Laptop vs netbook vs notebook

Notebook and laptop are one in the same; they mean the same thing. "Notebook" is technically the correct term, since the machines aren't actually designed for use on your lap.

A Netbook is a tiny laptop (under 12" ) that is designed to view web pages..and that's about it. You can do some other basic things, like word processing and listening to music, but I wouldn't recommend much more. They're extremely low-power (in terms of electricity and computing power), but they're also pretty darn cheap.

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