What Is The Difference Between A Laptop And A Netbook?
December 24th, 2009 by admin | Filed under technie stuff.There appeared a new type of computers: netbooks. I would like to know what are the differences in a laptop and a netbook? Through what one is better then another?
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Let’s go down memory lane for the little history of laptops (short version): The “first” one came out of the mind of Alan Kay in 1968 and was described on paper in 1972 as the “Dynabook”. The first POPULAR machine was the Osborne 1 (affectionately dubbed the brick) weighed 23.5 pounds, had no battery, only a tiny 5″ CRT screen and dual 5¼” single-density floppy drives.
It was followed by many others but let’s skip that before you fall asleep !
Today, the general terms Laptop and Notebook along with the terms Desktop replacement, Subnotebook and the newer term Netbook can be used to refer to a number of classes of small portable computers (in order of size): Desktop replacement – emphasizes performance, is less portable, 15″ and larger screen: A desktop replacement is a laptop that provides most of the capabilities of a desktop with a similar performance.
Laptop – balances portability and features, 13-15″ screen: Called this way because the first model were heavy and had to rest on the person’s lap.
Notebook – Notebook is now used interchangeably with Laptop but at first, it was a smaller, thinner and lighter range of devices (comparable with a traditional paper notebook) hence the name.
Subnotebook (also called an ultraportable by some vendors) – emphasizes portability, has fewer features, 13″ or smaller screen: A Laptop designed (and marketed) with an emphasis on portability that retains the performance of a standard notebook.
Finally, Netbooks are laptops that are light-weight, economical, energy-efficient and especially suited for wireless communication and Internet access. Hence the name “net”book (for “web-based (or Net) computing) rather than “note”book which is based on size.
I hope I have not bored you
I personally would NOT buy a Netbook as they are much too limited, my suggestion would be to get a nice affordable (not cheap) laptop.
This being said, here is how to do more precise research to find the best one for YOU:
As laptop specs change often, it is good to get non-vendor/non-partisan/non-groupie information so you should do some checking on these review/guide sites to help fine tune your search.
At each site, start by checking models and then compare them with others (or against each other) by choosing different options using boxes and drop down menus to customize the search and get what you want in your laptop ( there is even a way on some of those sites to look by inputting the price you are willing to pay to minimize the impact on your wallet ).
Your time will not be wasted (after all, you get all this from the comfort of your home) and you should find something to your liking and budget.
Stop 01 here: http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/?tag=hdr…
Stop 02 here: http://www.pcworld.com/products/computer…
Stop 03 here: http://review.zdnet.com/filter/laptops?c…
Stop 04 here: http://www.notebookreview.com/
Good luck on your research.
netbooks are a LOT smaller, typically are no larger than 10 in screens, don’t have an optical drive (cd/dvd that type), weaker, and slower
they’re simply for the people who don’t do anything extensive on computers such as surf the net, listen to some music, and what not
just one of the things in this world that are convenient for the people who don’t like to lug around a big piece of machinery or for their looks