| Notebook, notebook computer, laptop, and laptop | | | | integration. Over the development phases, these |
| computer are different terms for a small computer, | | | | classifications got blurry at times, and many machines |
| which is mobile, and weighing about 1 to 6 kg or 2.2 to | | | | fused functionalities of other categories. Notebooks |
| 18 pounds, depending upon the model. In 1979-1980, Bill | | | | can be used for various purposes. Commercial |
| Moggridge of GRiD Systems Corp. designed one of | | | | purposes like attending phone calls, receiving and |
| the first laptops and named it as the GRiD Compass | | | | sending emails and faxes, typing out letters and printing |
| 1101. It featured the clamshell design where the flat | | | | them, making presentations with pie and bar charts, |
| display folded shut on the keyboard. In May 1983, | | | | and taking data from one place to another can be |
| Gavilan Computer Corp. introduced and first marketed | | | | achieved by any standard notebook. However, high |
| as a laptop, known as Gavilan SC. About this same | | | | fliers prefer thin-and-light notebooks and for regular |
| time, Sharp Corp.Ltd., announced their laptop Sharp | | | | office work, ultraportable notebooks are preferred. |
| PC-5000. In 1989, Compaq introduced Compaq LTE, | | | | Both are wireless notebooks so they can be remotely |
| which was a laptop of a smaller size, about the size of | | | | accessed. Scientific purposes are best suited with a |
| an A4 paper notebook, and it popularly came to be | | | | notebook that features fast computing speed, good |
| known as a notebook computer or notebook. | | | | 2D and 3D graphics display, and a large memory, like |
| Thereafter the terms laptop and notebook began to | | | | desktop replacement notebook, and a thin-and-light |
| be used interchangeably. Nevertheless, the terms, | | | | notebook. Artistic purposes require animation, 2D and |
| notebook and laptop are incorrect terms, as due to the | | | | 3D drawings, interior & exterior designing, arranging |
| heat, many laptops cannot be placed on top of the lap, | | | | music compositions, post-production audio-video work, |
| and most notebooks are not the size of an A4 paper | | | | etc., which can be fulfilled by desktop replacements, |
| notebook. However, what manufacturers usually call | | | | gaming notebooks, and mainstream notebooks. |
| as a notebook, end-users prefer to call it as a laptop; | | | | Educational institutions normally do not prefer |
| hence both the terms are used. According to the | | | | notebooks due to its high chance of being stolen. |
| functions and the models of notebooks, they are | | | | Additionally, they prefer that their assets do not move |
| generally classified as: Ultraportables (screen is | | | | around within the premises in the hands of students |
| diagonally less than 12 inches, weight is 1.7 kg or less); | | | | who may be careless. However, to keep up with the |
| thin-and lights (screen is diagonally from 12 to 14 inches, | | | | times, and to be considered as techno-savvy, they do |
| weight is from 1.8 to 2.8 kg); medium-sized laptops | | | | invest in notebooks. The types of notebooks best |
| (screen is diagonally from 14 to 15.4 inches, weight is | | | | suited for educational purposes are mainstream |
| from 3 to 3.5 kg); and desktop replacement computers | | | | notebooks, and desktop replacements. Students need |
| (screen is diagonally from 17 to 20 inches, weight is 4 | | | | a notebook to do projects, prepare study notes, and to |
| to 6 kg). The concept of laptop was to make a device | | | | play some games in their spare time. They need to |
| that could use the same software of a desktop | | | | take the notebook wherever they go, hence, size and |
| computer, but much smaller in size to enable mobility | | | | weight are major considerations. The type of |
| and support mobile computing (ability to use the | | | | notebook that fulfills student needs is a thin-and-light |
| computer while in transit). Thus, further innovations | | | | notebook with locking facility so that they can lock it |
| have introduced transportables (which can be moved | | | | with their backpack. Most students report late |
| from one place to another without supporting mobile | | | | submission of projects due to their notebooks being |
| computing); tablets (which feature touchscreens and | | | | stolen. So no matter what the purpose one might have |
| support mobile computing); ultra mobile PCs (which are | | | | for using a notebook, it seems that mobility will always |
| very small and compact tablet PCs); internet tablets | | | | seem to be the main reason for such a product |
| (which support internet and mobile computing); personal | | | | purchase. Nowadays with so many models being |
| digital assistants (PDAs), which are pocket-sized and | | | | offered with affordable prices, it seems that |
| support mobile computing; handheld computers, which | | | | notebooks will always be a product in demand. After |
| represent expensive tablets or PDAs; and smartphone, | | | | all it is one of the best selling computer hardware for |
| which is a PDA or a handheld computer with cellphone | | | | quite some time. And that says it all. |