I understand the portability aspect of the netbook but the performance hit is terrible. If they are used for simple interNET tasks like the name suggests they are fine. I cannot tell you how many people want to through all their applications on the netbook and then complain that it is slow. What do most netbooks weigh, a couple pounds or so. I don't know about you but I rather have a 4 pound laptop with a 12 - 14" screen with much better performance.
But yes most people do not know the differences between a netbook and a notebook. Most see them as small light laptops and think the only reason they are cheaper is because they are smaller. They do not know the Atom processor is weak compared even to a celeron. We have a few netbooks in my organization and with the bump in ram and upgrade to Windows XP Pro (needed for Active Directory/Domain authentication) they came to about $450 with a 1 year warranty. Could have gotten a actual notebook with dual core processor, double the ram, DVD/CD-Rw drive, Vista Business/XP pro for $20 - $30 more at the sacrifice of 1.8lbs and 1 hour less battery time. Small price to pay for performance if you ask me
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