Notebooks typically have faster processors, more memory and are larger. In contrast, netbooks generally are outfitted with smaller, more energy efficient, yet slower chips, such as Intel's Atom-based ...

We already know that Windows 7 Ultimate, the version of the next generation of Windows which Microsft has made available as a free beta download, runs great on many netbooks. But there’s a good chance ...

The new Ferrari One 200 from Acer takes a basic 11-inch Netbook shell and decks it out in official Ferrari red, with the automaker's iconic horse logo. Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers ...

When Intel introduced the Atom processor last year, the chip's primary function was for implementation into what the company called MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). Instead, the chip became one of the ...

What goes up must come down, and lately what’s coming down are netbooks, as more and more articles talk about the compact computers disappointing customers. However, we can’t blame netbooks for that.

Why silicon.com's sub editor is ditching her laptop for a sprightly mini-laptop Netbooks have been enjoying the spotlight of late - but are they suitable for the workplace? Bethan Jones puts one to ...

There was a time when choosing a miniature laptop was a fairly straightforward exercise -- you bought an Asus Eee PC. Now every manufacturer and its sister has released its own take on the affordable, ...

Over the last decade the average laptop computer has gotten a lot thinner and lighter. But a handful of Chinese companies have been taking a different approach to portable computers by releasing a ...