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Will Chrome OS Lead to More Powerful Win7 Netbooks?Will Chrome OS Lead to More Powerful Win7 Netbooks? Blame Microsoft for all those 10.1-inch screens, underpowered Atom processors, skimpy 1GB of memory, 160GB hard drives, and the not-very-good user experience on netbooks running Windows... In this article: Google Chrome OS, Microsoft, Netbooks, Google, Android, E-mails, AT&T, and Climate change |
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Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide | November 11, 2009
Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP [Windows 7]
Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP [Windows 7] Yeah, netbooks feel so much nicer running Windows 7 than Windows XP, but you're paying a secret price: Your battery. On average, Windows 7 seem to suck all the life out of...
In this article: Windows XP and Toshiba
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CNET News.com | 6 days ago
Google has its own plan for Netbooks
...of building a $300 to $500 system that can run a wide variety of software. Microsoft declined to comment on the prices it charges Netbook makers for Windows 7. "Microsoft does not publically disclose OEM pricing agreements. In the...
In this article: Google, Chrome OS, Microsoft, Clearwire, CNET, Waste, and ARM
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I4U News | October 31, 2009
Weird: Windows XP Netbooks Still Outsell Windows 7 Netbooks
Weird: Windows XP Netbooks Still Outsell Windows 7 Netbooks Posted on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr | Topic: Notebooks and PCs For short time the HP Mini 110 Windows 7 netbook lead the Amazon Netbook sales charts last...
In this article: Amazon.com, Windows XP, ASUS Eee PC, Customer, and Asus
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Early Best Buy Black Friday Netbook Deals Start At $249.99
...160GB hard drive, built-in webcam and Windows XP Home Edition with SP3. The Netbooks on sale on Best Buy have all Windows XP and not the new Windows 7 installed. They are also configured with small batteries. If you look for the newest...
In this article: Best Buy, Windows XP, Black Friday, Lithium, and Intel
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Meijer Black Friday Ad Brings on the Cheap Crap [Black Friday]
...games! Verizon Samsung SCH-u350 Prepaid Cell Phone - $9.99 * Buy a HP Mini 1020 or 1030 Netbook, Get 1 Neoprene Sleeve and Microsoft Wireless 3000 Mouse Free - $0.00 * HP Mini 1020 Netbook - 10.1", Windows XP, 160GB HDD - $299.99 *
In this article: Blu-ray, Kodak EasyShare, Windows XP, Samsung, Microsoft, and South Dakota
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eWEEK Technology News | October 15, 2009
Acer Aspire One Netbook Boots Both Android, Windows XP
Acer Aspire One Netbook Boots Both Android, Windows XP Home Desktops & Notebooks Acer Aspire One Netbook Boots Both Android, Windows XP Acer Aspire One Netbook Boots Both Android, Windows XP The Acer Aspire One, a dual-boot netbook with...
In this article: Android, Windows XP, Acer Aspire One, Aspire One, Intel, All rights reserved, and Trademark
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New Atom Netbooks coming for CES?
...a while, but a rumor of a leaked document suggests that Intel might be unveiling the new Atom N450 (the successor to the N270), and even new Netbooks and nettops containing it, at CES. The report also suggests a possibly quick decommissioning...
In this article: Netbooks, Intel, Laptop, Men's Journal, New York Jets, Windows XP, and New York City
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The Register | October 23, 2009
Microsoft's Windows 7 buy early plan builds to climax
...a challenge to Microsoft, thanks to their love of netbooks. Netbooks account for around 11 per cent of Microsoft's PC business, but earn as much money as Microsoft would like. That's because they are running Windows XP rather than more...
In this article: Microsoft, Revenue, Windows XP, and Netbooks
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Microsoft pulls Windows 7 download tool
...for any inconvenience." Though somewhat arcane, the utility is important because it solves a technical challenge in upgrading the operating system on Netbooks and other PCs without an optical drive. Microsoft had been exploring for...
In this article: Microsoft, Netbooks, Ina Fried, GPL, CNET News, Windows XP, Allegation, and Windows computers
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thumb|250px|An Eee PC 900 with a 9 inch screen (right) compared with a 22 inch LCD screen and a standard keyboard
Netbooks (sometimes referred to as mini notebooks or subnotebooks) are a rapidly evolving category of small, light and inexpensive laptop computers suited for general computing and accessing web-based applications; they are often marketed as "companion devices," that is, to augment a user's other computer access. Walt Mossberg called them a "relatively new category of small, light, minimalist and cheap laptops." By August 2009, CNET called netbooks "nothing more than smaller, cheaper notebooks."
At their inception in late 2007 — as smaller notebooks optimized for low weight and low cost — netbooks omitted key features (e.g., the optical drive), featured smaller screens and keyboards, and offered reduced specification and computing power. Over the course of their evolution, netbooks have ranged in size from below 5" to over 13", and from ~1 kg (2-3 pounds). Often significantly less expensive than other laptops, by mid-2009, netbooks had been offered to users "free of charge", with an extended service contract purchase.
In the short period since their appearance, netbooks have grown in size and features, now converging with new smaller, lighter notebooks. By mid 2009, CNET noted "the specs are so similar that the average shopper would likely be confused as to why one is better than the other," noting "the only conclusion is that there really is no distinction between the devices."
The word netbook is a portmanteau of the words Internet and notebook.
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