Re: Netbook Price / Performance

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