Types of notebooks.

Ben Stevenson · External Since: Jan 22, 2010 Posts: 2

Have a PC on Vista.

Looking to buy a notebook. The ads show 3 different types:

1. Notebook

2. Netbook

3. emachines.

What's the difference between the three?

TIA

ray · External Since: Feb 14, 2007 Posts: 490

On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:40:22 +0800, Ben Stevenson wrote:

> Have a PC on Vista.
>
> Looking to buy a notebook. The ads show 3 different types:
>
> 1. Notebook
>
> 2. Netbook
>
> 3. emachines.
>
> What's the difference between the three?
>
> TIA

A 'netbook' is basically, a miniaturized laptop. Generally, it has no CD/
DVD drive and a smaller than normal keyboard - also uses a 'reduced
power' CPU. emachines, AFAIK - is a computer manufacturer.

Stan Starinski · External Since: Nov 19, 2009 Posts: 51

A Netbook also has one feature omitted by sellers, and it's not technical!

Netbooks of past yar have been shown to be far less reliable than a Laptop.

It's easy to assume this statistics is simply due to their usage - highly
mobile, subject to shocks, weather/abuse.
But actually it's not that alone.
It's also due to cheaper quality of Netbooks, not just their usage modes.
Anything for $300 which does so much, is bound to be of lower quality than a
laptop.

ray · External Since: Feb 14, 2007 Posts: 490

On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:49:40 -0500, Stan Starinski wrote:

> A Netbook also has one feature omitted by sellers, and it's not
> technical!
>
> Netbooks of past yar have been shown to be far less reliable than a
> Laptop.
>
> It's easy to assume this statistics is simply due to their usage -
> highly mobile, subject to shocks, weather/abuse. But actually it's not
> that alone.
> It's also due to cheaper quality of Netbooks, not just their usage
> modes. Anything for $300 which does so much, is bound to be of lower
> quality than a laptop.

That pretty much stands to reason, though leaving out things like an
optical drive and using a less powerful processor can also cut costs
without necessarily reducing quality. My wife's eeepc seems to be quite
robust and we've been using it heavily for over a year without any
problems - but then it runs Debian Wink

Stan Starinski · External Since: Nov 19, 2009 Posts: 51

Ray,

I am happy for your wife's EePC - but it doesn't negate my point.
Because ASUS EeePC was rated in top 3 most reliable Netbooks.

You were lucky. In general, however, Netbooks tend to be of lower built
quality than a full Notebook.
And your EePC by the way, was likely to be not too cheap....
Last year's total winner was you can guess who - EePC seashell or
something.... comparing it to a mainstream laptop is unfair.
Comparing it to most reliable laptops, would be more fair.

mandysharie · External Since: Feb 06, 2010 Posts: 1

To my knowledge a notebook is a regular sized laptop, a netbook is the
smaller size laptop, and emachines is a brand of a not so great desktop
computer. Out of the three I would pick a notebook all the way.

richc46 · External Since: Jan 13, 2009 Posts: 8

mandysharie;1225997 Wrote:
> To my knowledge a notebook is a regular sized laptop, a netbook is the
> smaller size laptop, and emachines is a brand of a not so great desktop
> computer. Out of the three I would pick a notebook all the way.

The cost of each must, also, be factored into the equation.

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Mr. Jon Pope · External Since: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 1

HEY I THOUGHT GATEWAY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS

"richc46" wrote in message

>
> mandysharie;1225997 Wrote:
>> To my knowledge a notebook is a regular sized laptop, a netbook is the
>> smaller size laptop, and emachines is a brand of a not so great desktop
>> computer. Out of the three I would pick a notebook all the way.
>
> The cost of each must, also, be factored into the equation.
>
>
> --
> richc46
>
> RICHARD
> *If I have helped you in any way, please show your appreciation, by
> clicking the middle icon, on the upper right portion of your screen.*
> *Before you take my advice make a System Restore point.*