Laptop vs Notebook question.

[GuruBob]

At work, there's been some heated debate between what is a "notebook" and what is a "laptop." I've always been on the side that notebooks=laptops, but some other people are adament that this is not so...

Can someone tell me the difference between the two (or if there's no difference). A website stating the fact would be even cool as I can stick it to the people at work with the info.

 

[BD2003]

Same sh*t. Just how a pager is a beeper and vice versa.

 

[Blayze]

they are the same

 

[bacillus]

can only think those people equate slim laptop as a notebook!

 

[jaywallen]

The notebook / laptop argument is an argument over semantics. And we're talking about semantics that have been employed by marketeers. So we're talking about a tempest in a teapot.

I think that, originally, the term "notebook" was used to specify a smaller device that was comfortable enough to carry under the arm as you would a portfolio. They often had fewer spindles / drives / accessories to help make them more portable than "laptops". In those days, some of the laptops were damned big. I had a gas plasma display Toshiba "laptop" (80386-based) that was not battery powered that had to weigh the better part of 20 pounds. Interestingly enough, "notebook" is now used by some to denote a computer that should not be used on the lap but on a table or tray. Why? Heat. Some of the Dell I7500s will burn a hole in your trousers if you try to hold them on your lap. Besides, they don't fit well on most people's laps. I'm 77" tall and weigh 200 pounds (So you know my lap space isn't taken up by belly.), and my I7500 works well enough on my lap. But my little wife wouldn't be able to use this unit on her lap. And neither of us wants to use it that way, at least not without a lap board.

Regards,
Jim

 

[Gunbuster]

Just dont let them call it a "Labtop"

 

[crzyc]

hehe yea i thought i was cause you shouldn't use the notebook on your lap anymore cause they are blazing hot!

 

[GuruBob]

Thanks feedback everyone, I think I'll tell the people at work

<< Same sh*t >>

like BigDee!

I worked with the Dell I7500, but never on the field so I never knew how hot it was, I'll check that out jaywallen.

 

[jaywallen]

GuruBob,

Before you check out the I7500 on your lap and come back here calling me a wimp, remember I was using Win98SE without Rain (or any other cooling utility) and running some DOS-based stuff that made the fan run on high speed. BTW, what the heck do they use for a fan in this thing -- a Eureka vacuum cleaner??? Noisiest notebook / laptop I ever saw!

Regards,
Jim

 

[kingz]

Notebook is usually used nowadays.