5 Reasons Why a Low Cost Netbook is the Best Lap Top Notebook Computer For College Students

Back in the early nineties, I was in college. Miami Hurricanes was the best football team in the Ncaa. Dan Marino was still the quarterback for the Miami Dolphins. Windows just came out. Students rarely require allinclusive use of a computer. Except those in the engineering and computer courses, of course. We had programming assignments that require constant use of computers. While there were ample terminals over at the computer lab, it was not conducive for me since I live off campus. Don't surely want to stay too late in the computer lab.

Thus, I bought myself a 286 machine. Shared the cost with other trainee friend. Yes, we both didn't have to stay cooped up in the college computer room to unblemished our computer assignments. We did it all at home. Many of the other computer students also bought their own computers to enable them to unblemished their assignments at home. Basically, back then, students rely on computers at home. Notebooks? Yeah, it's the paper kind which we write on with pens and pencils.

Asus Netbook

Fast send to the gift day. The year 2008 saw the emergence of a new breed of notebook computers. Asus was the first to bring about the Eee Pc. A notebook which is small in many ways - price, size, weight, and features. It was the first sub Usd0 notebook.

The other hardware vendors stayed away from the market. However, they kept a close look at it and paid concentration to the shop growth. Before you know it, many more hardware players joined in the bandwagon as the shop for the sub Usd0 machines boomed tremendously. Today, we see the big players like Hp and Lenovo making their proximity felt in this fast growing shop segment best know now netbook. Low cost netbooks have made its way into the main stream and making headlines.

A student's life these days require that they are qualified with a computer. Assignments are now basically done on computers. No more passing of a handwritten documents. All things needs to be neatly done in a word processor, spreadsheet, or presentation.

Today, we see students carrying laptops and notebooks in any place in their college campus. How many of them can surely afford a full fledge notebook? I'd say many can't afford one. To those parents who've sacrificed to get a notebook for their children in college, I surely bow my head to you. I know it's a big sacrifice, especially in Malaysia, where I live. The minimum cost of a basic low end notebook is about Myr2500. That's a lot of money for most parents over here in Malaysia.

This brings me to the first and probably the most prominent reason why the low cost netbooks make for the best lap tops for college students.

1. Low Cost

A basic netbook, currently costs around Usd0. That translates to about Myr1300 in the Malaysian market. This means, parents and college students could save about Myr1000 if they get themselves one of these low cost netbooks instead of a quarterly notebook.

That's a huge savings. For parents who've got two children in college, they can basically get two netbooks for the same price of a singular basic low end notebook. Thanks to these cheap netbooks, more students can now own a computer. If only they can somehow bring it even lower. How about below Myr1000? That would mean, a sub Usd0. I do think it's possible. Maybe in a join of years or so.

2. Light Weight

I am very customary to the burden of having to carry a notebook around day in and day out. Yes, I am a notebook backpacker, and proud of it too. Every once in a while, I would have to like do some spring cleaning of my notebook backpack. Yes, after a few weeks, it'd be filled with papers and notes which I don't surely refer to nor do I surely have a need for them. They are just there in the backpack, piling up after so many days at work.

The backpack alone, with the required paddings and what nots weighs handsomely. Add a notebook (3kg), a group of Cds and Dvds (0.5kg), and the above mentioned load of paperwork, I'd say I'm carrying around a good 5kg to 6kg of weight on my shoulder every singular day.

At first, you don't surely observation the heaviness of that 5kg. After a while, your shoulders and your back starts to ache and you begin to wonder why. Only then do you realize that it's probably caused by the sheer weight of that extra 5kg which you have to carry around daily.

The netbooks of today weighs in at about 1.5kg. Some would probably weigh more depending on the battery it's installed with. Not a lot more, however. A netbook with a 6 cell battery weighs in at about slightly less than 2kg. Still way best than a proper notebook.

College students, especially the ladies, would surely benefit from the netbooks being light weight. Being as light as they are currently, college students can surely carry them around as they commute around the college campus from one class to another. No worries of a shoulder or back pain as the netbooks are very light indeed.

3. Small Footprint

When sitting in a lecture hall, there surely is not much space for a college trainee to use. The seats are usually qualified with a small flexible table. Setting up a proper 14inch or 15inch notebook on these small table tops would be a hassle. There will not be any room left for anyone other than the notebook.

Here lies the attractiveness of a netbook. Netbooks are size at a mere 10inch, some even smaller. They just fit in nicely for a lecture hall environment. Set one up on that small flexible table, and you probably would have a tiny bit of space left to put anyone small. A small Post It Notes perhaps? An Mp3 recorder perhaps?

The sheer small size also means that the netbook need not be carried in a notebook backpack. Ladies can probably just dump the tiny unit into their handbags. Of course, it's not going to fit if they use those tiny wee handbags that surely can't fit anyone but their facial makeover items.

A proper (is there such a thing) coach handbag will surely fit a 10inch netbook nicely. No one would even reason that there is computer in the handbag.

4. Communication Features

Almost all netbooks currently are configured with a handsome lot of Communication features. It's got speakers, cameras, wifi, and bluetooth for a start. These components are already good sufficient to allow users to describe with ease over the internet.

Social networking? Chatting space? Skype? Yahoo Messenger? Google Chat? FaceBook? MySpace? Video conferencing? Just name it. Even the most basic low cost netbook is more than capable of allowing its' users to use all the above mentioned Communication channel. That is why a netbook, even the most basic ones are already more than capable to allow college students to describe with their peers from wherever they are.

5. Style

Have you seen these low cost netbooks? Don't they look awesome? One thing is for sure, the manufacturers are surely putting in their attempt to make these tiny units look exceptionally good. The finishing they've put on these netbooks are simply pleasing to the eyes. A true eye candy, I might say so myself. They come in manifold selection of colors. You name it, they come in orange, blue, red, yellow, gray, black, green, and many more.

Now wouldn't you agree that the low cost netbook makes for the best lap tops notebook computer for college students? I surely think so. Why not? Well, of course, its not going to be suitable for all college assignments. As long as the trainee understands the limitation of the Atom Cpu, it would be just dandy. surely they can't expect the small netbook to be capable of rendering 3D petition graphics for them. It would also not be suitable to compile surely complicated engineering calculations and large programming compilation jobs.

I'd say that netbooks will be the must have machine for college students pretty soon, if not already. You wouldn't be cool without one.

5 Reasons Why a Low Cost Netbook is the Best Lap Top Notebook Computer For College Students

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