Notebook vs Netbook vs Laptop

[Branden]

laptop = notebook

i was always under the impression that studies were done that determined putting hot laptop on your lap wasn't healthy (ie. killed sperm), so the term notebook was adopted instead to take away the insinuation that they were meant to be used on top of your nutsack.

even the line between netbook and notebook/laptop is kinda blurry. is it the lack of odd the defines the netbook? or the low power cpu? or the <11" screen size?

 

[WR2]

If you check online for what's at your local BestBuy up there in Calgary you'll find plenty of 'Netbooks and Laptops - but no Notebooks. If you search for 'notebook' you'll get re-directed to the laptops.

But just to make things interesting if you look at online listings you can sometimes find stuff like this:

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[jaguarskx]

I think we scared lynette_08 away.

 

[WR2]

If we had been lucky it would have scared us away as well.

 

[N.Broekhuijsen]

Guys, the reason the word "Notebook" came around was because the word laptop implies that it's meant to be used on your lap. This created issues legally, as people with overheating laptops would complain of their laptop's overheating when used on their laps, so the word was changed to notebook. As of recently Notebook manufacturers are not allowed to use the term laptop anymore for this reason.

 

[AntiZig]

that sounds like a much more reasonable explanation that the one beenthere was insisting on

 

[WR2]

If anyone starts busting out the lawyer jokes I'm leaving.

 

[Chainzsaw]

Well if Lynette ever comes back......


Get the Asus EEE PC 1XXX one. Should be under 400/350, maybe even less if you can find it on sale.

It's a good starter computer for a child

 

[WR2]

I was sorry to see the ruggedized Samsung NB30s leave the market.
Anyone know if they're been replaced by something?