Using A Netbook As A Mobile Gaming Machine

First off, I am not a gamer. When I do play a game, I prefer classic arcade style games or turn based strategy games.

That said, if the games you like to play are not hardware intensive then using a netbook as a gaming machine might be an option. By design, the netbook is lightweight and small (albeit not as small as a dedicated portable gaming machine) with a respectable screen size. Additionally, the cost is very reasonable and many great games are available for free.

If I were to use a netbook as a gaming machine, I would load it up with Freeciv and a boatload of games from Abandonia. Of course, you can still use it for everything you can do on a ‘normal’ computer (i.e. Internet browsing) which is a big plus.

Again, I’m not a gamer but is something like this reasonable?

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