Thursday, February 12, 2009

Netbook

Asus Eee or Lenovo S10

Either one of these may be Mine soon :) Asus recommended by FY while Lenovo recommended by big bro. Ohmmm....

I am so illiterate when it comes to these things what's a netbook and a notebook?? ...according to http://ezinearticles.com/?Notebook-Vs-Netbook---Performance-Or-Portability&id=1655687:

Notebook, or laptop, is a portable computer that normally have :
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


Netbook, a smaller variant of notebook, 1st poineered by Asus with their release of Asus Eee PC 700,and now laptop companies such as Acer and MSI released their own netbooks (Acer aspire one and MSI wind respectively), have :
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


The article concludes that ...

In the end, it all boils down to you. Which one you prefer the most. If you like to play games or watch movies, notebook is the way to go. If you surf the web more often and type short documents, netbook is you choice. Be warned that netbook keyboard is really small and not suitable for long-term typing.

So..netbook it is?
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4 comments:

  1. iMac is not a notebook - nothing to be jealous about.. whichever netbook you choose, pls ask and opt for a 6 cell battery instead of a 3 cell. 6 cell battery will last you 8 hours in a single charge! No point carrying a power cord if you choose the lightweight netbook!

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  2. I actually prefer the notebook, and the Lenovo looks nicer too

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