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wallcraft · 02-10-2009, 05:14 PM

The problem with netbooks are battery life (much improved with 6-cell batteries, but at the cost of more weight) and the screen aspect ratio (not tall enough). The 2nd problem goes away if you can use it in "portrait" mode, which is possible with a convertable netbook. These are new, and the only one available currently is the Classmate PC "tablet". Asus is supposed to be introducing the Eee PC T91 and 101H convertible touch netbooks this spring. However, there have also been news reports that Asus is delaying the introduction of new products, perhaps including these.

02-10-2009, 05:14 PM	#5
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	The problem with netbooks are battery life (much improved with 6-cell batteries, but at the cost of more weight) and the screen aspect ratio (not tall enough). The 2nd problem goes away if you can use it in "portrait" mode, which is possible with a convertable netbook. These are new, and the only one available currently is the Classmate PC "tablet". Asus is supposed to be introducing the Eee PC T91 and 101H convertible touch netbooks this spring. However, there have also been news reports that Asus is delaying the introduction of new products, perhaps including these.