Posted 12/03/2008 at 12:37:22am

I really don't think you understand the concept of a netbook.

 What you'd look for in a traditional laptop are performance as far as raw power goes - GPU, CPU, RAM, HDD etc.. with weight, battery life, and size being a secondary concern.

 With a netbook your primary factors are weight, battery life, and size - performance is completely secondary. Netbooks are called "Net"books for a reason - its for browsing the internet and basic lower performance tasks like word processing. You shouldn't be planning on playing video games or doing video encoding on a netbook.

 Would I rather spend $500 on -

1. Something that is under 3 pounds, relatively small, and has 5hrs of battery

or

2.  Something relatively powerful but heavy 6 pounds+, large and clunky, terrible battery life (probably under 3hrs)

I'd pick the first option every single time. If I want something powerful I'll use my desktop.