Comments on: Difference between a netbook, a notebook, and a laptop http://wei-jiang.com/it/difference-between-a-netbook-a-notebook-and-a-laptop Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:19:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Arthur http://wei-jiang.com/it/difference-between-a-netbook-a-notebook-and-a-laptop/comment-page-1#comment-48 Arthur Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:39:52 +0000 http://wei-jiang.com/it/difference-between-a-netbook-a-notebook-and-a-laptop#comment-48 I recently purchased the Toshiba NB 205 to replace a first generation HP netbook that was no longer fulfilling my needs. I'm a graduate student that spends a good deal of time away from my home base, and I required a system with more "oomph" that allowed me to do essentially everything I do on my desktop (mostly word processing, database creating and management, heavy web browsing and viewing streaming video). While I'm basically comparing this product to a very barebones system running Linux SUSE 10 and with an outdated processor, I have to say that thus far, the Toshiba really is top of the line. I can essentially run any combination of programs at any time with no slowdown, it has no problem handling streaming video, and it boots up in seconds (very nice when dashing from class to class with little time for waiting around). One of the features that attracted me to this netbook versus the many others flooding the market was the chicklet-style keyboard. It doesn't just look snazzy; the spaces betw I recently purchased the Toshiba NB 205 to replace a first generation HP netbook that was no longer fulfilling my needs. I’m a graduate student that spends a good deal of time away from my home base, and I required a system with more “oomph” that allowed me to do essentially everything I do on my desktop (mostly word processing, database creating and management, heavy web browsing and viewing streaming video).

While I’m basically comparing this product to a very barebones system running Linux SUSE 10 and with an outdated processor, I have to say that thus far, the Toshiba really is top of the line. I can essentially run any combination of programs at any time with no slowdown, it has no problem handling streaming video, and it boots up in seconds (very nice when dashing from class to class with little time for waiting around). One of the features that attracted me to this netbook versus the many others flooding the market was the chicklet-style keyboard. It doesn’t just look snazzy; the spaces betw

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