DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAPTOP AND NOTEBOOK??????????????

[deva shiney Joseph]

What is the Difference Between a Laptop and a Notebook?

The laptop was originally designed to be similar to a desktop, but be
small and light enough that it could be used while sitting in your
lap. For this reason, years ago, you would find that a laptop had more
features than notebooks did, but the tradeoff was it was also a larger
and heavier than a notebook. This is because the notebook style of
portable computers was for mobility, not just portability. To be a
more mobile device, the notebook was a thinner design and it weighed
less than the laptop, simply because it didn't come packed with
features and multiple devices and drives.

Years ago, notebook computers would have a smaller display than a
laptop, fewer internal drives (hard drive, floppy or CD-ROM -
depending on the year manufactured), and the sound, modem, and such
would be integrated - not separate upgradable hardware devices.
Laptops were considered to be desktop replacements; portable computers
with features, functions, and options comparable to your desktop
computer.

So while there technically is a difference between the two -- and that
is the size and weight of the device (which in turn impacts the
system's features) -- today there is even less of a difference between
the two since technology advancements means that most common computer
devices and peripherals are much smaller now.

For example, When NEC released its UltraLite Notebook in 1989, a
portable PC that many attribute to being the first notebook computer,
it contained a CPU, RAM, ROM, 2MB solid state memory storage, a built-
in modem and one RS-232C port. It weighed 5 pounds. The laptops from
around this same time frame, such as the Compaq SLT/286, would
typically have a CPU, memory, hard drive, floppy drive, VGA display
and could weigh up to 12 or 14 pounds. The laptops could be two to
three times the thickness of the notebook.

[usha skanda]

Thank you Deva shiney. Quite interesting and informative.

Have a Great Day!

Thanks and Regards,

Usha

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