What is a Subnotebook?
The subnotebook is one of the newer entries in portable computers. When portable computers first hit the markets, those capable of running full programs like word programs and the like were still pretty big in size. Early entries like the Apple® Power Book 100, was roughly the size of a piece of binder paper, with a width of about 2 inches (5.08 cm) when closed. Apple’s notebook weighed about 5 pounds (2.28 kg). Other competitors released models that were both smaller in dimension and lighter, such as the Gateway Handbook®, the Hewlett-Packard Omnibook®, and the Toshiba Portege T3400®. These early “superportable” computer notebooks seem like giants next to the subnotebook types developed in the late 2000s. For instance, the 2007 released ASUS Eee PC® is about 9 by 6 inches (22.86 by 15.24 cm), and users will note that although a full keyboard is offered, it is much smaller than the average sized keyboard on a PC or larger laptop. Some people claim it takes a while to get used to the sm
Today’s laptops have been segmented and compartmentalized into two or three distinct categories. The largest notebooks typically weight 7+ pounds and come with huge 15″ screens, multiple media drives and insanely hot and power hungry Pentium processors. Depending on what you get, a laptop of this class will typically work for three or so hours on battery power alone, all the while barbecuing your legs with its’ heat. Should you be carrying around the computer for a long time you will know full well that 7lbs eventually feels a lot heavier. The full-size notebook may be powerful and well equipped for the occasional business trip, but if you are lugging around 8 pounds of computer gear with you everyday, you’re either going to need a really good bag like the Waterfield Cargo here , or intelligently decide its time to shed some of that weight for the bare essentials. Now just to be clear, I’m not about to tell you that full-size notebooks don’t have a very useful place in the world of com
