What is a Netbook ?

Netbooks are a rapidly evolving category of small, light and inexpensive laptop computers suited for general computing and accessig web-based applications. People called them a "relatively new category of small, light, minimalist and cheap laptops." By August 2009, CNET called netbooks "nothing more than smaller, cheaper notebooks."

The Differences Between and Notebooks
Netbooks have been gaining in popularity lately, because of their portability and low cost compared to traditional notebooks, but there are important differences between netbooks and notebooks, even though they may seem very similar.

1. Size One of the primary differences between netbooks and notebooks is their size. Netbooks screen are generally 12 inches or smaller, while notebooks are typically much larger.

On the advantage side, netbooks are a lot more portable than notebooks. They’re lighter to carry around, and they’re easier to pack away. You can easily carry around a netbook with one hand, without getting tired.

On the disadvantage side, netbooks often have smaller keyboards than the regular notebooks. Getting used to the smaller keys on a netbook can be difficult, especially for users with larger hands. Most netbooks also lack disc drives, so you won’t be able to use them to play back CDs or DVDs.

2. Price The one area where netbooks excel in is price. Most netbooks sell for less than $600 US dollars, and some can be found for as low as $300. Again, the capabilities of netbooks are somewhat limited compared to more full featured notebooks, but all you need is a simple portable computer to get you on the internet, a netbook can be quite a bargain.

3. Capacity Another area in which netbooks don’t quite stack up to compared to larger notebooks is storage capacity. Many netbooks use solid state drives, which are energy efficient and resistant to impact (which makes them ideal for portables), but do not have as much capacity as regular hard drives. Many netbooks have less disk space than the typical iPod, which makes them less than ideal if you have a lot of content that you want to carry around.

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If you are looking for an super-portable, ultra-affordable laptop that you plan to use to surf the web and check your e-mail with, the netbook might be the right computer for you. If you want to do more than that, you’ll probably want to go with a more fully featured notebook.