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For a busy population that′s always on the move but still wants to be connected to the rest of the globe via the World Wide Web, portability and functionality are key in any piece of technology. Laptops have the market cornered – each one that comes out is lighter, has better battery life and more functions. But the rise of the Netbook has been a serious challenge to laptop manufacturers. So which is better? And why should you still come down on the side of the laptop?

Weighing up the options

The obvious advantage that a Netbook has over a laptop is the size. Netbook displays usually range from seven to 10 inches, whereas laptops normally start at between 13 and 14 inches. While this inevitably makes the Netbook smaller and more compact, it does restrict the size of the screen, making it limited in its ability to show applications such as films, pictures or games. They also have limited resolution, currently a maximum of 1024×600. Anything below this maximum level of screen resolution doesn’t allow you to view the whole width of a web page at once. So the user has to resort to scrolling across the screen to read an entire line of text. A laptop has a larger screen and higher resolution, allowing you to view the entire web page in comfort.

When it comes to power and battery life, the Netbook wins. Their smaller size makes them much more power efficient than a laptop, giving them a battery lifespan of about three times longer than an average laptop. However, the latest generation of laptops are addressing this issue, and some of the best are now comparable with Netbooks.

Where the laptop beats the Netbook hands down is in the performance. Netbooks may have the advantage of being much smaller and lighter than a laptop, but that strength is also a weakness when it comes to performance. Because a laptop has a larger internal hard drive, it is capable of running a far greater variety of applications than a Netbook. You could, of course, upgrade your Netbook with an additional external hard drive bolt-on, but that really detracts from the point of having a Netbook in the first place. A laptop gives you greater hard drive capacity, higher processor speeds (particularly if you have a dual core processor) and greater graphics memory, making them a far more versatile tool.

Netbooks are also lacking in one major department – they don’t have optical disc drives, so you cannot use CDs or DVDs as you can with a laptop. Yes, they do have Wi-Fi connectivity built in, but that doesn’t make up for the lack of a CD-ROM drive, particularly if you do a lot of work with programmes like Auto-CAD, or have to re-install Windows in the event of a crash!

Smaller isn’t always better

One of the commonest complaints about Netbooks is the size of the keyboard. If you have large fingers, you’ll probably spend as much time correcting typing errors as actually typing out your work. This makes them impractical for exercises such as note taking, for example. The limited processing power in a Netbook means that running any kind of processor-heavy application will also slow the Netbook down considerably – not the most desirable situation if you are trying to watch a download from the Internet or even play a game.

Finally, that clincher – the price. Netbooks are cheaper than top of the range laptops, but even a cheaper, entry-level laptop will have more processing power than a Netbook, and will only be slightly more expensive. So if you want a piece of technology that will do everything you ask it to, the choice has to be a laptop every time.

In the modern era of various types of electronic gadgets, there is a growing demand for compact and powerful devices that help people perform the basic functions. As such it is not a surprise that handheld computers, smart phones and personal digital assistants are becoming a preferred choice as compared to personal computers and laptops. One such device that is fast emerging as an unusual choice over laptops is the netbook.

Even though many people consider netbooks to be just the smaller versions of laptops, the differences between the two go beyond appearances. A laptop is basically a computer that is portable and can perform all the functionality of a PC with equal efficiency. However, even though a netbook provides all the basic functionality of a laptop, it does not support some other important features and has limited use because of restricted by battery size, processing power and storage space.

The difference between netbooks and laptops is often very vague to define since netbooks are also referred to as mini laptops and essentially are a compact version of the laptops. These mini laptops are smaller in size and weight as compared to a laptop and look more like an average diary. netbooks are also much less priced than the conventional laptops and they can be had for as low a price as $199.

However, netbooks are not as powerful as laptops and cannot support bigger and complex programs. They also have no option for using CD’s or DVD’s as they are not provided with any optical disc drive. However, the connectivity of netbooks is comparable with that of laptops and internet downloads can also be done at a faster speed. So while a netbook essentially retains all the basic functionality of laptop, it is comparatively much smaller, lighter, cheaper and simpler.

The working of a laptop mainly depends on a charger. Life of a laptop battery is affected by many factors. Some of them are given below and we are also telling you the tips that will surely help you a lot.

In every laptop there is an energy saving mode, you should have to take full advantage. By this you can increase or decrease the power. Two power schemes are available on your windows.

One is Laptop power scheme that reduces the use of power and increases the life of the battery. The other one is Maximum power battery scheme that also reduces the power use but the disadvantage of this scheme is, as your processing demands changes it does not adjust by itself.

Maximum battery should only be used in the case of reading documents and if you want to take notes to the meeting. Even according to specific needs, we can customize the power scheme. It is up to us that how many custom power schemes we want to create.

Running very heavy program on your laptop would surely be a harmful thing for its battery. Watching movies daily will put heavy weight on your laptops battery and will decrease its life. But if you have a spare battery then it’s OKAY.

The monitor of your system is the biggest consumer of the battery. But I have a solution. First of all find the brightness control and turn it down, it will surely add life to the battery.

People used to think that lap top battery only works less than a year. That’s not true but it doesn’t mean that it has a long life. You will be impressed by its performance in first year but it’s a machine, wear and tear is always a matter of thinking.

Now I am going to discuss, types of a battery

Nickel cadmium Lithium-ion Battery:
Now a days you will mostly find laptops with Lithium ion battery. This cycle provides you with 300-500 charge/discharge cycles. This battery is not friendly with overcharging. If we will try to overcharge it, it sucks. Life of this battery is very badly affected by high temperature. This battery works well for a time period of 2-3 years. After that it will not completely fail but will work rather slow. Charging and discharging habits of a user will not cause as much damage to the battery as caused by exposure to elevated temperature.

Nickel-based Battery:
In this type of battery, before fully charging, it’s better to completely discharge it. If it is partially discharged before recharging then the resulting capacity of the battery would be decreased.

Lithium battery has more voltage capacity than Nickel based battery. If your laptop has passed a time of 3 years, it is better to use Nickel based battery.