Honestly, it's not just the eyestrain that is keeping me from relying mostly on my iPhone, but the horrible international charges. Unless I pay an extra $8 international roaming thing for the month in which I will be gone (a week), then the roaming will be $3 per minute.If I pay the fee (I plan to), then the roaming charges are dropped down to $1 per minute. Also, there is a much higher fee for international data.
I figured that buying the netbook and taking it with me for internet would likely be cheaper than using my iPhone for the tech crap.