gadgetloop.com » subnotebook http://gadgetloop.com Latest Gadget News and More! Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:11:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How to Tell if You Have a Netbook http://gadgetloop.com/2009/03/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-netbook/ http://gadgetloop.com/2009/03/how-to-tell-if-you-have-a-netbook/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:26:47 +0000 Julian Tan http://gadgetloop.com/?p=177 Walk into a department store these days and you’ll be hit by plethora of portable computers, big and small.  If you’ve ever wondered what the difference is between a netbook, an ultraportable, a subnotebook or just a plain old laptop, then here’s your guide.

The Register have published a funny but nice little flowchart that tells you exactly how to categorise your portable computer.

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The funny thing is that the actual term “Netbook” is trademarked by Psion Teklogix, the maker of Psion palmtops and a discontinued product called the netBook.  Recently, they’ve taken to serving cease and desist letters to website owners using the term.  Go figure…

via The Register.

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