I've been a Mac user for over 20 years but I am now breaking into the world of the PC. I recently bought an Acer Aspire One netbook, primarily to access email and the Internet when I travel. With an 8.9-inch screen, it weighs just 2.2 pounds and is ultra portable... it fits right into my purse so I don't have to carry a computer bag. It's wireless, has a built-in webcam for Skyping, a 6-cell battery for about 5+ hours of use when not plugged in, a 160 MB hard drive, and 1MB RAM.
The netbook came with Windows XP Home and so far, it's got me on a learning curve. To me, it doesn't seem as user-friendly as the Mac, but it's getting easier every day. The right and left click is different from the Mac. The keyboard is very small so I have to focus or I end up making lots of typos. It's not a bad thing to be on a learning curve... gives my boomer brain some exercise.
For creating documents, I downloaded
New Netbook
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i use mine for work, so it is much bigger, it has a 15.4" screen and cost over $2k, two years ago.
once you have a laptop its really hard to go back to a desktop!
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One thing that has been a challenge is that my netbook does not have a CD/DVD drive, so programs have to either be downloaded or I'd have to use an external drive. I don't want to spend $$ on an external dive unless I have to. I'd love to figure out how to get some music on the netbook w/o buying a drive.
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