I still have no home PC. I surf the web on an Apple Mac at their store until I get kicked-out. What exactly should I buy, a netbook or a notebook? What is the difference. All I plan to do is transfer my photos into the PC and surf the net. I plan to do nothing else. I heard that some portables have no slot for a CD/DVD and they don't advise you until after you have made the purchase, so you're screwed. I think I need a CD burner if I want to place my photos on a CD..
If they're not advising you till after you purchase, you're going to the wrong store.
My suggestion is a netbook if you're truly looking for something portable. However, as carbon said, a desktop gets you a lot better bang for your buck.
If you are looking for a portable machine, you would probably be fine with a netbook if all you want to do is browse the web and upload pictures (although, you'd probably need to sign up for picasa or flicker so you can load the photos onto a storage space online rather than on the machine, as netbooks aren't made to store a bunch of personal data)
