Getting a new laptop: notebook vs netbook

My old Toshi

College laptop requirements:

• It should be cheap because I'm not making my parents pay for more than I need. My tuition is already cause enough to bleed
• It should be a strong enough environment for me to code using user friendly compilers (with auto-complete and stuff) -- there's no way you're making me code in text and compiling in cmd. I'm not crazy.
• It should be movie-friendly. After working so hard with my studies, I needed my dose of anime (got tired of them eventually)

The above requirements resulted to a: Toshiba Satellite with a 512mb RAM -- it was, of course, wide screen. I think that's why I'm so used to having a dozen tabs open in my browser when I start -- because my screen makes it comfortable and manageable for me.

But after four years of service, my laptop has to retire. It's old. No. Ancient.

It gets tired easily, slows down under stress, heavy, and it bears battle scars from use. The only difference between this laptop and our old family dog is that our dog is dead.

The search for Balthazar

The search for a the new Toshi, to be named Balthazar. (Hey, I'm not the only one who calls their laptops by name)

The adventure of getting a new laptop has begun.

Work life is very much less complicated compared to school. It's because there's no more homework to be done and "team-projects" no longer rely on just one person (you) working, while the rest bug you to death, asking if you're done and they can go home. At work, if someone's not working, they get fired and you never have to deal with them again.

So my laptop requirement has dwindled to the most basic, most vain qualities:

• portable: light enough to be carried around from coffee shop to coffee shop
• small enough to fit in a shoulder bag
• big enough to enjoy watching HIMYM and Flash Forward
• strong enough to have a decent Remote Desktop connection to my work machine

I have braced myself to accept a Netbook instead of a Notebook because the most important requirement in any purchase is budget. If I want a computer that will perform fast and that I should be happy about, then it'll be expensive... until...

That search resulted to a 3.5 lb beauty: Satellite T115D-S1125 Notebook Computer from Toshiba.
Yes, it's Toshiba. If you must know, it has the best service provider in the Philippines. The specs are as follows:

• 1.5GHz AMD Athlon Neo X2 Dual-Core L3252GB
• (2x1GB) RAM
• 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
• ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
• 11.6" LED Backlit Widescreen Display
• Integrated Webcam and Microphone
• 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
• Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
• 3.5 lb

I'll meet dear Balthazar on April 11.

As words to leave you with: Notebook vs Netbook?

Netbook is never an option.