Netbooks forum: 11.6" Screen or Faster Processor?

I've been playing with a few 11+ inch netbooks. Speed was fine. Are you trying to figure this out with "specs" or (worse) "reviews"? Bingo, that's the problem. Get out there and test drive these.

If you are going to only use for Internet and emails, 1.3 ghz is more than enough. However, choice is yours, does it really matter to you if the screen is 10" instead of 11"? but why do you only want to go for Asus? I particularly recommend Dell vostro 1200 if you are going for small screens. I have personally used it after seeing its review, its worth it. Rought and tough and cute looking!

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Support for XP is waning which should be considered when buying a netbook. I know there are many many people who are very pro XP on netbooks, but it's time to start thinking ahead. Many of today's netbooks can handle Win7 Home Premium no problem.

I am going to have to interject and stir up the pot a bit here. The difference between the two processor speeds, while not crucial for casual browsing and basic usage, will definitely be bogged down by running anything more than one application at a time. I have had experience with all walks of netbooks and I can assure you that you might not need the extra speed, but it will surely make your computing experience more livable.

(Just as a reference, any standard platter hard drive has to correct itself hundreds of times a second. This requires the processor to work constantly. This on top of the use of the operating system, background apps (wifi connections, security suite, sound and video processing) will tend to add up. For the best computing experience I suggest the faster computer.

Question: When in that range of netbooks does the screen size difference (1 inch between a 10" and an 11") really make a noticeable difference in long term computing experience?

That blue screens don't mean there is a hardware issue. Same for wake up issues. Windows is still easy to damage in what some won't think that would cause any issue.

For example, those registry cleaners, installing more than one antivirus or let's not discount how much malware is out there.

Given the problems the only thing a maker can do is reload the machine if the owner can't or won't.
Bob