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Netbook

For the Psion device, see Psion netBook.

Netbook
TypeLaptop computer
Inception2007
A low-cost Craig netbook with Android
An HP Mini 1000 netbook computer, a type of netbook computer

A netbook is a small and inexpensive laptop designed primarily as a means of accessing the Internet. Netbooks were sold from 2007 until around 2013, when the widespread advent of smartphones and tablets eclipsed their popularity.

At their inception in late 2007,[1] as smaller-than-typical laptop computers optimized for low weight and low cost,[2] netbooks began appearing without certain then-standard laptop features (such as an optical drive), and with less computing power than in full-sized laptops. They ranged in size from about 5" screen diagonal to 12", with a typical weight of about 1 kg (2.2 pounds), and were often significantly less expensive than other laptops.[3] Soon after their appearance, netbooks grew in size and features, and converged with smaller laptops and subnotebooks until the specifications were so similar that there was little distinction between the devices.[4] At their peak, the low cost gave them a significant portion of the laptop computer market.

When Windows 7 released, netbook manufacturers had to increase specifications in order for their devices to run it. This had the effect of pushing netbooks into a market niche where they had few distinctive advantages over traditional laptops.[5] With these constraints and the increasing popularity of tablet computers in 2011, it led to declining sales of netbooks.[5][6] By the end of 2012, few new laptops were marketed as "netbooks", and the term disappeared from common usage.[7]

  1. ^ "What was the first netbook?". Computerworld. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cheap PCs Weigh on Microsoft". The Wall Street Journal. Business Technologies blog. December 8, 2008.
  3. ^ Netbook Trends and Solid-State Technology Forecast (PDF). pricegrabber.com. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  4. ^ Ogg, Erica (August 20, 2009). "Time to drop the Netbook label". CNN. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  5. ^ a b Charles Arthur (December 31, 2012). "Sayonara, netbooks: Asus (and the rest) won't make any more in 2013". The Guardian. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Caulfield, Brian (November 28, 2011). "The NetBook Is Dead, The iPad Killed It, Don't Buy One". Forbes. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  7. ^ Arthur, Charles (December 31, 2012). "Asus (and the rest) won't make any more in 2013". The Guardian.

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