Monday, December 28, 2009

Light and Mobile

I realized that my laptop was heavy, during one of those runs from a gate to a different gate at the airport (with the laptop in my backpack, and a garment bag in my hand). Given that I run between gates quite a bit, I decided to get a Netbook. I configured a good one on Dell and got it a couple of weeks back. I also decided that I did not want to install any software on it. I signed up for Google Docs to avoid the heavy footprint of MS Office on the Netbook. Since I use an air card all the time I am traveling, I figured I did not need Outlook on the Netbook. It has worked out extremely well so far. The Netbook is surprisingly fast and the keyboard is not at all bad for a 10.1" screen. I am getting very comfortable with it.

2 comments:

Jagannath Moorthy said...

I've heard that you get 8-10 hours out of the battery as well. If that is so, its another really big advantage.

Sanjeev Kumar said...

Yep. My Netbook has up to eight hours of battery life. That is a big factor. I have not had a chance to dry up the battery, yet.