WTF NETBOOKS?

Ok obviously I'm biased because I love my iPhone to death.

But netbooks seem really really stupid to me. The main purpose they were made is to give ppl a lightweight device that can check email and access the internet while on the go. Sounds a lot like my iphone, but for $500 dollars more with no wireless network. No wireless network? Sounds like a big overpriced ipod touch to me.

Sure the netbooks come with more memory than my iphone would. But if you're really gonna use up all that space aren't you better off with a regular size laptop capable of other things? Netbooks have a slow(er) speed compared to other computers, some don't have a CD drive, minimal USB ports, Tiny touch pad, tiny keyboard, and most of all a tiny screen. Your gonna need more USB ports because you'll want to use a mouse, attach a printer, attach your camera, attach your mp3, and probably an external hard drive incase you run out of memory. The tiny keyboard doesn't seem practical to be used on a paper assignment, maybe for for short emails. but you can't really look at that tiny screen for hours and have to maneuver your hands like a surgeon to type on tiny keyboards.

Now for those of us who are younger want it for the DUMBEST REASON: it looks cute and it's light. Well then I guess it is the younger buyers who are keeping this category of computers alive. Because for $600-1000 I'm not looking to make a fashion statement or even get attention, I would want a practical computer that can do the things I would NEED it to do. Like read a CD, run multiple apps without having to worry about a small and very limited battery.

I know there are some people who can afford to have both a functional computer and have the money to throw away on a "fashionably tiny" netbook, well then thank you, you are helping the economy. It's your choice to spend your disposable income on whatever you want.