Netbook

The laptop of yours has a screen that's plenty big, has enough storage & it's expensive,heavy,low battery run time.But you are doing only lighter operation such as net browsing,word processing.So you need a netbook- a smaller, lighter,less expensive portable pc designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet.

In early 2008, the mobile computer landscape was dominated by laptopcomputers. There were a few alternatives to traditional laptops -- tablet PCs, advanced PDAs and even a few smartphones could perform many basic computing tasks. some companies offered laptops that were nearly as powerful as their desktop counterparts.

A year later, the traditional laptop faces some competition in the mobile computing market. By cheap,lighter –Netbook.

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A netbook is a small portable laptop computer designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet also defined by size, price, horsepower, and operating system. They are small, cheap, under-powered, and run operating system requiring less processing power.

Netbooks run either Windows XP Home edition or Linux (not only is Linux unfamiliar to many, but the versions of Linux on Netbooks are not the mainstream popular distributions). They do not run XP Professional, Vista, or OS X. Microsoft arbitrarily restricts Netbooks from running the Professional Edition of Windows XP. Likewise, Apple arbitrarily restricts OS X to Apple hardware and it has never played in the low-end realm that Netbooks occupy.* Vista requires too much horsepower to run well on a Netbook. HP has been the only company to offer Vista on a Netbook. The price, however, was so high that it's debatable whether such a machine qualifies as a Netbook.

Its a rumour that Microsoft has plans to make Windows 7, the upcoming version of Windows that will replace Vista, available on Netbooks.

Size-wise, Netbooks have 9- or 10-inch screens, weigh from 2 to 3 pounds, and sport keyboards sized from 80 percent to 95 percent of normal.

Primarily designed for web browsing and e-mailing, netbooks rely heavily on the Internet for remote access to web-based applicationsand are targeted increasingly at cloud computing users who require a less powerful client computer.[3] Netbooks typically run either Windows XP or Linux operating systems rather than more resource-intensive operating systems like Windows Vista.The devices range in size from below 5 inches to over 13,typically weigh 2 to 3 pounds (~1 kg) and are often significantly cheaper than general purpose laptops at US$ 400, with some even in the US$ 50–100 range.

According to Deloitte, as of the start of 2009, the established definition of a netbook was a notebook computer with a low-powered x86-compatible processor (compatible with PC standard software), small screen (no larger than 10 inches), (usually) small keyboard, equipped with wireless connectivity, lightweight (under three pounds/1.3 kilograms) and no optical disk drive. Netbooks are typically low cost, relative to other notebooks.

Which one to buy-Notebook or Netbook

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1. Smaller/lighter
Good: Most of these tiny books weigh between 2 and 3 pounds, lightening the load considerably, and also fitting easily in your backpack, briefcase or purse. Their 7-to-10-inch screens are fine for everyday tasks like e-mail and simple Web browsing.

Bad: If you have large hands, you might feel awfully cramped by the keyboards of these small machines, ranging from 80 to 95% of a full-size laptop keyboard. And while you can get away with small screens for simple tasks, if you every try to do real work, with multiple apps and windows open simultaneously, on a netbook, things will start to feel cramped pretty fast.

2. It's all you need
Good: Web browsing, e-mail checking, writing, talking on Skype: these are all ideal uses for netbooks, storing your data "in the cloud" and getting things done without breaking your back lugging around an anvil-like laptop. If you need more storage, you can usually plug in a thumb drive or flash memory. And what about CDs or DVDs? They are so last century.

Bad: Netbooks are underpowered. If you want to edit pictures using Photoshop, a netbook's Intel Atom processor is way too lame to get anything done quickly. The lack of optical storage, even if you can plug in an external unit, is also a dealbreaker for some users.

The Asus Eee PC ("Eee" is pronounced as in "see") is a subnotebook/netbook computer by Asus and a part of the Asus Eee product family. At the time of its introduction in late 2007, it was noted for its combination of a light weight, Linux operating system, solid-state driveand relatively low cost. Newer models have added the option of Windows XP operating system and traditional hard disk drives. Newer models have also increased in price, though they remain relatively inexpensive as laptops, and notably inexpensive for ultra-small laptops.

Asus shipped 700,000 Eee PCs in September 2008 and total shipments reached 1.7 million in the third quarter of 2008 (behind the 2.15 million shipment of Aspire One), making Asus the world's fifth largest portable computer manufacturer.

3. They're getting better at playing back video

Good: Proven by the first appearance of NVIDIA's Ion platform, video playback in small form factors will become more reliable, displaying 720p/1080i for sure, with even some talk of 1080p playback onthe HP Mini 110 Netbook, due to ship in a couple of weeks. If this works, you could use a netbook in your home theater to watch downloaded HD movies.

Bad: Even if these netbooks could play back 1080p, they probably can't handle Flash video from sites such as Hulu or YouTube, none of which are enhanced by video acceleration. You'll probably need a lot more horsepower than the paltry processors inside a netbook to play back streaming HD movies, complete with 5.1 sound.

4. Some can run Mac OS X
Good: The Dell Mini 9 has been successfully hacked to run Mac OS X with all its features intact. And, Windows 7 will be available on netbooks.

Bad: Hackintosh on a netbook? It might do in a pinch, but with those tiny, slow processors inside, they're not going to break any speed records. Also, you'll have to buy the software, raising the price so much that it might negate the advantage of a netbook.

5. The price is right

Good: Priced at $300 to around $500, you get a lot of bang for the buck with these cheap PCs. Opt for Linux, and they run even faster, plus you don't have to pay for Windows XP. We even saw a Dell netbook on sale for $200 a few weeks ago, and whoa, that 3K Razorbook 400 netbook you see pictured above is $148.

Bad: Those $300-$500 prices are just the beginning, rising quickly if you add more RAM or disk space, which is sorely needed. You can end up spending 700 or $800 if you get one of the larger netbooks crammed with options.

The term netbook was originally introduced by Psion in 1999 as a generic term for small form-factor portable computers with a laptop like clamshell design and sufficent processing power for office, internet and web work. The Psion Netbook was a small line of netbooks which ran a custom version of Psions Epoc Operating System and later WinCE. Psion Netbooks never gained significant market share and their production was discontinued.

The Psion NetBook is powered by an Intel SA-1100 StrongARM processor running at 190MHz and has 32MB of RAM fitted as standard. This is expandible to 64MB.

The touchscreen is 7.7" diagonal screen size with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.

It runs EPOC32 ER5 as an operating system.

The NetBook has a standard (16 bit) PCMCIA slot and a Compact Flash slot. It has a serial port capable of speeds of up to 115200 baud.

Requires backup battery CR2032

In October 2003 Psion Teklogix announced the NETBOOK PRO, replacing the original netBook. This was similar to the earlier model, but upgraded with a 16-bit colour SVGA (800 × 600 pixel) display, 128 MB of RAM, and a 400 MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor running Windows CE .NET 4.2 instead of EPOC.

The Psion NetBook pro is powered by an Intel XScale PXA255 processor running at 400MHz and has 32MB of Flash RAM with 128MB SDRAM fitted as standard.The touchscreen is 7.7" diagonal screen size with a resolution of 800 x 600. Being TFT it has better visibility in daylight than the original NetBook.It runs Microsoft Windows CE.NET 4.20 asan operating system.The NetBook Pro has a standard (16 bit) PCMCIA slot and a Compact Flash slot. It has a serial port capable of speeds of up to 115200 baud, a single mini USB 1.1 master and a 2.5mm stereo headphone/mic socket.The backup batteries are two standard AAA type.

The term netbook was re-introduced by Intel in February 2008 to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions (e.g., word processing) — either directly from applications installed on the netbook itself or indirectly, via cloud computing.