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Laptop
A mobile computer with a full-sized keyboard, flip-up monitor and space for built-in optical or floppy-disk storage drives.
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.
Netbook or Mini PC
A mobile computer with a keyboard smaller than full size (some are less than half the size) and a flip-up monitor. As with a notebook, it does not have space for built-in storage drives, but does provide ports for connecting an external drive.
Tablet PC
A mobile computer with a full-sized keyboard. It has a monitor that can be opened and then twisted around to lie flat on the keyboard, with the screen pointing up. The monitor can then be written on. A touch-sensitive layer in the monitor allows handwriting to be captured and stored.
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β 12y ago
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β 12y agoNetbooks are smaller than Notebooks and they are ultra-portable than Notebooks. The battery life of Netbooks is more efficient than Notebooks.
I am having an Intel atom based processors Netbook because it is a great little piece of technology of Intel, lightweight and easy to take anywhere, and is much lesser price as compare with Laptop and with a great battery life.
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β 12y agoNetbook is mini and less in memory. and notebook support the different applications and faster and also good space.
Laptop and Netbook are pretty much interchangeable. They are a more normal PC as such. Laptops and Netbooks nowadays have pretty much have the same capability as a regular PC, with similar processors, similar capacities of memory and disk space and integrated optical drive.
Earlier Netbooks was not enabled with CD/DVD drives, but now some of the Netbooks are embedded with the same.
The nature of my job involves lots of travelling, therefore I am using Intel atom based processors Netbook and it is a great little piece of technology, lightweight and easy to take anywhere, and is much lesser price as compare with Laptop and with a great battery life.
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What is the difference between a notebook, a netbook, and a laptop?
A netbook is a small laptop that's more portable but slower, a notebook is usually the same as a laptop but used to mean a smaller unit. Laptops are usually the largest of the three classes.
What distinguishes a laptop notebook from a netbook or tablet?
The greatest difference is that a netbook or tablet are made for internet use only. The laptop notebook will also be able to have Office or other useful software as well as a hard drive for storage.
What is the difference between a netbook, notebook and laptop thank you, bonnie?
A netbook is a very small mobile computer that has alot less power then a notebook or a laptop. Its size is usually around 7" - 10". A notebook is the biggest of the three of these and has the most power of them all. A notebook usually is about 15.4" - 19". A laptop is the most comfortable to carry around with you and "sit" on your lap. The average size of a laptop is around 13" - 17".
Does a netbook have storage space like a notebook?
Yes Exactly the same.... there is no different between them... :)
What is the difference between Acer netbook and Acer notebook?
Netbooks are cheap(price) and are used for browisng the net, word processing etc. Notebooks are full feature laptops.
Is a notebook computer better than a netbook computer for web surfing?
Both notebook and netbook computers work well for web surfing. The notebook offers more versatility while the netbook offers a much cheaper price.
What is the difference of notebook computer and netbook computer?
A notebook is a computer with a small keyboard basically and a netbook is a computer with a full on keyboard. Netbooks are smaller than Notebooks and they are ultra-portable than Notebooks. The battery life of Netbooks is more efficient than Notebooks.
What is the difference between laptop notebook and netbook PCs?
A laptop is a personal computer that has a full-sized keyboard, a monitor that opens up and built in storage drives. Similar to a laptop, a notebook is a personal computer with a full-sized keyboard and monitor that opens up, but unlike a laptop, it does not have built in storage, rather it has ports that allow external drives to be connected. A netbook is essentially a smaller sized notebook.
What is the difference between a netbook and an iPod?
On a netbook, you cannot play videos on YouTube; on an iPod Touch you can. You cannot play games on a netbook.
Another name for laptop is?
Notebook, Ultrabook, Netbook.....
Besides the size, what are the other differences between a laptop notebook computer and a netbook?
Besides the size, a laptop notebook computer has more functions and capacity than a netbook. You can read more at http://forums.cnet.com/5208-19680_102-0.html?threadID=313546
What is the difference of mini laptop and notebook?
A notebook has more memory and a bigger processor. It also has a larger screen then a netbook and a DVD or a blu ray drive. If you only need very basic things such as writing emails and connecting to the internet then a netbook is for you. If you need to use a lot of software and use discs then you need a laptop.
