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Years ago when portable
computers started becoming more popular, Laptops were designed to be
more powerhouses and notebooks were designed to be for note taking. Over
the years, the distinction between
laptops and notebooks has
faded. Both consumers and manufacturers use the terms synonymously.
Today, no real differences exist. The
Netbooks design however, came out later and has some definite
differences between notebooks and laptops.
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Laptops and Notebooks
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Designed for normal to heavy loads
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Normally comes with DVD/CD drive and burner
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Highly customizable when ordering
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Large amounts of ram and storage
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Larger in size
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Shorter battery life.
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Central processor comparable to those in Desktop computers
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More expensive
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Netbooks
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Designed for light to normal loads
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No CD or DVD drive
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Smaller in size, very portable
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Smaller amounts of ram and storage
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Central processor designed for low power consumption
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Not very customizable when ordering
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Great battery Life
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Less Expensive
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The device that is right
for you depends on your budget and on what you plan to do with it. Film
editing, photo editing, number crunching, large programs, higher budget
all fall in the laptop category. School students, e-mail, i-tunes,
Facebook, Youtube, Web research, low budget all fall into the netbook
category.
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