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Originally Posted by holterzoff
show me 1 netbook that isn't crappy cheapo plastique...
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Dell Mini 9. $225 with WinXP. It rocks. Nice quality, convenient size. Too bad Dell discontinued it.
That being said, it doesn't make a good ebook reader.
I am looking forward to getting the 32GB 3G iPad; have one on order. It is the size of just the lid of the Dell Mini 9. I am a rabid anti-Apple fan, but 10 minutes playing with one at the Apple store made me decide that I had to have one.
It was very interesting looking at the demographics of the shoppers in the Apple store. Normally, only geeks and gadget-hounds (I raise my hand to acknowledge this) would be interested in a device like this, but the individuals who were playing with the iPads on display definitely weren't in that category. Apple has brought these type of devices into the mainstream; something Microsoft failed at with their UMPCs.
As much as i hate to admit it, I think Apple has a winner, and Apple stock will conitnue to rise. Too bad I don't own any.