Popularity of tiny 'netbooks' set to rise in 2009

January 12, 2009 By RACHEL METZ , AP Technology Writer Popularity of tiny 'netbooks' set to rise in 2009 (AP)

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In this Jan. 9, 2009 file photo, an Asus Eee PC 900SD netbook is demonstrated at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Because of the dismal economy and laptop buyers' increasing comfort with these miniature computers, more netbooks are headed to store shelves this year, and some are getting features found in regular-sized computers, like touch screens and sleek metal casings. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)

(AP) -- Last year so-called "netbooks" crept into stores - computers that often cost less than $400, with small screens and keyboards that made them look Lilliputian next to laptops that seemed perfectly portable just months earlier.



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