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[lavalls12]

The netbook was doomed because of the anemic processor,Insistence on Windows XP or Windows "Starter" 7.

Way too much money for such a basic system. Why?????They doomed themselves... Idiots

[LiveBrianD]

If only the AMD Zacate ones would catch on. My Thinkpad x120e has an AMD E350, 4GB RAM, a 320GB HDD, and Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, and it cost about $450. That's about the same as many tablets, yet it does far more. Sure, the Intel Atom ones with 1GB RAM and Windows 7 Starter suck, but they're also dirt cheap compared with a lot of tablets and other laptops, so what do you expect?

[CaniblCat]

lavalls12, on 26 October 2011 - 02:04 PM, said:

The netbook was doomed because of the anemic processor,Insistence on Windows XP or Windows "Starter" 7.

Way too much money for such a basic system. Why?????They doomed themselves... Idiots

I disagree (partially, at least).
Most people who buy netbooks purchase them primarily as ultra-portable consumption tools.
Tablets, being smaller and lighter, serve that purpose far better.

Netbooks are better at productivity, but I think tablets will at least partially get there as well. Eventually MS Office, LibreOffice or or someone else will create a productivity suite that allows them to do most of the necessary work on their tablet with little or no difficulty. When that happens, ultra-portable laptops will become a rarity, especially as larger (14"+) notebooks become thinner and lighter.

[IsaiahJackson]

Android devices are goin to make a lot of things obsolete... Asus understands wat consumers want and thats a tablet that can TRANFORM into a netbook...watch everyone else try to hop on the Tablet\netbook boat.

[karthiq]

A 10 inch non-touch screen with a fixed keyboard cannot compete with a 10 inch touch capable screen which can be used with or without a keyboard.

[butlerwm]

Each new generation of tablet has seen new features and increased performance. As such, tablets are able to lure repeat buyers.

Netbooks, on the other hand, have seen little if any improvement (other than minor battery life) since their beginning. Processor speeds seem to have peaked at 1.6 GHz, though dual cores have begun to become more prevalent. But graphic performance, memory capacity, feature-set improvements are few and far between. As such, netbooks are reaching a plateau where once they hit a certain saturation point, there's little reason for current netbook owners to seek new netbooks.

While similar, netbooks and tablets meet the needs of different market segments. The netbook's real advantage remains its beginning price point. Entry level netbooks can still be had for under $300. While low-end tablets (many, identifying themselves as "readers") start at just under $100, those usually have resistive touchscreens and limited feature sets. Mainstream tablets remain in the $350 to $400 range... and cost is always a factor.

As for using office-type suites on a tablet; while it may be practical for short documents like simple letters and/or email, creating long-form documents (hours of typing) remains something better done on a "real" computer and netbooks continue to offer a better platform.

I continue to believe netbooks (or some similar, replacement computer) will remain and coexist with tablets. Just as laptops did not mean the death of desktop computers, I believe there is more than enough room in the marketplace for multiple form factors of portable computing devices.

[jdelaro19]

I have a tablet and a netbook, I'm finding it hard to ditch the netbook completely as it's so portable and easy to use a dvd drive with and hook my printer to, that I keep hanging on to it. Of course once I get the keyboard for the Asus transformer, I'm sure I'll no longer have any need for a netbook. Cheers.