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NetbooksNetbooksNetbooksNetbooks

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What Are They?What Are They?

• Small• Highly portable• Internet• *NOT* main machine

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HistoryHistoryJan 2005

All Open SourceNon-profit

ASUS

Eee

late

2007

Linuxcommercial

Fullycommercial

Sept 2008Dell Mini

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NextNext

Due out this summer

TOUCHBOOK

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Netbooks VS NotebooksNetbooks VS Notebooks

• Atom • Dual Core

• SSD or HD• Up to 160 GB – (some very small)

• HD & CD/DVD• 320GB +

ProcessorProcessor

StorageStorage

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Netbooks VS NotebooksNetbooks VS Notebooks

• $300-$600 • $600-$4,000

• 3-10 Hr • 2-6 Hr

PricePrice

Battery LifeBattery Life

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Netbooks VS NotebooksNetbooks VS Notebooks‘Peripherals’‘Peripherals’

• Small screen• Small keyboard• Camera• Mic.• Speakers

• Med – large screen• Speakers• Options:– Touch screen– Fingerprint reader– ‘flip-screen’– Camera

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Netbooks VS NotebooksNetbooks VS NotebooksSoftwareSoftware

• XP; Linux• Bloatware• OpenOffice• Open Source

• XP; Linux; Vista;...• ‘Full Compliment’– MSOffice– Photoshop– Premier

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ComparisonsComparisons

SMALL

MEDIU

M

LARGE

VERY

LARGE

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CreditsCredits

• Thanks Wikipedia!