Netbooks have come pretty far since their early days of being essentially a window powered by Internet apps. For some small businesses, they may even be a better option than traditional desktop or laptop PCs.An article up on MSN’s Business on Main looks at the question posed in our title, and claims there are a couple of questions you should ask before deciding. Such as, what will you be using your netbook/PC for?

Different types of businesses use computers differently. Some may need to run compute-intensive graphic design programs. Others may be accessing complex databases. But some may be simply running an office suite and accessing applications over the Internet. This last category is where you can save some money by buying a netbook, which can run anywhere from $250 to $500. As more and more applications live on the Internet, there is less need to have the computing power in your hands. So consider the computer’s use before you overspend.

Cool article in an area that it can be hard to keep up on. Read the whole thing here.