10" netbooks for extended usage

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Dear All,

As per your experience are 10" netbooks good for extended usage for long periods? For example for a student use where the student uses the netbook as his primary laptop for taking notes in college implies that (s)he uses the netbook for 6-8 hours daily.

1) Will this be hard on his/her eyes? As 10" size although it seems nice might prove to be a pain 1 year down the line.

2) What about keyboard usage? Would it result in finger injuries or pain in the fingers if one uses it as his/her primary laptop [Home laptop/desktop can of course be used at home but the premise is that the student will be spending most of his time in the campus (classes or library)].
 
Well Netbooks were originally intended to be for web surfing on the go. & for that purpose do the job.

For extended use and enhance productivity, I would recommend bumping up to atleast a 11.6" (the so called NOT books)... There are a few available in the market from Acer, Dell 11z & ThinkPad x100e... These are not only more powerful than a netbook but also have better screen and a fullsize keyboard.
 
I use a 10.1" netbook for watching movies,coding,surfing etc. In fact i sit in a dark room with the lappy beside me while watching movies. Eyes never felt strained.
10" netbooks are a great deal and can handle mostly everything you do everyday except gaming and other extensive applications.
 
Agree with Dark star. For extended usage, atleast get a 11.6" one. HP Dm1z seems to be a good alternative, but I don't know if it should be called a netbook or a notebook :)
 
I only have a netbook now and i sit on it minimum for a 8 hours a day.. have never fellt uncomfortable!

and the biggest advantage is that it hardly weighs more than a book!! :)
 
OR you could consider ultra portable laptops in your generous budget (upto 60k from your previous thread) They weigh almost the same as most netbooks but pack in serious performance :)
 
Go with Dark Star's suggestion. I have been using an EEEPC 1000H (10.1") for the last 3 years but I still prefer to do heavy document work on my desktop. On most of the websites, I have to zoom in to read anything comfortably. Only reason I still love it is that it is really light and easy to carry around.
 
It's better to go with the Fusion rather than ATOM in my opinion, especially if the additional weight is not a big problem.
 
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