Could someone please tell me the difference between a laptop and notebook.?

Answer 1

Laptops and notebooks are pretty much the same thing; just a different name.

"Laptops" started being called "notebooks" when it became apparent that the heat produced by most "laptops" made them undesirable to leave on the lap. (This was a decision made by the industry itself)

In some instances, though, notebooks refer to a smaller, lighter weight PC than "laptops."

Answer 2

PC desktops have traditionally been more powerful, more upgradeable, and easier to repair and service than PC laptops. Laptops on the other hand have ruled for portability. PC desktops are great for anyone who uses a computer in the home or office, places where portability isn't a big concern. They're larger size, and attachment to the AC outlet prevents desktops from traveling too far. The best thing about a desktop is if you need to upgrade the RAM, video card, processor, or hard drive later down the road, it can be easily done. Desktops are also mix matchable (meaning nothing is brand specific, RAM, video cards, hard drives and even microprocessors can be swaped between different brand desktops. (A video card pulled out of a Dell Tower will most likely work in a Gateway unit.) With laptops, parts and components are more specific to certain makes and models (you can't pull the hard drive out of an IBM laptop and guarantee it will work in a Toshiba model). Laptops do have some advantages though, they're small and portable. If you travel a lot or live in a place where you need to save space a laptop is key. Laptops use PCMCIA slots for expansion rather than the traditional PCI, ISA, or AGP slots found in desktops. Although PCMCIA is great, and allows you to add many cool devices to a laptop like wireless cards external hard drives and even sound cards, they are limited. Typically you can only put two PCMCIA devices in a laptop at the same time where as in a desktop you can put in as much stuff as you want depending on how many PCI slots you have (most desktop PCs typically have 4). Another difference between desktops and laptops is cost. Laptops have always costed more than their equivalent desktops because they cost more to manufacture. Gamers also tend to prefer desktops because of the easy upgrading and lower costs. These days the line between desktops and laptops are blurred because laptops are getting more powerful but they're still not tied with desktops yet. The fastest Core 2 laptops still lag somewhat behind their desktop counterparts.

Answer 3

It's six of one, half dozen of another. Years ago laptops were so called because they were "portable" and you could literally use your lap as a desk. This was due to the revolution in processor development. The first few portable computers were little more than toys, with extremely limited memory and hard disk storage.
Now of course, that has all changed and any top of the line laptop or "notebook" computer is an amazingly capable machine that can do everything from spreadsheets to wireless internet surfing, to business forms and sales.
It is all the same, but the trend seems to be towards calling them notebooks, and some of them are so slim and compact they are little more than a notebook's size.

Answer 4

"Laptop" is more of an American word. A computer that sits on your lap while you use it. Of course, this is not mandatory.
"Notebook" is more of a European word. A computer with a lid that opens up and has a shape similar to that of a notebook.
But of course, there is no difference in the devices themselves.
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Answer 5

Portable computers used to be more commonly called laptops because they took up your entire lap. Now, they are more often called notebooks because of their smaller size and weight.

Answer 6

THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN THE TYPE OF COMPUTER JUST ONE COMPANY CALLED IT A LAPTOP AND ONE CALLED IT A NOTEBOOK OKAY HOPE THIS ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

Answer 7

nothing besides the spelling

Answer 8

There isnt one...Synonyms