netbook
noun
net·book
ˈnet-ˌbu̇k 
: a small portable computer designed primarily for wireless Internet access
Examples of netbook in a Sentence
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If the flash memory sits inside a relatively big gizmo such as a netbook or an iPad, the competing specs are not a problem: Just run the CPU at one voltage and the memory at another.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2011
Streaming on a cheapo netbook.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2021
But with its 4GB of memory, 64GB of pokey storage, and underpowered Snapdragon 7c processor, using it was like revisiting the bad netbook days.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
It can be folded to a 90-degree angle, like the Z Flip, and used like a netbook or mini laptop with the optional keyboard.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 30 Dec. 2020
Menifee is a one-to-one district—each child has access to a tablet or netbook—with some 15 schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade; there are 10 books in the district’s English curriculum.
—Maria Bustillos, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Due partly to thermal concerns, most gaming laptops span 15.6 or even 17 inches, with tiny 14-inch form factors reserved for the likes of netbooks and thin-and-lights.
—Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 6 Jan. 2020
Prior to the iPad, netbooks were beginning to take hold as the mobile computing platform of the future.
—CNN Underscored, 24 Dec. 2019
In a lot of regards, Chromebooks are hitting the same price points—with the same compromises—as netbooks did in the mid-2000s.
—Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2018
IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2011
Streaming on a cheapo netbook.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2021
But with its 4GB of memory, 64GB of pokey storage, and underpowered Snapdragon 7c processor, using it was like revisiting the bad netbook days.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
It can be folded to a 90-degree angle, like the Z Flip, and used like a netbook or mini laptop with the optional keyboard.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 30 Dec. 2020
Menifee is a one-to-one district—each child has access to a tablet or netbook—with some 15 schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade; there are 10 books in the district’s English curriculum.
—Maria Bustillos, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Due partly to thermal concerns, most gaming laptops span 15.6 or even 17 inches, with tiny 14-inch form factors reserved for the likes of netbooks and thin-and-lights.
—Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 6 Jan. 2020
Prior to the iPad, netbooks were beginning to take hold as the mobile computing platform of the future.
—CNN Underscored, 24 Dec. 2019
In a lot of regards, Chromebooks are hitting the same price points—with the same compromises—as netbooks did in the mid-2000s.
—Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 1 Sep. 2018
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netbook
noun
net·book
ˈnet-ˌbu̇k
: a small portable computer designed primarily for wireless Internet access
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