Netbook vs Notebook

About 10 million netbooks were sold in 2008. 20 million netbooks are predicted to be sold in 2009. In this presentation Tim Bajarin, president of Creative Strategies Inc, talks about the netbook effect and states that laptops priced over 1000 USD are basically dead.

If you currently face this choice read on for suggestions to facilitate taking a decision. First, make sure you understand what distinguishes netbooks from notebooks.

In short: a netbook is a small notebook with less processing power focused on net-centric tasks.

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.