volvie-
Price is model dependent. Based on my observations of sale sites and advertisements, netbooks seem to go from $200 – $450, depending on their specs, while laptops are about $400 (for a rock-bottom model on sale) and up. A really loaded laptop can easilly be well over $1,000 and in some cases $2,000.
kapusta-
I would recommend checking user reviews on cnet.com before making any final decisions.
Good advice.
Also speak to people you know have one, check other review sites and read customer reviews on sale sites.
Jax-
Netbooks were primarily designed for simple tasks like net surfing, email and word processing. You should be fine. (btw, if you prefer spelling out my full SN by all means do so, but “icot” as a salutation is fine – no need to impose needless wear-and-tear on your keyboard 🙂