I am thinking about a netbook or a small laptop.I really need something for school with long battery life. Everyone is using netbooks but when ever I try to use them, they just seem so slow. I am used to the snappiness of my FSC PC. I have a couple other laptops. I have one 1.3 Ghz dinosaur that I use for my email and printing that is networked with my FSX rig. I have another 2 GHz dual core 17" Asus G51. The Asus isn't bad but it is too large to travel with, it has glowing lights on the case (so annoying) and it sucks juice like crazy.I really want something with long battery life that isn't slow so I can take notes on it in 4 hour classes. I will use it for Office, email, net and I would love it to be able to run DVD movies without draining the battery too much - would be nice for watching movies while traveling. Also, price is an issue and I don't want a Mac.Any suggestions?

Duckbilled: I have bought 5 laptops/netbooks/pad computers in the past 2 years and by far the fastest, lightest, most versatile and best on battery life was the one I bought my stepson for college last year. HP from BestBuy, by FAR the best. Any of their Widows 7 models between $500 - $700 are good, depending on what features you're willing to pay for. Oh, yeah. I bought him an extra, extended life battery from Amazon too. Manufacturers save money by using low volume batteries, so you're not going to get one off the shelf without paying for it.Good luck and let us know what you decide!

Duckbilled: I have bought 5 laptops/netbooks/pad computers in the past 2 years and by far the fastest, lightest, most versatile and best on battery life was the one I bought my stepson for college last year. HP from BestBuy, by FAR the best. Any of their Widows 7 models between $500 - $700 are good, depending on what features you're willing to pay for. Oh, yeah. I bought him an extra, extended life battery from Amazon too. Manufacturers save money by using low volume batteries, so you're not going to get one off the shelf without paying for it.Good luck and let us know what you decide!

Perhaps I'll get one of those for my wife, seeing as she's an FSX Widow.John

No, no, no, get HER one of these:<< http://www.bestbuy.c...uawei&cp=1&lp=1 >>My wife friekin' LOVES hers -- she's so addicted to 'Angry Birds' and ebooks she leaves me completely alone! It's less expensive and you won't need an exorcism afterwards because you've brought the devil's spawn into your home (an Apple).