Laptop vs Notebook

India
September 15, 2009 7:40am CST
Hi Friends, I would like to know the difference between laptop and notebook... First let me tell you that my knowledge on both this things is null.. So any information is welcome... Does notebook has anything special than laptop than its size...
2 responses
cbeee3
@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
15 Sep 09
Hey there, Well this is the difference. Laptop was a term primarily used in the 80's. As time progressed, the hardware technology changed and the Laptops got thinner and the term Notebook was introduced. So you have Laptops and thinner ones that are called Notebooks. Now a days, these two terms are used intrechangebly. Then we have the Netbooks. Its smaller than a Notebook, weighs less, has a smaller screen and it has no DVD/CD Drive. So you would have to connect an external DVD drive to it using the USB ports. Its memory is normally less and the OS is normally Linux or Windows XP as they don't take up much memory. Oh and the Processor is specific too. As the name suggests, a Netbook, is mainly to connect and work on the net, but we can do some basic processing too.
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cbeee3
@cbeee3 (2061)
• India
15 Sep 09
Another tip, try not to start topics that carry ABC Versus XYZ as the topic. Make it a statement. Several times, these ABC Versus XYZ discussions are considered as Poll questions and may be deleted by the admin. I know it, coz when I was new here, a question of mine was deleted like that.
friendtam
@friendtam (94)
• India
15 Sep 09
Thank you for your information, It was really nice to get an elaborate response.. thanx..
friendtam
@friendtam (94)
• India
15 Sep 09
Dont the admin here read a discussion before deleting that.. anyway thanx for your caution, i will try to be careful with the title in my next discussions...
jonasbsl
@jonasbsl (42)
• Philippines
15 Sep 09
In the olden days when the mobile computers were introduced, it was presented as a computer that you put on your lap. Hence the term laptop. As technology got better and better, new models became smaller, lighter and thinner. As thin as a notebook, hence the term notebook. Basically, they are just the same when it comes to computing functionality.