If you're mostly doing word-processing, I'd stay away from a netbook. They are small, convenient, and light, but the small keyboards are a bit of a pain (I'm using one now - it's wonderful for travel, as it fits into a backpack very easily, but a regular laptop is better in almost every other way).
If you do stuff with numbers, get a laptop with a real numberpad.
Personally I hate touchpads, so use a mouse even with my netbook, but, from reading above, I guess that's a personal preference thing (although the poster above is the first person I've heard of who likes touchpads).
I'd say the most important things are to not rush, shop around a bit, press the keys of anything you're considering buying to see how they feel, and, if possible, see it on so you can see how the screen looks.
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Date: 2009-10-15 10:24 am (UTC)If you do stuff with numbers, get a laptop with a real numberpad.
Personally I hate touchpads, so use a mouse even with my netbook, but, from reading above, I guess that's a personal preference thing (although the poster above is the first person I've heard of who likes touchpads).
I'd say the most important things are to not rush, shop around a bit, press the keys of anything you're considering buying to see how they feel, and, if possible, see it on so you can see how the screen looks.