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Question 11: Will people notice my netbook and want to talk to me about it?
Answer: Yes. I've had my HP Mini since February and still get asked about it each time I use it in public. I don't see people with laptops around me getting asked about their hardware very often, but netbook=attention.
If you just want to be left alone when using a mobile device in a coffee shop or ir cafe you probably don't want a netbook. But if you are that unsocial, I'd ask why you are working in such a public place?
One more thing I learned the hard way. If you buy a netbook be sure to try out all of its features right away to see if they work. I knew the camera on my Mini worked because I wanted to see if its images were as dark as I read about from someone here on DHT. They are. But it wasn't until last week that I actually tried to do a video call using Messenger that I discovered that the microphone on my Mini does not function. (I have done the setup and all that.) The Mini is still under warranty and is going in for repair but it seems somehow strange to me to send it in for a feature I've tried to use once in 5 months.
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