Why should you buy a Netbook

Ever wondered why you need a laptop? For typing, emaling, browsing or chatting. If only all these are what you intend to do on your laptop, there's an affordable option available.

Meet Netbooks, the new breed of mini-laptops which are smaller in size, have slimmer looks and some smart functionalities and features. Also, called Internet books, they are ideal devices for Web browsing, emailing and chatting.

Initially lead by Asus, Acer, the Netbooks category today has computer giants Dell and HP jumping into the fray. Some of the latest offering in the market include Acer Aspire One, HP Mini-Note, MSI Wind and Asus Eee PC.

What more, Microsoft's Vista successor Windows 7 too will support these machines. And, currently, nine out of the top 10 best-selling laptops on Amazon are Netbooks. Looking ahead, ABI Research forecasts that manufacturers will ship 200 million ultra-mobile devices, including Netbooks by 2013 -- which is about the same anticipated size as the entire laptop market worldwide.

So, here's looking into what makes Netbook market so hot.
Heard slim is in. Yeah, Netbooks are gaining grounds on there compact design, slimmer looks and sleeker appeal. Unlike the laptops that have a robust design and studier looks, these next-generation laptops are lighter, thinner and have tightly packed keyboard and a tiny touchpad.

Netbooks aren't tablets. They look and act like regular clamshell-style laptops, but are much smaller. They boast of a smaller screen display with maximum up to 10-inches diagonal. The smaller keyboard adds to their compact design appeal