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Originally Posted by cromag
In terms of screen size on a conventional laptop layout, I used an Acer Netbook with a 10 inch screen every day for 6 years until the hardware finally started getting cranky. Never a problem with the screen.
I currently do much of my writing on a Lenovo chromebook with an 11 inch screen. Still no problems.
My caution would be to consider the keyboard. The Acer had a great "typewriter" style keyboard that was a pleasure to use. The Lenovo has a flatter keyboard, more typical of inexpensive laptops. I occasionally discover that a key I pressed didn't register, so I rely more heavily on spellcheck. And I find myself looking forward to firing up the desktop computer in the evening.
But, no -- the smaller screen size isn't a concern for me.
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I have a HP Mini with a 10" screen and it works great. I bought it 2nd hand as a Wal-Mart refurb and aside from the HDD dying I haven't had any problems with it. I did have to get a new (used) HDD and a new copy of the OS (I prefer Win7) but it was easy to fix it myself when it needed it. Only problem I had was my desktop went down after that and I had to use my Kindle Fire to download the modem driver. I then connected to my netbook via the cable for my KF and viola! I had the driver that I needed to get the modem working. A 10" screen is plenty big enough to write, surf the net, watch movies, etc.