Notebook or Mini laptop

Which one is it?  

. Netbooks, on the other hand have dimensions that would range below 5 inches to 13 inches. It is lighter compared to laptops because it usually weighs 2 to 3 pounds. For mobility’s sake, netbooks got the score.

In terms of features, Netbooks have built in WiFi, Ethernet, USB ports and slots dedicated for memory cards. However, it does not have a CD drive or DVD drive. This is the reason why it’s relatively smaller and lighter compared to laptops. All of its peripheral devices are external and can only be connected via the USB port. Laptops, on the other hand have all of its peripheral devices intact. Newer versions of laptops also possess built in WiFi, USB ports, memory card slots, Ethernet, Bluetooth SD Card connectivity, built in webcam plus a lot more of features that a conventional netbook can’t support.

Next in line, is with regards to its computing power. Netbooks available today, have processor speed that would range from 0.4 to 1.6 GHz and a storage size that would vary from 4 to 160 GB. Its RAM has a capability to process 0.5 to 1.5 GB of information depending on its model type. While laptops, have a processing speed of 1.6-2.4 GHz and a massive storage size which would vary from 20-250 GB of hard drive. Its RAM would range from 1 to 4 GB depending on the model. Obviously, laptops are capable to handle heavy applications such as video editing and hard core gaming. Netbooks on the other hand is ideal for accessing web applications, cloud computing, and Word processing applications.

In practice, there is no clear definition as to what are the price boundaries of these two products. This is due to the computer companies’ freedom to state the prices of their products. However in standards, the ideal price of netbooks would range from $200
up to $500. Anything above $500 should be identified as a laptop.
 

The noticing factor between a laptop and a notebook is this:
Laptop computers are somewhat larger than notebooks and will accommodate a built-in disk drive unit and, optionally, a floppy drive unit. That is, a CD-ROM drive is either built into the unit or the unit has a built-in bay that will accommodate a removable CD-ROM drive.
 

A laptop is a personal computer designed for mobile use and small and light enough to sit on a person's lap while in use.[1] A laptop integrates most of the typical components of a desktop computer, including a display, a keyboard, a pointing device (a touchpad, also known as a trackpad, and/or a pointing stick), speakers, and often including a battery, into a single small and light unit. The rechargeable battery (if present) is charged from an AC adapter and typically stores enough energy to run the laptop for two to three hours in its initial state, depending on the configuration and power management of the computer.
Laptops are usually notebook-shaped with
thicknesses between 0.7–1.5 inches (18–38
mm) and dimensions ranging from 10x8
inches (27x22cm, 13" display) to 15x11
inches (39x28cm, 17" display) and up.
Modern laptops weigh 3 to 12 pounds (1.4         
to 5.4 kg); older laptops were usually
heavier. Most laptops are designed in the
flip form factor to protect the screen and
the keyboard when closed. Modern tablet
laptops have a complex joint between the
keyboard housing and the display,
permitting the display panel to swivel and
then lie flat on the keyboard housing.

Laptops were originally considered to be
"a small niche market" and were thought
suitable mostly for "specialized field
applications" such as "the military, the
Internal Revenue Service, accountants and
sales representatives". But today, there
are already more laptops than desktops in
businesses, and laptops are becoming
obligatory for student use and more
popular for general use. In 2008 more
laptops than desktops were sold in the US
and it has been predicted[who?] that the
same milestone will be reached in the
worldwide market as soon as late 2009



 

 
 Netbook

Netbooks are laptops that are light-weight, economical, energy-efficient and especially suited for wireless communication and Internet access. Hence the name netbook (as "the device excels in web-based computing performance") rather than notebook which pertains to size.

With primary focus given to web browsing and e-mailing, netbooks "rely heavily on the Internet for remote access to web-based applications"and are targeted increasingly at cloud computing users who rely on servers and require a less powerful client computer. While the devices range in size from below 5 inches to over 12, most are between 7 and 11 inches and weigh between 0.9 - 1.4 kg (2-3 pounds).

Netbooks normally use light-weight operating systems such Linux and Windows XP.

Because they're very portable, Netbooks have a few disadvantages. Because the netbooks are thin, the first such products introduced to the market had their primary internal storage in the form of solid-state drives and not hard disks, which are essential to installing very many programs. Hard disk drive technology and form factors have since been adapted to fit into netbooks.

Given their size and use of more rudimentary components compared to notebooks and subnotebooks, netbooks also generally have a smaller-capacity hard drive, slower CPU, and a lower-profile RAM capacity.

Recently, Google has announced to be developing an own operating system called Chrome for this market.

The big breakthrough for netbook computers did not happen until the weight, diagonal form-factor and price combination of < 1 kg, < 9", < U.S. $400, respectively, became commercially available at around 2008.