Netbook vs. laptop

Hello,
My son is going off to college this fall....is a netbook better than a laptop? He is going to need it for everything.

A 'Netbook is very underpowered laptop/notebook.
It's great for light weight, long battery life and low cost if you're just checking e-mail, browsing the internet.

For the more ambitious student activities, like using MS Office programs Word and Powerpoint at the same time, a Netbook really struggles due to its weak Atom CPU and its low amount of RAM installed.
A 13" or 14" dual core laptop with 3GB or 4GB or RAM is probably a better option.

well, if he is going to need it for everything i say you should choose a laptop. netbooks are for people who travel a lot and only need it for e-mail, conferences, data carry etc. Your kid will probably want to do more: games, music, photoshop, IM and so on. A medium-level laptop is very cheap these days. i would recommend a dual-core cpu, minimum 2 gb of ram, generous hard drive and video card. Choose well!!