Definition of netbook in English: netbook
noun A small laptop computer designed primarily for accessing Internet-based applications.
Example sentences
‘We did notice, however, that the left hand size of the system heated up during our regular usage of the netbook.’ ‘For half the price of a regular laptop, you can buy an ultra portable, ultra small netbook that does the job nicely.’ ‘My overall impression of the move is derived from the recent discussions of the netbook.’ ‘Currently about 85 percent of the sales of netbooks are in mature markets, Eden said.’ ‘Now even Hewlett-Packard offers a netbook or two.’ ‘Nine of the top ten selling notebooks on Amazon right now are netbooks.’ ‘How broad the market for netbooks will eventually become depends on who wins the race.’ ‘This sort of netbook was clearly different from a notebook PC.’ ‘And if you want the capability of a netbook, nothing stops you from carrying your own screen and keyboard.’ ‘The MacBook Air ditched the optical drive, and nearly all netbooks have too.’ ‘This time the netbook appears to have been repaired successfully.’ ‘Intel has provided an early development preview of the Moblin 2.1 operating system, which we briefly tested out on a Samsung NC10 netbook.’ ‘Larger than your average netbook, the S12 provides average performance at a fairly high netbook price.’ ‘One of the gists was that netbooks are killing the average sales prices (ASP) of PCs.’ ‘There is complete cacophony on what is a netbook versus a notebook.’ ‘Acer made up significant ground on general laptop leaders HP and Dell with its own netbook this year.’ ‘The rise of the netbook - affordable ultra-portable laptops - over the last eighteen months has been fascinating to watch.’ ‘By late 2008, netbooks had begun to take market share away from laptops.’ ‘With the pattern of exclusive deals extending to new netbooks, smaller companies warn that mobile Web access could be tied up entirely.’ ‘Best of all, the company claims, the program will even be suitable for low-powered netbooks.’ Origin Early 21st century: blend of Internet and notebook.