So I'm starting to think about getting myself either a netbook or an iPad. I am a college student and would like something that I could use to take notes and pull out and access the internet quickly.
I don't have much experience with touchscreens, and wonder if I could adapt enough to be able to effectively type quickly. I've seen people type quickly on them and I bet I could adjust, but it's still a worry. A netbook would be slightly cheaper, but probably at a lesser quality. I'd say I'm leaning towards the iPad at this point, but its a few months away.
Any suggestions, comments? Good netbooks?
Thanks
unless you only have one lecture a day you really need to think about battery life too, anything less than 6-8 hours will be a real pain in the long run. I think some netbooks can almost do this, but almost isnt good enough if you're halfway through a lecture and you cant take notes any more. also bear in mind that the battery capacity starts to drop off as soon as you start recharging cycles, you may well have lost an hour or so after a years use.
I'd consider a proper laptop as well as the other options. doesnt have to be a 20lb, 17" widescreen, oc'd GPU, 1h battery life, "gamers" laptop - just something powerful enough to run what you need with 13-15" screen, decent battery life and as light as possible.
where I do agree with Jobs is that for most people, netbooks are just laptops with too many compromises to be really useful. however, theres certainly plenty of applications where a netbook can be ideal, in the same way that the iPad (apple hopes) will have niches where it is the best solution.
