Where Do We Draw the Line on Netbook Size?
Not too long ago, many of the first netbooks had seven, eight, and nine inch screens, but nowadays, the general trend for the screen size of a netbook averages around ten inches.
Some consumers are still not satisfied though. They think that netbooks are still rather small and cramped and would prefer them to be larger. Will netbooks have larger screens – maybe eleven or twelve inch ones – in the future?
What do we really prize about netbooks? Maybe their price? Maybe their portability? What would happen if the average netbook got larger? Prices may rise. There’s certainly no doubt that netbooks would then be less portable, and the line between netbooks and notebooks would be blurred even more.
If netbooks got more expensive, they’d be encroaching into the price range of notebooks. Heck, some already are. Would you personally buy a netbook if it were a slightly better performing machine but also had a higher price tag? What if it were a little bit heavier?
We’d like to hear what you think if netbook manufacturers started to make larger netbooks. Feel free to send any comments, concerns, or questions you have our way. 
Via ITWorld.
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Netbooks Larger Than 12 Inches May Adopt AMD and VIA Processors
One downside of netbooks is that their screens and keyboards are relatively small, so you experience that somewhat cramped feeling when you’re trying to surf the web, put together a PowerPoint presentation, or do whatever else it is that you do.
Maybe in the future, the trend will be for consumers to desire larger netbooks, perhaps those whose displays are in the 12″ to 13″ range.
Some players/companies in the market are already anticipating this. White-box netbook manufacturers in China have already begun to manufacture netbooks that have displays larger than 12 inches. Within these netbooks, the white-box companies are rumored to potentially use AMD and VIA processors.
According to the Chinese Commercial Times report, netbooks that are powered by the Intel Atom processor “face limits on the size of the display. In addition, VIA’s solution can offer up to half the price of Intel’s comparable platform.”
Via Digitimes.
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