Asus Netbook

For once I decided to research the options available. Ins ome ways that did not help. There is always so much choice it can be hard making your final selection. However I opted for a netbook from the Asus range as that particular brand had good reviiews and many recommendations.

It is a good idea when purchasing something such as a netbook to consider your requirements.

• What are you hoping to gain
• Why have you chosen this product
• What is your minimum specification
• If price is a consideraton, what is the minimum and maximum cost

For me I did not want to pay the earth. I wanted a small piece of equipment that would be truly portable. The netbook had to be small enough to carry easily if travelling abroad, for example. I did not need mountains of software as it was to be used basically for writing online, emails and accessing the Internet. One essential was that I wanted the most recent version of Windows installed.

Apart from memory you may want or need to buy extras. A netbook has no DVD or CD drive but you can purchase one separately.

These days though so much can be downloaded it is not essential. You may also want to use an external hard drive for back ups.

This would save space on the netbook and ensure you do not lose important files, should the worst happen.

For me the nebook is an addition to our main PC. As such it has distinct uses which means all the extras are not necessary. Your needs could be very different.

For instance you may want to purchase a mouse.