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#434036 - 06/29/09 05:03 PM So, was Apple right?
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There've been a lot of negative comments as to Apple's 'attitude' towards Netbooks; i.e.: none in the works for Apple.
Now link Amazon reports that the MacBook is the No. 4 bestselling computer overall, and the No. 1 bestselling laptop. Five of the top 20 bestselling laptops are all made by Apple.
Meanwhile the return rate for those so called Netbooks has been 30 percent !
I guess those Netbooks are just crappy laptops...

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#434038 - 06/29/09 05:08 PM Re: So, was Apple right? [Re: Mike]
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#434047 - 06/29/09 06:31 PM Re: So, was Apple right? [Re: Reboot]
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60% of consumers who bought them didn’t understand the difference between a netbook and a notebook.


Friend of mine has a Dell netbook , it's real nice but I can't find any real need for a tiny screen and tiny keyboard <- Dell move some keys around , I'll rather use a AirBook
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#434065 - 06/29/09 08:33 PM Re: So, was Apple right? [Re: Reboot]
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I'm sure there'll be a lot more MacBooks on campus this fall! grin

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#434081 - 06/29/09 11:43 PM Re: So, was Apple right? [Re: Mike]
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I'm sure there'll be a lot more MacBooks on campus this fall! grin


yeah . . specially with that FREE iPod touch and $100 off a printer!! laugh
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#434139 - 06/30/09 08:42 PM Re: So, was Apple right? [Re: DLC]
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I bought a laptop 2 months ago, with the simple goal to have something to go online, listen to music, even watch movies, do some work when needed when I'm travelling. Of course I was told to buy one of those "netbooks". They're so small, they don't have a dvd drive, I have no use for them. I don't understand who they're aimed to, I mean for a small secondary computer, I'd rather go for a used laptop instead.
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