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As I noted in an earlier article, I’m asked quite often about the differences between various computers and asked for recommendations as to which is the right style for them.
HP has helped in this, especially with respect to notebooks and netbooks
Netbooks and laptops both help you stay connected. But how do you know which is right for your needs? Use the information here to help determine whether a netbook or a laptop works best for you.
Netbooks
Netbooks, like the HP Mini, are designed to give you an easy, portable way to access the Internet with built-in Wi-Fi.1 The small, lightweight design makes netbooks a great choice when traveling but they’re not intended for mainstream productivity and media-rich applications. Netbooks are best suited as a companion to your everyday PC.
Laptops
Laptops and notebooks are meant to give you a multifunctional computer. They have built-in Wi-Fi1 to give you the freedom to work and play wirelessly. Depending on the model, larger screen sizes, bigger hard drives and built-in DVD drives increase laptops’ weight, which makes them less portable than netbooks but an excellent choice for your everyday computing needs.
Compare activities between netbooks and laptops
The chart below recommends activities for HP Mini netbooks and typical laptops. Some activities, like editing photos, can be performed on a netbook, but will slow down performance.
How do netbooks and laptops measure up?
Here are some at-a-glance stats about the differences between HP netbooks and typical laptops.
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Now the big question:
Should you buy a netbook or a laptop?
It really comes down to how you’ll use the product and your budget. If you want to edit videos, watch movies, play games and run more than one application at the same time while on the go, netbooks can’t compete with the multifunctional prowess of laptops. But if you’re looking for a compact mobile companion with built-in Wi-Fi1 for surfing the web, blogging and staying in touch with friends, the small price tag of netbooks is hard to beat for a secondary computer.
Learn more about HP’s netbooks.
1Wireless access point required and is not included. Availability of public wireless access points limited wireless, Internet and VOIP require separately purchased service contract.
2Internet access required; sold separately.
3Weight varies by configuration.
4Dual Core is designed to improve performance of certain software products. Not all customers or software applications will necessarily benefit from use of this technology.
5Certain Windows Vista product features require advanced or additional hardware. See http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/hardwarereqs.mspx and
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx for details. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features of Windows Vista will run on your computer. To download the tool, visit http://www.windowsvista.com/upgradeadvisor.
6For hard drives, GB=1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 8GB of hard drive is reserved for the system recovery software.
7The specifications for the 802.11n WLAN are draft specifications and are not final. If the final specifications differ from the draft specifications, it may affect the ability of the notebook to communicate with other 802.11n WLAN devices.
8HP Mini Mobile Drive available with SSD configuration only