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...was price, but with falling prices on more traditional notebooks that advantage has pretty much disappeared. Yes, some bought netbooks for the small, light weight form factor, but many bought them because they were cheap. My daughter just bought a new 15" notebook with 3 GB RAM and a 250 GB hard drive for $380. For those not concerned about the size and weight issue, why buy a netbook when you can get a far more powerful machine for the same price?
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