laptop, notebook, netbook... anything else that's new? i'm confused! / myLot

Philippines

January 30, 2010 5:02pm CST

i only hear about laptop 2 years ago. then last year, i found some of my friends making some tasks from their notebooks. and then this year, i found a netbook from a computer store. what on earth is coming up next. i got confused which gadget shall i get. are these equipment have the same features and capabilities? obviously, i see them having different sizes. large, medium, small. but then, i don't seem convinced with the looks of laptops anymore. can anyone differentiate these things for me, please? i have no idea where they differ. thanks.

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6 responses

srganesh

@srganesh (6339)

• India

4 Feb 10

Palmtop computers will be the next hit.Ipad is the name given for it by apple.Net books are small sized laptops with all other features but without a writer and hence it has more backup time for battery.Netbook promises even 8 hours of backup but give 5 and a half hours in reality.Technology will soon develop where we will access anything from our computer and the computer may even come to fit our fist.

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chiumee

@chiumee (850)

• Philippines

7 Feb 10

i realize just now that notebooks and netbooks don't have disc reader/writer. so what happens if its system crashes? how will i reformat the whole unit. like, usually if we reformat a desktop or laptop, we have to insert a disc. how.

udayrao2

@udayrao2 (781)

• India

31 Jan 10

I think Tablets and I-Pad are the latest - technology changes so fast that what you have seen today will be history within a few days

rameshkumaar57

@rameshkumaar57 (5908)

• India

31 Jan 10

For your information, there is one more which is going to be available in the near future. That is the Ipad from Apple. Ipad is a bigger version of the famous Iphone, without the flash capabilities. Notebook and netbooks are almost the same. Usually they have a 10 inch screen, and do not have a dvd writer/player, and it is quite light when compared with the laptop.Of course their HDD, and Ram is also quiet less when compared with the laptop.

thebradmeister

@thebradmeister (243)

• Australia

30 Jan 10

There is out now in America something called an ipad. It is pretty much a tablet laptop with just a display screen and is completely touch screen. Kinda like a really big iphone but with PC capabilties. Technology will never stop growing, we just have to do our best to keep up with it. haha

mlno054321

@mlno054321 (212)

• Philippines

31 Jan 10

those note have a capability but they have desame featured to be used. but its up to you to choose a notebook that you think it is better for your personality.

kyel_11

@kyel_11 (1069)

• Philippines

31 Jan 10

Technology is very dynamic. We can't stop it from growing. There are lot of modern gadgets that are being invented nowadays. Who knows they can invent a mini computer just like a cellphone that we can just put it in our pockets? haha! I don't know. Anyway as for your question, yes these three differ in some ways. Laptop usually comes with built-in cd/dvd rom and yes, this is the biggest one among the three. On the other hand, notebook and netbook, do not have built-in cd/dvd room. These three also differ in the hardware specifications such as the size of RAM, hard disk, etc. They do not have standard sizes I think, if you buy one you just have to look for the one you think has the best specs :) enjoy! :)