{"id":236044,"date":"2010-01-27T08:30:04","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T13:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.androidguys.com\/?p=12706"},"modified":"2010-01-27T08:30:04","modified_gmt":"2010-01-27T13:30:04","slug":"is-it-really-worth-putting-android-on-a-netbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/236044","title":{"rendered":"Is it Really Worth Putting Android on a Netbook?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>While the tech-addict in me would love to own and play with an Android based netbook, the question must be asked:\u00a0 Does an Android netbook make much sense?<\/p>\n

Now before you go blasting me out of the water, (which I admit, may be deserved), take a look at the netbooks that are available right now for purchase.\u00a0 You can get a pretty decent netbook with some great specs for about $300 or so that will serve you quite well.\u00a0 If portability is what you seek, there are products running all flavors of OS to satisfy your need.<\/span><\/p>\n

Would having an Android powered netbook be something that is actually useful, or something that would be a novelty?\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong, it would be great to have a lot more real estate on a touch screen, and I would love to have more processing and memory power behind the OS; but I am struggling with the idea of using Android in it’s current form reliably on netbook hardware.\u00a0 If I was to buy a netbook, it would need to be something that I could use without struggle, bugs or problems.\u00a0 It would not need to be a beta unit, like most of the Android netbooks are right now.\u00a0 I also would not be look for a netbook that was hooked into a carrier for mobile broadband, I simply do not have an application for that use.<\/p>\n

Will Android mature to a point where it will be the preferable OS for mobile computing over the current choices?\u00a0 I really hope so.\u00a0 I would love to see a stable netbook flavor of Android that would work in conjunction with my handset, and all the Google Apps that I use daily.\u00a0 Do I think it will happen?\u00a0 Not anytime soon.\u00a0 My feeling is that there will be a few netbook offerings out there that will be mildly successful, but it won’t be a must have item.<\/p>\n

Does an Android netbook make much sense?\u00a0 Regrettably, not at this moment.\u00a0 I hate saying that, I really do.\u00a0 However, if I am going to lay down $300, it needs to be very far from beta.<\/p>\n

Let the flames begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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