Contributor Gildedlink takes a look at the practical applications of netbooks for gaming. A list of compatible games is included with the request that readers add their own suggestions to the list.

Netbooks truly started to come into their own early last year. Its not so much a question of whether they turned “mainstream tech” or not- the fact is that the eeePC and its competition already consisted of a an ultraportable, far-from-cutting-edge machine with a basic target, and that demographic was mostly in the mainstream. So the netbook’s success is in the fact that it actually managed to reach its audience. For the wired (or wireless, to be more accurate) user, it was little more than a very convenient novelty. But only 2 years into its own, the netbook has grown enough that it has the potential to rival companies like Apple, who’ve pioneered the idea of simple technology as a “fashion.” How?

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