Mobile computing: So what is the difference between a netbook and a laptop?

Welcome to my new posting today which will deal with the differences between laptops and the newly introduced term netbook. So let's begin!!!!

Laptops by definition are merely a mobile version of your desktop computer. It has a lcd, keyboard, and mouse which allows for input and output. In addition to these basic things they also have what we called optical drives. Optical drives are devices that use light to write information to blank media(ex. blank cd). Laptops also have a good amount of storage and have good processing power(fast) We can say that a laptop has a smaller form factor than a PC. The Toshiba Satellite is a good example of what a laptop is.

Netbooks are pretty much just a smaller version of a laptop. They come in an even smaller form factor than a laptop which makes it even more mobile, however this increased mobility does come at a price as far as features are concerned. Netbooks will not in most cases come with an optical drive and lcd and keyboard real estate will be down quite a bit. This devices are generally used primarily for browsing the internet.

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