It would seem that more recently, stationary computers have been used everywhere, and we gladly began to use them, finding the right information, working and communicating in the network. Progress took a step forward, giving us laptops, and after them netbooks. What makes a netbook different from a laptop? At first glance, they are so similar as the two brothers - the younger and the older. And it seems that the difference between them is only in the amount. Let's try to figure out whether this is so.
Let's start with the name. Both words are of English origin."Laptop" means in translation - "notebook".A netbook in translation means "network book".The name completely determines its purpose - work on the Internet. It was in order to have access to the Internet during travel, an easy and small netbook was invented. Well, laptops are increasingly replacing stationary computers.
Functional differences
Of course, do not think that a netbook can only serve to view pages on the Internet, and more for anything else. The kid has almost everything that his older brother, a laptop. Using the keyboard, you can type texts, built-in speakers allow you to listen to music, and an integrated video card allows you to view photos and videos( albeit with only a small resolution).
Separately it is necessary to talk about the operational system, put on the device. The laptop allows you to put any version of Windows, not at all braking and not hanging while working, while his younger brother can pull only a cut version of any of them( often they are called - Netbook Edition).However, there is an option - to put Linux OS, which showed itself on netbooks remarkably.
Power and speed
The netbook can not boast of a powerful processor, as a result of which it can not handle "heavy" programs, which laptops can handle quite easily. Due to the built-in video card and small RAM, it will not work on it either in Photoshop or edit the video. Therefore, those who plan to do such things, it is worth looking at laptops that have a multi-core processor with a higher frequency, for example, Intel Core.
As for performance, the small netbook will not be able to fly as its more powerful companion, the processor frequency will not allow it to do so. Any operations on the laptop run faster, from opening documents and windows to the browser and ending with the playback of photos or video files. Well, and in games to play on the kid it is not necessary and to dream - they will terribly brake.
Difference in "stuffing"
The components that make up the "heart" of a miniature computer device called a netbook are modest and minimalistic. The processor is most often used by Intel Atom, with integrated graphics and a frequency of 1.6 gigahertz, which is not very productive, but consumes little energy. In notebooks, the processors are more powerful, and their frequency is higher, so in this regard they are noticeably overtaking younger brothers. The screen resolution is also usually higher.
There is not much RAM in baby netbooks - no more than 4 gigabytes. At the laptop the bar of operative memory can contain up to 32 gigabytes. The hard drive for kids is limited to a volume of up to 500 gigabytes, with their older mates - up to 2 terabytes. The difference between a netbook and a laptop is also that the latter, in contrast to the first one, can easily be upgraded - this is its plus.
Battery life
Here you can say at once - kids are in the lead. Many of them are able to hold a charge up to ten to twelve hours. Naturally, provided there is a good battery and an energy-intensive processor( for example, Intel Atom).The more powerful the processor, the more energy it consumes, so laptops for speed have to pay for the time without network, limited at best to five to six hours.
However, all this applies only to an easy mode of operation. With large loads, the battery sits much faster. So, while surfing the Internet, battery life will be 75 percent of the claimed by the manufacturer, and when watching the video - 55 percent.
Size, like weight, has the value of
Let's talk about the dimensions of devices, determined by the screen size. The most popular laptops with a diagonal of 15.6 inches, netbooks have a maximum of 10-11 inches. They are freely placed in a women's handbag, and still extremely light - the weight of the model with a ten-inch screen is usually slightly more than a kilo. A laptop with a screen of 15.6 inches will weigh more than two kilograms, and to carry it you will need a special bag or backpack.
This lightweight netbook has, first of all, due to the lack of an optical drive. On the one hand, it's not bad, since you can only use the drive in rare cases. But when you need to install or restore the system, this is a small disadvantage. In the notebook, the drive is almost always available - you can watch a movie from the disc, and play a game, and put the system.
On the netbook can not fit a large keyboard, so manufacturers have to make it not only shallow, but also sacrifice some of the function keys that are present in laptops. In addition, long work behind a small screen is extremely tiring for the eyes. The small touchpad is also uncomfortable - all the time the finger tries to poke wrong where it should be.
What is cheaper and what is more expensive
A small device will cost less - this is a fact. In addition, netbooks do not have an optical drive, which makes them even cheaper. They are both invented as the most portable devices that should not be expensive, so they are assembled from less expensive materials than laptops. The difference in price between them can be from one hundred dollars and more.
It should be noted that recently appeared devices of a new type, having dimensions and weight the same as those of netbooks, but equipped with a more powerful "stuffing".They were dubbed subnotebooks, and they stand at the expense of their compactness is more expensive than laptops.
So, understanding what netbooks are different from laptops, you can understand that it's not just about size and weight. First of all, what is hidden inside is important. The netbook does not have a floppy drive, it is less fast and productive. But it takes a long time to charge, it is light, compact and perfectly suited for long trips. The laptop is more powerful, faster and more functional than its brother, but recharging requires more often. With it, you can process photos and videos, play or watch movies, which on the kid can not be done.
