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I just unpacked my eee PC from college after a move. 8gb of RAM and can barely run a very stripped down version of windows 7. Just the thought of writing my final year project on that little machine again is giving me RSI.

I'll stick with my 13" MBP going forward. Netbooks served a purpose but I'm not sure they make much sense anymore

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> 8gb of RAM and can barely run a very stripped down version of windows 7

Not sure what you're doing, but Win7 itself uses 1 GB of RAM or less. Even just 2 GB of total system RAM was enough for basic usage, like document editing and single-tab web browsing.

I think OP actually meant the size of SSD. Eee PCs shipped with SSDs of up to 8GB.

I think they don't make sense if you don't care about the screen size - but nothing in that size really existed around 2010 iirc.

iPad? OK, if you don't want a laptop and can live with it. Android tablets? worse.

11" - 13" can already be too large, maybe not for you.

Chromebooks - would be the 1:1 replacement if they weren't usually 12" or more

The price. Sure, inflation and all but I paid 300 for my eeePC, new.

I feel the same way. I had a eee and later a Samsung netbook, but eventually ordinary laptops got light enough that a netbook is now just a laptop with a smaller screen. I'll always have a soft spot for them, but I doubt I'll use one again as a daily driver.

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