Netbook Structure: Most netbooks sport small LCD, 8. 9-inches to 10 inches, compared to an average of 15. 4-inch standard laptop. Laptops generally weigh about 2. 2 pounds (1 kilogram) each, much lighter than most laptops, and lead batteries that last up to 8 hours. They cost between U.S. $ 199 and benefits and $ 799 more. Here are tips for your first netbook: 1. Make sure you want a netbook and not a full-fledged laptop. What do you want to use for this netbook? Do you want a lightweight device for simple Internet access? Or are they really looking for a device that can bring in video editing, playing, or use for other applications that test the limits of a netbook? Do not buy a netbook if you really looking for a laptop would be a mistake. In order to ensure better battery life, some of the key components of a netbook, such as microprocessor, are less powerful than common laptops. That’s why they’re excellent for surfing the Internet, send e-mails, or doing homework. 2. Buy a netbook with an 8. 9-inch screen or larger. tried an Eee PC with a 7-inch screen, the Surf, and found the screen too small. I was not able to view an entire Web page on the screen of overcrowding. In such a small screen, you have to scroll left and right, up and down to see an entire Web page. Scrolling up and down is normal but the left and right are upset. That’s a minor problem in the slightly larger size screens and, at 8. 9-inch screen size, weight and size of the netbook is nearly the same as devices with 7-inch screens. The 10-inch screens are even better, but, add a size and weight to the netbook. 3. Be sure to get a 6 cell battery for your netbook, although you may have to pay $ 50 more and the device will weigh more. Most companies started offering netbooks with 3-cell batteries as standard, but does not provide a lot of run time, just 2-3 hours. A 6-cell battery twice, and in some devices designed around a 6-cell battery, such as ASUS Eee PC 901 PC’s, you can receive up to 8 hours. Another benefit of the larger battery that props the back of the device, place on a slight angle that makes it simpler to write. Keyboards in netbooks are smaller than normal keypads, and comfortable typing was one area that was not willing to compromise. 4. Try the keyboard and make sure it is right for you. None of the devices I tested had a better typing pad that Intel’s Classmate PC, which has a much smaller keyboard than the Eee PC 1000. Keys on the keyboard of the Classmate PC’s at stake and there are a lot of space between them, making them simple to find by touch. I really liked the keyboard on the Acer Aspire One, Hewlett-Packard 1000 Mini and Everex CloudBook Max, but the best was on the keyboard of HP Mini-Note. 5. Software: See what comes preinstalled and trying to consider the Linux operating system. There are two kinds of software. First, some manufacturers have skimped on including software in their netbooks on the pretext that users can download a lot of free software in Internet. That’s right, but is a poor excuse not to go the extra distance to customer satisfaction. Who wants to spend time downloading lots when many netbook makers have added software that users can play with their new netbook straight away? Secondly, it may be the time of giving the Linux operating system a try. Most of the netbooks I tested with Linux booted much quicker than Windows XP or Windows Vista. Which reminds me, do not buy a netbook with Vista – is simply too slow.

There are also free Linux-based word processing programs and spreadsheets available on the Internet such as Open Office, Sun StarOffice, low-cost Web-based software like Google Apps. Google also offers a nice free software package, Google Pack, which includes several well loved applications such as Adobe Reader, Skype, RealPlayer for music and video, Norton Security Scan and two browsers, Google Chrome and Firefox. 6. Price: if it costs more than $ 500, start looking into a normal laptop. The companies are promoting a wide range of notebooks at increasingly higher prices, but once you pass $ 500, netbooks start to compete with notebooks and a laptop, nearly always give more value for your money. Laptop computers have more powerful microprocessors and other components of netbooks, DVD drives and sport. BTW, there is no DVD drives on netbooks. 7. Look around at what’s available. Many new netbooks have emerged. There are plenty of look-alikes from the newcomers have copied what pioneers found that the most well loved configurations. The net effect is to place more devices that are excellent for a number of competitors. You may be able to pick a excellent machine at a very low price. In any case, the devices for 10-inch screen are a small larger and more expensive than what I was looking for. Size is vital to consider in terms of weight. Ten inch screens, hard disk drives (HDDs) and 6-cell add a lot of extra weight to a netbook. Other netbooks are available with a function module and suppliers of 3G mobile services offered by 3G (third generation) contracts, so people can access the Internet from anywhere within its telephone network mobile. People can also buy add-on 3G or WiMax cards for any netbook.