The Next Things For Netbooks
I think we’ve established that netbooks are here to stay by now. Manufacturers struggled with it for a while but it was the ASUS EEE that placed the mini laptops on the map. And to seal the deal further, Dell got into the action. So, what’s next? In order to truly make an impact, Wired has a list of things that netbooks have to do in order to grab more than a foothold on the market. Here’s one:
Minimum Four-Hour Battery Life
This is the biggie. For a netbook to be truly useful, it needs to remain “on” for more than an hour and a half. Four hours is the minimum, and with the chunky, heavy extended batteries, some netbooks can manage this (on paper at least). Ideally, though, they should run all day long without visiting a power socket.
Excellent point, as always. You don’t really expect traveling business people to rely on four-hour batteries, right? If manufacturers are able to extend how long the power lasts, then netbooks will jump from novelty items to serious production tools. There are a few more, so head over to the source for the full list.
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