2006-12-19 17:50:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Notebook used to mean a smaller device now most people use the two terms interchangeably.
2006-12-19 17:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's look at the notebook computer first. A standard notebook has the following features:
1. Ultralight. Less weight is better.
2. 4 hours+ battery life.
3. No internal floppy drive.
4. Minimal graphics subsystem.
5. No internal DVD or CD system.
6. 12" - 14" TFT screen.
7. Low profile (thin).
8. Integrated modem and network connection.
9. Smallest possible keyboard that retains functionality.
10. Low power consumption Celeron or Centrino style processor.
In essence a notebook computer is designed to provide mobile computing that won't break your back yet still offer all the power the mobile users requires for work and some leisure pursuits. This portability normally comes at a price. The level of minituarization involved comes at a cost and high end notebooks can prove to be quite expensive.
Now for the laptop computer. Again look at the name. A laptop is designed to sit on your lap and you can therefore expect it to be quite large and loaded down with features and power.
The standard laptop computer would have some ,if not all, of the following features:
1. 14" - 17" (widescreen) TFT screen.
2. Nvidia GeForce or ATI Radeon graphics subsystem.
3. Internal DVD-ROM or DVD-RW drive
4. Large full featured keyboard.
5. 2 hour+ battery life.
6. Upgradeable.
7. Integrated modem, network and Wi-Fi capabilities.
8. High quality integrate audio and speaker system.
9. Low power consumption, high performance Intel Centrino style processor.
From reading the above information you'll see that the notebook is the exact opposite of the laptop. Notebooks offer reasonable power and extreme portability. Laptops are designed to be capable of replacing an entire desktop PC if necessary whilst still offering desktop performance in a mobile platform.
2006-12-20 01:52:40 · answer #2 · answered by Masud R. Khan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A laptop is the bigger of the two. A notebook is somewhere between the size of a laptop and a handheld.
2006-12-20 01:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Laptop and notebook are synonyms.
Comparable to Tower- Computer- CPU- Desktop
All names for the bulkier equivelent of laptops/notebooks
2006-12-20 01:54:14 · answer #4 · answered by Alex D. 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are essentially the same, except notebooks come bundled with a spellchecker and laotops do not.
2006-12-20 01:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by smorgasborg69 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing. Use the two terms interchangeably
2006-12-20 03:00:14 · answer #6 · answered by Sonu G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
laptop was later renamed as notebook.
2006-12-20 01:53:18 · answer #7 · answered by vinay r 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
nothing there da .same thing
2006-12-20 01:51:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋