Netbook or smartbook?

Wednesday, September 9, 2009


If you thought a netbook was a cheap laptop, think again. Smartbooks are now appearing that are in the price range of $100-200. These devices are running similar processors that are found in smartphones.

Imagine taking a smartphone and putting a large screen and a really big keyboard on it. Now you have a smartbook.
  • A netbook is designed to run a full Windows (or Linux) operating system. It's a complete PC that's packaged in a tiny body and it's not meant for serious computing or gaming.
  • On the other hand, a smartbook is built to run a really simple operating system such as Linux or even Google Android - which runs on smartphones.
At the end of the day, I think smartbooks are going to flop. That's just my opinion.
Posted by Dr. Joseph Kim at 3:17 PM
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Anonymous said...

Great article thanks for sharing, seems like there's a lot of threads regarding the pricing of the smartbooks. Came across this from http://www.smartbook.asia

September 10, 2009 12:55 AM

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