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Netbooks use a few sizes of small screens. Generally, the bigger the screen and the larger the resolution, the higher the netbook cost.  Here is what you should expect in the way of displays size found in netbooks.

The best screen size for netbook

• 7-inch: Early netbooks featured dinky 7″ displays. It’s a pain to browse the Web with these tiny screens because the entire page can’t be displayed horizontally – it may force you to scroll the pages quite a bit. Additionally, the common resolution of the 7″ screens is limited to only 800 x 480. Netbooks with these displays have simply gone the way of the mammoth and are only found in the discounted and used markets.

• 9-inch: Netbook manufacturers quickly wised up that 7″ screens simply didn’t cut the mustard. Generally, from an engineering standpoint, it is possible to shoehorn a 9″ screen into a 7″ netbook chassis or use a slightly larger chassis. As a matter of fact, many 7″ screen netbooks use a plastic bezel around the display, which when you calculate the bezel, the screen size is roughly equal to 9″. Many 9″ screens use 1024 x 600 resolution. If you are looking for high portability, choose a 9-inch-screen model. The drawback is; you may have to endure the small keyboard. You should be aware that many netbook manufacturers tend to abandon 9″ models in favor of larger and more usable 10″ screen.

• 10-inch and above: When you put a 10″ screen in your favorite netbook, its chassis needs to be enlarged. Larger chassis means that you can have a bigger keyboard and more powerful battery. Netbooks with 10″ screens are pretty much common these days, although each model may use different maximum resolution – generally, the larger the resolution, the better. In spite of what a netbook manufacturer may advertise, many people consider a netbook with screen larger than 10″ is not a real netbook. Models touting 11″ and 12″ screens are closer to small laptops than netbooks because they’re giving up the light weight, compact size, and affordable price tag.

Actually, most netbook screens marketed as 9″ are actually 8.9″, while, a 10″ screen can actually be 10” to 10.5″, based on manufacturer specifications. Many netbooks use glossy screens (reflective surface). Some models use matte screens, which don’t reflect light. A research suggests that high-gloss displays may cause ergonomic problems because users are forced to adopt awkward postures to avoid reflections and glare typically not present when using matte screens.