What's the difference between a laptop and a netbook?

Answer 1

A notebook is a smaller computer that is mostly used for web Surfing. A laptop is a fully functional computer that can replace a desktop computer's functionality.

Answer 2

LaptopA mobile computer with a full-sized keyboard, flip-up monitor and space for built-in optical or floppy-disk storage drives.

A laptop is designed to sit on your lap and you can therefore expect it to be quite large and loaded down with features and power.

The standard laptop computer would have some ,if not all, of the following features:

1. 14" - 17" (widescreen) TFT screen.

2. Nvidia GeForce or ATI Radeon graphics subsystem.

3. Internal DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drive

4. Large full featured keyboard.

5. 3 hour (+/-) battery life.

6. Upgradeable.

7. Integrated modem, network, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities.

8. High quality integrate audio and speaker system.

9. Low power consumption, high performance Intel Centrino style processor.

Laptops are designed to be capable of replacing an entire desktop PC if necessary whilst still offering desktop performance in a mobile platform.

Notebook

A mobile computer with a full-sized keyboard and a flip-up monitor. It does not have space for built-in optical or floppy-disk drives, but instead provides communication ports so that an external drive can be connected. This allows a notebook to be much thinner than a laptop.

The notebook computer would have some ,if not all, of the following features:

1. Ultralight. Less weight is better.

2. 4 - 5 hour battery life.

3. No internal floppy drive.

4. Minimal graphics subsystem.

5. No internal DVD or CD system.

6. 12" - 14" TFT screen.

7. Low profile (thin).

8. Integrated modem and network connection.

9. Smallest possible keyboard that retains functionality.

10. Low power consumption Celeron/Centrino or Sempron style processor.

In essence a notebook computer is designed to provide mobile computing that won't break your back yet still offer all the power the mobile users requires for work and some leisure pursuits. This portability normally comes at a price. The level of miniaturisation involved comes at a cost and high end notebooks can prove to be quite expensive.

Notebooks offer reasonable power and extreme portability.

Note: Some Notebooks pretend to be tablets (see blow) as their screens are touch sensitive can fold back to cover their keypads.

Netbook or Mini PC

A mobile computer with a keyboard and screen smaller than full size (some are less than half the size). As with a notebook, it does not have space for built-in storage drives, but does provide ports for connecting an external drive.

Tablet

A mobile computer without a keyboard. It has a monitor that forms one side of the device. The monitor is touch sensitive and can present a virtual keyboard when input is required. The Tablet does not have ports to attach peripherals and has no disk storage.

Some of the most popular Tablets are developments of high end phones rather than 'smaller' PCs and many of the newer Tablets are being released with special 'new' operating systems which have no relation to MS Windows.This means that applications - 'Apps' for them can be downloaded from the internet and most of the users data and processing is provided from the Internet 'cloud computing'.

Answer 3

Laptop is a general term given for portable computers. A netbook is the mini version of a laptop. Netbooks are more portable, newer and often cheaper, whereas laptops are larger (but still portable), more powerful and a bit more expensive. Netbooks have smaller screens. Many netbooks are not capable of running modern software smoothly, such as Windows Vista and 7, and often come installed with XP or the basic versions of these.

Don't confuse netbook with notebook, because a notebook and a laptop are the same thing!

Answer 4

notebooks are much much much smaller but apart from that nothing

Notebook is used for easy stuff and not for playing heavy programmes,on other hand Laptops are portable computer ,powerful and convienient storage capacity is also good on the whole using or buying laptops according to me is the better option.in addition to i would like to share an offer from Intel, you buy an intel processor based business PC & get a 3page website,business email and a broadband bundle free ,check out on http://aman.vreach.net/getsmart where else can u get such gr8 deals .

Notebooks are bound books made out of paper in which one writes things down with a pen, while laptops are portable computers that can be used on the go.

Answer 5

The common difference between a laptop and a netbook is the size. Netbooks are designed to be advanced palm pilots essentially, and laptops that are more easily portable and taken around with the owner.

Answer 6

Laptop and notebook are the same, just different terms for it. Netbook is one of the mini-laptops, with less memory etc, mostly just used for accessing the internet

Answer 7

notebooks dont come with a dvd drive. and are much smaller