So we are all very familiar with laptops, but what is a Netbook. A netbook is a stripped down version of a laptop that is built mainly for online applications. The reasoning behind the design of a netbook is that more and more aplications move to the internet, thus decreasing the demand for a laptop with super hardware. Why would Net aps decrease the need for power? Simple, all processes are run on the webserver so the webserver does all the number crunchung and you just use your Netbook as terminal.

How do I identify a Netbook?

Look at the price and specs. If you see a laptop that costs a fraction of a regular laptop and is about half the size. Chances are good you are looking at a “Netty”

Processor

Netbooks usually run on the Intel Atom processor, a processor designed for low powered mobile electronics like Mobile Phones and Netbooks. Don’t try and compare performance of the Intel Atom with regular processors from Intel, you will be disappointed. Some benchmark tests reported that the Atom takes up to 3 times longer to perform the same spreadsheet calculations as the bigger Intel CPU’s.

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