Netbook vs Notebook: What's the difference?

Netbook vs Notebook: What's the difference?

In this video Albert of com.puter.tv explains the differences between netbooks and notebooks using the Acer Aspire One netbook and a Toshiba Notebook as example devices. 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.

RazorBook 400

RazorBook 400

The 3K RazorBook 400 is an ultra portable netbook with a 7inch WVGA Active Matrix TFT screen weighing less than 2lbs. RazorBook 400 is equipped with a low power consumption Ingenic 32-Bit single core mobile processor running at a clock rate of 400 MHz, 512MB of DDR2 memory and 4GB Solid State Drive persistent storage.

Wired Gadget Lab 10: Sylvania G Netbook Meso

Wired Gadget Lab 10: Sylvania G Netbook Meso

Jose Fermoso and Dylan Tweney who are editors for the popular Wired Magazine review the Sylvania g Netbook Meso after a comparison of the new iPod Nano and Microsoft Zune music players.
The two reviewers are not particularly happy with the g Netbook Meso complaining about the small keyboard the missing shift key, the weight that is closer to 3kg that the 2.2kg stated in the product specification and the comparably high price.

Firefox and Quake III Arena on Acer Aspire One

Firefox and Quake III Arena on Acer Aspire One

Maybe Freddie Mercury would turn over in his grave hearing Queen's Mr. Fahrenheit as the background music for a video demonstrating Firefox and Quake III Arena running on an Acer Aspire One Linux netbook. Certainly Quake addicts will enjoy the fact that they can play their favorite game on a Linux machine anywhere anytime.

ASUS Eee PC 1000

ASUS Eee PC 1000 Black

The ASUS Eee PC 1000 is currently the largest and most powerfull of ASUS' Eee PC netbook series. Eee PC 1000 has a 10" display, an 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB DDR2 RAM extendible up to 2 GB, 40 GB (8GB Solid State Drive and a 32GB SDHC card) storage capacity, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, and a 6 cell battery for up to 7.5 hours of battery life.