Many years ago, if you wanted to buy a thin, light laptop, you’d
probably have to spend more than $1000. If your budget for a
laptop was less than $1000, then you probably had to buy a big
bulky laptop. In late 2007, Asus, a large computer electronics
manufacturer, released the eeePC, a very small laptop computer
called a “netbook”. It had a small screen, small keyboard, and
small storage, but most importantly it was cheap – less than
$400. The eeePC changed the laptop market forever, and a whole
new class of computers called netbooks emerged. Their main use
is for web surfing, email, and light usage. They have small
screens (7″ to 10″), moderate memory (1GB to 2GB), moderate hard
drives (160GB or so), and a low price ($200 – $450). CIS has
purchased a set of 5 Lenovo S10-3 netbooks for loan to the HMC
community. They have 10.1″ screens, Intel Atom processors, 160GB
hard drives, and come with Windows 7. Most notably, the keyboard
is close to full size. If you would like to borrow one for a few
weeks, please c