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Old 02-07-2011, 12:19 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by devilsadvocate View Post
The name "netbook" came about because it was thought that, with their lighter weight and lower power, they would primarily be used to surf the 'Net. After personally seeing people with gargantuan 19" laptops doing nothing more than Facebook and email I can see where they would get that impression.
yup. Plus, with that tiny keyboard, unless you're a kid surfing the web is your only bet really. Tablets just get that out of the way altogether.

strangely enough, I've had a far easier time with the virtual swype keyboard in my smartphone than with the damned tiny and useless netbook keyboards... I can only imagine it's the same with tablets...
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