Honestly, the idea behind nettops is a bit baffling. Netbooks, I
get. They offer low-power components and compact designs to
extend battery life and increase portability. A nettop offers a
stripped down configuration—many use the Intel Atom processor
found in netbooks—but for what? Battery life and portability
aren't factors here. We suppose an argument can be made for
nettops as green Internet devices, saving on electricity
compared with a full-powered desktop when all that power isn't
needed. But in that case, we'd argue that you'd get the same
energy savings, more versatility, and roughly the same screen
size from a low-voltage laptop.  Nettop performance pales in
comparison to even the lowest-end desktop. A nettop only makes
sense if you have $300 to spend on a machine that you'll use
only as a stationary e-mail and a Web browser. A modern, dual-
core configuration can be found inside a small-form-factor
system for less than $500.  Blurring the line between nettop and
netbook are, a so-called all-in-one ne