When it comes time to buy yourself a new computer (or perhaps a second computer to supplement the computer you currently use most often), there’s a good chance you’ll consider the increasingly popular category of ultra-portable computing devices – one that includes netbook and tablet computers. You’re probably already familiar with tablet computers (this category includes the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab). But what about netbook computers?

A netbook is basically a smaller version of a laptop computer.

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Children are taking to computers at earlier and earlier ages, and our public schools are getting children involved with computer-based activities at ever earlier grade levels. Some schools even offer online versions of certain classroom textbooks so that kids don’t have to lug a heavy backpack to and from school every day. So the question isn’t so much whether to give your child computer access, but whether (and when) it’s appropriate to get them a computer of their own.

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When you’re searching for portable computing solutions, there are certainly a number of options to choose from. Tablet computers have made quite a splash over the past several years (the Apple iPad has sold very well, and non-Apple products like the Samsung Galaxy Tab have also garnered a strong following), and some people are even doing small computing tasks on their smartphones. But one category of computer that hasn’t been attracting quite the same degree of attention as the

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