A Brief History of netbooks

A Brief History of netbooks

The term "netbook" was used to denote the company Psion's own handheld, released in 1999. A small computer, in expanded form the appearance of a notebook, called the Psion netBook and had a 7-inch screen.

The idea of creating inexpensive computer for wireless access to the Internet and work c tekstovymii documents appeared in 2005, when the project started "Every child on your laptop. The project was to create inexpensive computers for children in developing countries. It was expected that this will be a laptop with a screen diagonal 7.5 inches, capacious battery, and the possibility of accessing the Internet via Wi-Fi and cost no more than $ 100. The project will not succeed: created in 2007, the computer was worth more than $ 180 and not in demand in developing countries.

Meanwhile, in the spring of 2007, Asus at COMPUTEX Taipei 2007 exhibition for the first time introduced a new computer, the Eee PC 7-inch diagonal screen with a processor Intel Celeron M. To sell these devices started in autumn 2007 for $ 250 and soon became a bestseller in developed countries, where they were bought because of the small size and the relatively low price.

In 2008, Intel released the efficient processors Atom, destined to work in netbooks and low-cost desktop computers. Within a year, almost all computer manufacturers have introduced their own netbooks based on the processor Intel Atom. In the same year, the term "netbook" came into use as denoting a compact low-cost notebooks with screen sizes 7-10 inches.

Currently netbooks successfully compete with the low end laptops. Also, along with massive low-cost models are available image-model netbooks, which price may exceed $ 1000.