Netbooks - Too big for comfort.

When the first netbook came out, the price was a big factor. It was so cheap that we could forgive the small keyboard, the small screen screen and the paltry battery life.

Now the netbooks are getting better battery life, bigger keyboards and screens. The latter had to be forthcoming, but the bigger keyboards has also made the overall size of the netbook large enough to think, why shouldn't I just get a notebook computer.

The price of the netbooks are also getting close to the notebook range. The notebooks have bigger screens which, after prolonged use, it is hard to adjust to the 8.9 to 10 inch screens and the economized trackpads.

Netbooks used to be cheap and fun. Now, it's just feels slightly smaller than a notebook, with less performance and slightly less in price.