Asus, which kickstarted the netbook market with its Eee PCs this year, is taking some tough decisions. The company will stop production of the 8.9-inch models this year, says Digitimes and instead of slightly larger devices.

The move should come as no surprise as buyers want greater ease of use than what really tiny screens and cramped keyboards can offer.

About 95 percent of its Eee PC shipments this year will be the 10-inch
screen size version, while the rest will be 7-inch netbooks for telecom
services, according to Benson Lin, president of Asus Asia-Pacific. Users seem to prefer the 10-inch screen, says Lin.

Netbooks are among the fastest growing category of PCs as customers crave for small yet inexpensive mobile devices. About 15 million netbooks were sold last year and sales are expected to more than double this year, says ABI Research.

But netbooks growth will depend on how comfortable users feel with the smaller machines. And as Asus' latest decision shows there's such a thing as too small for PCs.

So as screen sizes for netbooks get bigger will the n