is there any technical differences between the 2 of them?...and y they r 2 things?
2007-01-27 00:57:37 · 10 answers · asked by marly 5 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
A Laptop computer is a very old term used to describe ones that could actually FIT on your lap. They only weighed 12 to 15 pounds and they were smaller than other portables called luggables. luggables weighed 25 pounds and you set them on the desk when you got there.
Laptops had their OWN case and would NOT fit inside of a brief case because they were too big.
The term NOTE book was coined when a computer that was roughly 8 1/2 by 11 inches was introduced that WOULD fit in a briefcase and was roughly the size of reem of notebook paper.
terms are used interchangeably, but now WE know the difference.
When buying one today, the difference in the terms is meaningless.
2007-01-27 01:04:09 · answer #1 · answered by Answerman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I called a leading manufacture and said I bought a "laptop" for my daughter but it was getting too hot to use on her lap. My understanding is that that "laptop" and "notebook" mean the same thing but manufacturers are phasing out the term laptop because the devices do get too hot for use on your lap and thus the term notebook came into play. They said a notebook computer is not designed to be used on your lap because of the heat issue.
2007-01-27 01:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by Geoffrey V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really the same thing, its just how companies word there products. Notebooks are generally smaller. No one is going to be calling them laptops anymore soon b/c all the lawsuits where idiots burn there laps after the system has been on for hours..
2007-01-27 01:00:46 · answer #3 · answered by keith s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laptops and notebooks are the same thing. Some manufacturers, like IBM, call them notebooks, while others call them laptops, but they are exactly the same thing.
2007-01-27 01:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by metallison216 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a note book is smaller and easer to cary around and the labtop is for well not carying around but to keep in long term places
2007-01-27 01:05:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they both have the same simularities but a lap-top has the internet and the notebook doesnt so does that answer your question
2007-01-27 01:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by Pinkie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No difference, just different terms.
2007-01-27 01:22:02 · answer #7 · answered by ferrariman610 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the same thinggg
2016-05-24 05:04:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, actually, most people use the terms interchangeably.
2007-01-27 01:01:57 · answer #9 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same
2007-01-27 01:01:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋