My sister had bought 3 netbooks from our office vendor - I bought for her to avail of a good discount. Her children are doing fine with those netbooks. Last weekend, my sister asked me why the name netbook and not laptop. I explained that a notebook is a laptop which is smaller. A netbook is also the same animal except the memory is smaller and the processor is slower than a laptop and a notebook. And why so? Because the netbook is designed for internet access. What's good in a netbook is the price, way much cheaper than the laptop and notebook.
I used to have a netbook before we were broken into and it was stolen. I loved it because it was small but could do just what a larger one could do. I have a laptop and it has taken my a while to really start to like it. I may just get another netbook when I have some extra money. I was always confused about the difference between a laptop and a notebook. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I used to have one before but I mostly just used it for entertainment. I need heavy programs for my work and I can't just rely on basic tools like MS word and excel so I tend to favor notebooks and laptops or even desktops. However I was surprised to find out that I could still use my netbook for somewhat heavy work by using coast versions of my programs or even just using online apps.
I like laptops more than notebooks and netbooks, just because I can do more on a laptop and sometimes I have more space on a laptop. I need durability and a long battery life. I also want to find a laptop that has an affordable battery replacement because I go through batteries pretty quickly since I do not like to be plugged in.
Netbooks seemed to have really died out and have been replaced by the tablet. I have not seen a netbook in stores in a few years. Tablets are getting really powerful these days and the cost is really coming down they should also be looked at when making a computer purchasing decision.
I've had two netbooks, and really loved them. I loved the size, the look and feel of them, and that they were ultra portable, unlike my big laptop. I mainly used them for Twitter, pictures, and games. The only issue I had with them was that many sites didn't seem to recognize them as mobile devices, so would try to load full versions of the pages. There may have been a way to tweak the settings that would have addressed that issue, but I wasn't aware of how to do it, so visiting many websites was frustrating. I have a tablet, but I still really liked the netbooks, and if I had the money, I would consider buying another, if that issue had been addressed.
I always prefer to use Laptop than netbook or notebook as its just perfect for all kinds of work. I can browse internet, can use social media sites and at the same time can do my photo editing job in Photoshop. Actually I am very much comfortable to use laptop always.
I own a laptop at home, and use a desktop at work. I would say this is the perfect setting - I like using a desktop to work because of the bigger screen and bigger keybboard. However at home I prefer a laptop for personal use. I own a small ASUS that is not a netbook (which I don't like and wouldn't buy) it has the full functionalities of a laptop but almost as small as a netbook. To me it's perfect because it's portable, and I can still do anything that I do on a regular desktop.
The one thing that would make a netbook an economic buy is their low power consumption even though their batteries last only a few hours. But because their keyboards are too small for someone who does a lot of typing they [netbooks] may not be the best choice even though they cost less. Anyone who intends to type a lot shouldn't buy a netbook (and avoid developing carpal tunnel syndrome [which can be very painful]).
There are there choices here, and it is not by chance. There is a specification fo each type that will suit the varying needs of potential purchasers. Therefore, some persons will the need notebook to fulfill their needs whilst others may not require that capacity, hence they would go for the notebook or netbook according to their needs, which also allows them to spend on a needs only basis.
I have an iPad and I use it for everything that I do. Since I do write a lot online, I have the external keyboard cover, which turned the ipad into a mini-laptop for all intents and purposes. The iPad doesn't have a usb port, but mostly, I have no need for that anyway; so even that is not a big thing for me. One benefit that I love is that the iPad and my iPhone connect easily; so when I take a picture on the iPhone camera, it is also automatically uploaded into the iPad where I can resize or edit it easier.
