Need info on SD Cards

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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

Isn't a netbook classified as a netbook because it doesn't have a HDD?

No a netbook is classified as a netbook usually just from screen size.

Anything below 13 inches is considered netbook, anything 13 inches above is considered notebook.

I've spent about the last 2 weeks searching if I should get an iPad or a netbook for school since my current laptop is an 11lb monster - Dell XPS M1730.

I decided not to get either since I'm an engineer so we pretty much don't use computers in almost any of the classes (and if we do, it needs to be SolidWorks and a netbook typically won't run that).

For example, here is the netbook I was thinking of getting. It's an ASUS and despite just being a "netbook" it has a 250gb 5400RPM HD, a Dual Core Processor (Atom Dual Core), and a dedicated graphics card (Nvidia ION - basically a 9400M) with a 1366x768 resolution 12" screen (720P capable!).

Why do you want to buy so many SD cards for?

If you want portable storage get an external HD. With most of the (decent) SD cards you pay 2 dollars per gig, with an external D you pay about 10 cents a gig. We just got a 1.5TB external for 130 bucks...