HardwareNetbooks & M.tv compatible devicesWhat are netbooks ? Netbooks are a category that emerged in 2007-2008, they are stripped down laptops and they do most of the work of a laptop for far less cost. The netbook category fits in between the smart mobile phone such as an iPhone and the laptop. Their most significant contribution is a decent sized keyboard and a keyboard on which it is easy to type:  Netbooks also go by the name of UMD (Ultra mobile devices), UMPCs (Ultra mobile PCs) MID (Mobile Internet Devices). Netbooks can also be seen as PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) with a decent keyboard. Asus of Taiwan started manufacturing them in 2007 and from a market category of zero they are growing at over 100% per year. Asus themselves were inspired by the OLPC The One Laptop per Child initiative of MIT Media Labs who set out to produce a laptop for $100 in 2005. Netbooks are very much cheaper than laptops because:
Where can I get a netbook? Dell, HP, www.expansys.com, pixmania.com, almost any large supermarket (yes, they are that low cost!). Sources of supplyNetbooks are a fast moving and fast changing category so it is best to go direct to the re-sellers or to the websites of the manufacturers: Re-sellers: Manufacturers (non-exhaustive): Asus, Acer, Dell, Lenova, MSI Wind, Samsung, Zelybron Some relevant articles: http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13832588 Other interesting sites:
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