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Notebook was first made available in the
early eighties. Although much heavier and
bulkier than today's notebooks, it had the
unique portability feature that put this
innovative product in a class by itself.
Although not much of a commercial success
then, it gave the computer industry a goal
to pursue in manufacturing this item with
better weight, size and performance ratio
and making one of today's most wanted
computer hardware.
Notebook size has got much smaller, however
big enough to make one feel very comfortable
in handling and operating computer related
tasks. One can find it in sizes best
categorized as: 1 - Tablet Pc has the size
of paper tablet and weighs no more than 4
pounds; 2 - Ultra Portable is a little
bigger than Tablet Pc and weighs around 4
pounds, no internal CD or DVD drive, display
of 12 inches or smaller; 3 - Thin and Light
is a mid-size notebook, 10-14" x 10", 1 to
1.5 thick, and weighs around 7 pounds,
wireless network capability, 14-inch
displays, combo CD-RW/DVD; 4 - Desktop
replacement is the largest category of
notebooks, more than 12 x 10" and weighs
more than 7 pounds, 15-17 inches displays or
larger, wireless network capability, combo
CD-RW/DV.
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