I have a big laptop but I want a small netbook to carry around campus. Should I just lug the big one around?

battery life is about 2 - 3 hours, they are very very small and light and aside from the keyboard taking some getting used to there is no downside. They can do everything your full size laptop can do, just maybe not a quickly. If you have $300 to spend ($400 with tax and extras) then go for it!