apologies for my phrasing, but you know what I meant. In a similar fashion, a friend of mine was looking to upgrade his 1 year old pc (not sure the specs), as it was "out of date" (his words). when i asked what he uses it for, he checks facebook and reads the bbc news...i convinced him that, for £200, i could get him a pc that would easily manage this task.
when i turned up to collect the money, he wasnt too impressed when i just pointed at his current pc! and no, i didnt take his money
anyway, i think youll be surprised at how much you get used to a netbook - feels wierd at first, but soon get used to it. there's loads of apps you can get to make the most of the small screen space.
i use ubuntu netbook remix, which helps, along with firefox and the following extensions:
adblock plus (reduce network traffic when im using my 3g dongle)
all in one sidebar
hide menu bar
stop or reload button
webfav
webmailadblocker
fission
all in all, ive gained a good chunk of screen real estate
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