Laptop vs Netbook

[warped one]

Could someone please tell me the advantages and disadvantages of both. And what would you choose?

My specs are:
General use.
Long battery life
Got to be light
Got to be cheap
Strong due to been taken around with me when working away

I do like the look of the net books but are they any good?

Warped
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[bEN_]

Netbooks are for more basic use really so sounds ok for you.

most new netbooks are installed with Windows xp only
don't expect a cd/dvd drive

and the specs won't be amazing, so once you start filling it up you'll notice it'll become a lightweight piece of crap
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I use a laptop 99% of the time, but will still be getting a netbook shortly for travelling with. I like the idea of something that can just be thrown in a bag without it adding much more weight - my laptop and power brick weigh 10lbs, whereas the netbook I have my eye on only weighs 3lbs with adaptor.

If you're just going to be doing email, browsing and some document production, a netbook will be fine, although the screen resolution is usually something crap like 1024x600. They are lighter and cheaper than laptops, and tend to have a better battery life. The downsides are that they usually don't have the storage capacity of laptops.

What's your definition of "general use"?
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[warped one]

General use to me is forums, surfing the net and MSN. I don't play games or anything like that. So high spec isn't a must.

Warped
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[smegbrains]

Try and go somewhere where you can type on one for a bit.

I like the EEEPC quite a lot but I can't type on it comfortably at all.

Samsung NC10 is my current favourite and has a great keyboard but it's just too expensive to justify it.
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[warped one]

I must say that does look pretty cool. And sorry for the layiness but could someone find me a price for one of those EEEpc. I'm currently on the PSP and ebay is off limits.

Cheers

Warped
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.

[warped one]

I must say that does look pretty cool. And sorry for the layiness but could someone find me a price for one of those EEEpc. I'm currently on the PSP and ebay is off limits.

Cheers

Warped
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amnesia - Never in the history of usernames has one been more accurate. Warped indeed. You sir are a fecking oddball.