August 13, 2010

Get a Netbook for Web Business

I have had my eye on getting a netbook for quite some time now, and finally recently acquired one about two months ago. The reasons for wanting one were similar to a lot of users. I wanted something more portable and smaller than my standard large laptop used in my home office setup and besides they look pretty cool, right? The concerns were standard too. I wasn’t sure how typing on the smaller keyboard was going to work, the smaller screen size worried me, and I wanted to make sure the battery life was good.

I can state unequivocally that the purchase has been a solid one for me. The model I selected was an Asus Eee PC 1005HA-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Crystal Black), and it has been more than adequate for my needs. It has had solid battery life, the keyboard is no problem after about a day of getting used to it, and the screen size is adequate although in retrospect it would be nice if I had spent a few extra bucks and gone with one of the ASUS models with the 12.1 screen.

There has been an added bonus that I didn’t expect as well – my writing and website development has increased exponentially and my larger and more powerful laptop is languishing and only turned on about once a week now.

This seems to make sense, as I am taking the netbook with me more places, and it is easier to pull it out and bang out a quick draft post while getting ready to eat dinner, at lunch break, or even while watching TV with the kids, all things that in the past would have had me waiting until the home office PC was activated and I was located in there to do some work. Basically what seems to have happened is that it has psychologically separated me from web work only being done in my home office to wherever I am. Also being smaller and more easy to work with anywhere in the house, now using the netbook just seems easier and more unobtrusive.

Whatever the reasons, having the netbook has significantly increased my site creation and posting frequency compared to before I had it. This doesn’t mean that will do it for everybody, but based on my experience, analyze the things that hold you back and see if any of them fit into the mindset mentioned above. I hope that it continues to help me in keeping everything moving.

As mentioned above, this ASUS model has given me a great experience, but swinging for the extra screen size would be nice, but it also drives up the expense. Take a look at both the model I have and another ASUS with the larger screen size below and to view detailed descriptions on Amazon, click the image.

If you choose a netbook, either one of these or any model, come back and leave a comment and let us know how it has helped you in either web business or anything in your personal life.