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by edmccaffrey 6097 days ago
I couldn't find one that isn't widescreen on Dell's, HP's or Asus' website. Even the old Asus EEE PC 701 (the model that arguably started it all) is widescreen.
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The whole netbook format owes its existence solely to the market being utterly flooded with portable DVD player LCDs -- those awful 7" 800x480 screens cost ASUS less than $5 each!