If you’re considering getting a netbook for yourself or as a Christmas present but are unsure, Gigaom have posted up a list of five things to consider before purchasing a netbook. Some of the points you may have already considered, as being the most obvious, such as how much screen size you need and what size keyboard is usuable.

Another question poised, is what you will be using the netbook for, whether it be for the occasianal web browsing and reading emails or using it instead of a laptop or PC. Gigaom discribe it as perhaps the most important question and I would agree. The other things to consider seem to be dependant on what you want to use it for.

Originally most netbooks launched with Linux and so giving up Windows was often a factor to consider, and still is, but fortunately if Linux isn’t for you, many netbooks have a Windows model. The other factor, again dependant on what and where you’ll use your netbook, is whether or not you’ll need the extended battery.

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