So I got one of those stream 7 tablets. I like it when I use it as a device, but windows 8 isn't quite ready for a tablet os I feel like. I was wanting a keyboard & trackpad pretty quickly. By adding a keyboard case, I might as well use a netbook anyway at this weight profile. Also tapping on some things can be awkward.
Also the battery dies on you quickly on idle, and it doesn't charge that easily through usb, you need a really high power charger for the charging indicator to turn on.
Are netbooks still being produced in mass scale? I was considering buying a netbook recently, as a 2nd lighter machine than my laptop, so that I can take it when I go out to nearby places like for shops / malls, and use short spells of free time outside to do some work (at least work that's light on CPU/RAM resources, like Python programming, or even email or technical topic browsing). But a few computer shops I went to, told me that Asus / Acer (for example) are not making new ones these days. This is in India, BTW. Don't know if this issue (if real) is specific to this region or not.
By netbook I meant more those really cheap "11 laptops that cost about $200 and quickly get performance issues in a year. The HP stream 11 is one example. Or a chromebook.
Also the battery dies on you quickly on idle, and it doesn't charge that easily through usb, you need a really high power charger for the charging indicator to turn on.