Notebook vs Netbook Review

Notebook, or laptop , is a portable computer that normally have : Screen size : 12 Inch and up Processor : Intel Pentium Dual-Core,Core 2 Duo or AMD Turion X2 Graphics : Integrated or External Graphic Card, from Intel GMA x3100 to AMD Mobility HD 3870X2 Weight : 1.9kg and up Netbook, a smaller variant of notebook , 1st poineered by Asus with their release of Asus Eee PC 700,and now laptop companies such as Acer and MSI released their own netbooks (Acer aspire one and MSI wind respectively), have : Screen size : 12 Inch max Processor : VIA C7 1.2GHz, Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or AMD Geode 800MHz Graphics : Integrated Graphic Card, mostly Intel GMA 900 or 950 Weight : 1.1kg and below The main differences are summarized below: Netbooks are smaller and weigh less than notebooks. Netbooks usually have screen sizes of 7", 9" or 10" whereas common screen sizes of notebooks are 12.1", 13.1", 13.3", 14.1", 15.4, 17" or even larger.

Notebook, or laptop, is a portable computer that normally have :

• Screen size : 12 Inch and up
• Processor : Intel Pentium Dual-Core,Core 2 Duo or AMD Turion X2
• Graphics : Integrated or External Graphic Card, from Intel GMA x3100 to AMD Mobility HD 3870X2
• Weight : 1.9kg and up

Netbook, a smaller variant of notebook, 1st poineered by Asus with their release of Asus Eee PC 700,and now laptop companies such as Acer and MSI released their own netbooks (Acer aspire one and MSI wind respectively), have :

• Screen size : 12 Inch max
• Processor : VIA C7 1.2GHz, Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or AMD Geode 800MHz
• Graphics : Integrated Graphic Card, mostly Intel GMA 900 or 950
• Weight : 1.1kg and below

The main differences are summarized below:

• Netbooks are smaller and weigh less than notebooks.
• Netbooks usually have screen sizes of 7", 9" or 10" whereas common screen sizes of notebooks are 12.1", 13.1", 13.3", 14.1", 15.4, 17" or even larger.
• Netbooks offer less power, memory and storage than notebooks and thus do not enable the same capabilities for running operating systems and applications. Netbooks are focused on net-centric tasks, — that's why they are called netbooks — such as browsing the web, reading and writing e-mail or using web applications.
• Netbooks can be used for more sophisticated tasks, but they will take more time compared to the more powerful notebooks. You would not want to use netbooks for editing or converting videos for example.
• Currently there is no netbook that has a disc drive, so you cannot play CDs or watch DVDs on netbooks. Of course you can play media from a netbook's hard drive.
• Netbooks are usually cheaper than notebooks.
• Netbooks consume less power and thus usually have a longer battery life than notebooks.