Both have its own beneficial. Depends which is makes you feel better and in purpose. You also can seek for a top 10 laptops brand in market too.

i guess it's best to buy a laptop because it has higher capacity of storage and high life of battery and if you have many programs to be installed, laptop is best. however, repair for laptop is veery expensive. if you go netbook, it has lower storage capacity compared to laptop, it has also lower life battery. if you opt for netbook and you have many files you may as well buy an external drive. i say for laptop, macbook, acer, sony vaio i say for netbook, acer, asus.

hello katrinapaz. it's a good idea to buy your own computer.You can use it anytime whenever you feel like using it. Laptop is really heavy. I developed back pains because I used to carry it in my bag. I enjoyed using it anyway. Now I have a netbook that I can just put inside my shoulder bag. It's very light and very convenient to use especially that I travel often. Having the netbook suits my lifestyle very well. As to its life span, I can't say how long it would stay. But I think, the lifespan of anything that we use depends on how we use it. The brand, I go for the one that suits my personal specifications like weight, color, size, price, RAM and HDD capacity. Having that in my mind, you can fom different brands. I have tried acer, the first lpatop I had. It was very good with all the latest features I like. But then it was heavy so I find it more of hassle if i travel and use it for presentations and meetings. So when the netbook became a fad, I got one and it does me very good too. It is light weight and it has my favorite color (forest green) with a 500GB HDD and 2GB RAM. It is toshiba this time. So far so good the only limitation I have is that it has no port for the common LCD projection because it has a HDMI port. So I have to secure a port with HDMI and a VGA output so that I can use it for presentations. Otherwise, I am contented with it's features. In the end , your buying of a unit will still depend on your prefered specifications, purpose and usage. Happy buying. Buy wisely.