New Blog 1: Netbook Reviews

Tuesday 16 October 2012

Netbook Reviews

Back in 2007, Asus single-handedly transformed the ultraportable laptop market with its Eee PC netbooks. These were underpowered but light and small laptops that cost a fraction of a regular ultraportable. They sold like hotcakes, and soon all the other major manufactures got in on the game.Of course since their inception netbooks have come a long way, but they're still very limited compared to a real laptop, generally offering less processing power and RAM, fewer connections, and generally a lower screen resolution.There are a number of guidelines that define what constitutes a netbook. They have screen sizes of 12in or smaller, with 10in being the standard. These tend to sport 1,024 x 600 pixels, which is a sub-HD Ready resolution and offers an uncomfortably small desktop area. Working on documents or reading multiple websites side by side can be a real pain, but if you’re a bit more restrained they’re quite usable. Most netbooks use an Intel Atom processor supported by 1GB of RAM and usually a 320GB hard drive. Many lack a digital video output, though the latest generation does offer HDMI.