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Subramani -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amar Jain Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:26 PM To: m.chandrashekar; [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] notebook, or netbook? It's a social networking site just like orkut twitter etc. -------------------------------------------------- From: "m.chandrashekar" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 8:13 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AI] notebook, or netbook? > hello sir, thank you for your informative mail. onething I wish to know > that, what is facebook? how and where it can be used? please explain. > with best regards > m.chandru > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "prateek aggarwal" <[email protected]> > To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 5:38 AM > Subject: [AI] notebook, or netbook? > > > hello everyone, > > During days, when I had been busy with exams, some of you folks have > sent me messages and asked their computer related doubts. > Folks, I'm grateful that you guys find me eligible to answer your > queries, trust me, I love to solve your problems/doubts if I can. Just > keep directing your queries to me like this if you find me eligible > enough, I'll try to impart my suggestions based on a little of my > knowledge and experience. > Anyways, > One of the questions which has come pretty repetitively was "what's > the difference between a netbook and a notebook?". > Actually, the words, languages, way and style of asking was different, > but a lot of people here, or elsewhere have asked me the same. > So, what's the deal about it? > > Well, while answering the same question to a mate just now, I thought > to write this, since I'm a little free today, and waiting for days to > arrive for some major project undertakings. > > So, the terms, "laptop", "notebook" and "netbook" does often confuse > generally particularly if you're not much in the technology shoes. > What is what, and which one to buy are some of the major doubts people > find themselves tucked in. > Considering, here's my take on them, which may (may not be though) > help you out in understanding them better and perhaps in the future > course help you determining which is the best for you to buy. > > First off, as a matter of fact, they all are smaller in size from your > colossal looking desktop. > and, the "netbook" breed out of them is the smallest from everything > else mentioned. > > Ok, so without much ado, let's have a quick look on laptop, notebook, > and netbook in terms of differences, advantages and disadvantages. > > Laptop computers: > Originally, the laptop computer were not the laptop computers at all. > Though the idea behind them was to make a device that can fit on lap > and is portable to carry around, but they were way too bulky to be > used on anyone's lap. > Those who are long been connected through technoworld will give you > lot of such examples like Commodore SX-64 and IBM "Green Machine" etc. > So, they were not exactly the laptops, and in fact, their prize to was > pretty much (I still need some months of my salary with overtime to > buy that). > > Notebook: > The makers of technology don't make it for inconvenience, and they > often want people to use and appreciate it. > Since it wasn't much happening in the case of laptops considering it's > yet big size and costly appearance, companies have started scratching > their heads to make it even more smaller. > Laptop computers eventually progressed to the point where they could > actually be held on your lap. By that time, they started calling them > "notebook computers", presumably because they opened like notebooks if > you turned them sideways. Some people still call them laptop computers > and they're not wrong in doing so. > > > Netbook: > And, then came the netbooks, from a perspective of confusing people > even more. (not actually though). > > The netbooks are even smaller then notebook and can even fit in your > small Tiffin bag. > They're basically the same thing as notebook computers, scaled down > and focusing on Internet-based applications over locally-based client > applications. > > Ok, so as the time passed, the size has dwindled, but is the size only > factor? > Not really. > > First, have a look of a tipicle notebook and it's configuration: > > * Screen size : 12 Inch and up > * Processor : Intel Pentium Dual-Core,Core 2 Duo or AMD Turion X2 > * Graphics : Integrated or External Graphic Card, from Intel GMA x3100 > to AMD Mobility HD 3870X2 > * Weight : 1.9kg and up. > > And, now a quick compare with netbook: > * Screen size : 12 Inch max > * Processor : VIA C7 1.2GHz, Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or AMD Geode 800MHz > * Graphics : Integrated Graphic Card, mostly Intel GMA 900 or 950 > * Weight : 1.1kg and below. > > So, there are four important points as you can see: > Screen size: I think this we've already kind of discussed. > > Processor: > This part is most important. > The notebook uses Intel Pentium Dual-Core,Core 2 Duo or AMD Turion X2 > as processor, while the netbook uses VIA C7 1.2GHz, Intel Atom N270 > 1.6GHz or AMD Geode 800MHz. > The processor of a netbook is much lesser then the processor of > notebook, and would not be able to perform high speed computing, > graphic/video editing on multiple channels, or working simultaneously > on various applications. > > > > > > Graphics and weight: > Notebook supports better graphic cards then netbook, therefore it is > capable in doing high definition graphic editing, viewing of high > definition multi channel videos and so on. Which isn't possible in > netbooks. > As per weight, here, the netbook wins the bettle. > As you can see, netbooks in comparison are pretty light in weight then > the notebooks. > > So, which is better? > >>From the outset it looks like netbooks don't have much features/power, > so they aren't good to buy, but wait. > > The concept of netbook wasn't really to provide users facilities of > high definition graphic editing, multiple channel video viewing and so > on. > It was all designed for basic users, who more prefer to do their work > on internet rather locally. > Oh, and as there is a saying in we IT people, "web brouzer is the new > laptop". > Ah, not to worry, it can very well run all your other basic > applications like MS word, excel, media players and others. > > > Netbooks are more then half in prize of notebooks, and then having > better portability. > If you are a basic user and not required to handle very heavy > softwares and applications, you should go for a netbook, as it seems > to be the best option for you. > > Of course, if you're uses are higher and you need to work on hulking > softwares/applications, then netbook isn't made for you. > > Buying a notebook or netbook therefore depends on the amount of works > you'd be doing with it, but one requires to give a fair thought and > consideration before coming to any conclusion on what to buy, whether > a netbook, or notebook. > > > > regards, > Prateek agarwal. > Skype: > Prateek_agarwal32 > Wanna see inside me? 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