1. TOPIC:NETBOOKCOURSE CODE :ENG-204SUBMIT TO :GULSEN
HUSSEINSUBMIT BY: SEMH ALIKANNUMBER: 20101824 MARCH - 2012
2. NETBOOKNetbooks are a category of small, lightweight,
legacy-free, and inexpensive laptop computers.
3. PERFORMANCE At their inception in late 2007,as smaller
notebooks optimized for low weight and low cost netbooks omitted
certain features (e.g., the optical drive), featured smaller
screens and keyboards, and offered reduced computing power when
compared to a full-sized laptop
4. PROPERTIES NETBOOK Over the course of their evolution,
netbooks have ranged in size from below 5" screen diagonal to 12".
A typical weight is 1 kg (23 pounds). Often significantly less
expensive than other laptops,by mid-2009, some wireless data
carriers began to offer netbooks to users "free of charge", with an
extended service contract purchase.
5. In the short period since their appearance, netbooks have
grown in size and features, now converging with new smaller,
lighter notebooks and subnotebooks.
6. HISTORY The origins of the netbook can be traced to the
highly popular Toshiba range of Libretto sub-notebooks. The 6"
Libretto 20 dates back to early 1996 and weighed only 840g. More
recently, Psions now-discontinued netBook line, the OLPC XO-1
(initially called US$100 laptop) and the Palm Foleo were all small,
portable, network-enabled computers. The generic use of the term
"netbook", however, began in 2007 when Asus unveiled the ASUS Eee
PC. Originally designed for emerging markets, the 23 17 cm (9.1 6.7
in) device weighed about 0.9 kg (2 lb) and featured a 7 in (18 cm)
display, a keyboard approximately 85% the size of a normal
keyboard, a solid-state drive and a custom version of Linux with a
simplified user interface geared towards netbook use.Following the
Eee PC, Everex launched its Linux-based CloudBook; Windows XP and
Windows Vista models were also introduced and MSI released the Wind
- others soon followed suit.
7. PREFERENCES By August 2009, when comparing a Dell netbook to
a Dell notebook, CNET called netbooks "nothing more than smaller,
cheaper notebooks," noting, "the specs are so similar that the
average shopper would likely be confused as to why one is better
than the other," and "the only conclusion is that there really is
no distinction between the devices.
8. nitially offered with compact versions of Linux or Windows
XP, netbooks now typically use Windows 7 Starter which Microsoft
sells at a lower price but restricts to lower spec hardware.
9. Trademarks In 1996 Psion started applying for trademarks for
a line of netBook products that was later released in 1999.
International trademarks were issued (including U.S. Trademark
75,215,401 and Community Trade Mark 000428250) but the models
failed to gain popularity and are now discontinued (except for
providing accessories, maintenance and support to existing users).
Similar marks were recently rejected by the USPTO citing a
"likelihood of confusion" under section 2(d)
10. HARDWARE Netbooks typically have less powerful hardware
than larger laptop computers. Some netbooks do not even have a
conventional hard drive. Such netbooks use solid-state storage
devices instead, as these require less power, are faster, lighter,
and generally more shock- resistant, but with much less storage
capacity (such as 32, 64, or 128 GB compared to the 100 GB to 2 TB
mechanical hard drives typical of many notebooks/laptop
computers).
11. Netbooks typically have less powerful hardware than larger
laptop computers. Some netbooks do not even have a conventional
hard drive. Such netbooks use solid-state storage devices instead,
as these require less power, are faster, lighter, and generally
more shock- resistant, but with much less storage capacity (such as
32, 64, or 128 GB compared to the 100 GB to 2 TB mechanical hard
drives typical of many notebooks/laptop computers).