How Mini Notebooks Came To Be
Nowadays, people need to take things with them. Gone are the days when we could simply listen to a song at home and go out for a drive. Now we have portable technology that helps us carry our music with us wherever we go. iPods, popcorn chicken, Pop Tarts… these are all examples of things we now can take with us on the go.
And up next, the mini notebook ” a smaller, lighter notebook (sometimes called a netbook) which leans more toward the wireless internet side of laptop usage rather than its program capability. This new craze is sweeping the nation. And rightfully so. These new notebooks are lighter, cheaper, and much faster than anyone had anticipated years ago. With the coolest sounding processor in recent memory, the Intel Atom has created a new way of thinking about computers with its high speed on such a low-cost/small-sized device.
The Network Computer In the 1990s, Oracle developed a desktop computer which relied solely on programming. It had no external drives or disk inputs whatsoever. They called it the Network Computer. This was the predecessor for the netbook. Unfortunately, this idea was much too ahead of its time being that Internet speeds only ran at 28.8 kb/s. Its slow speed made the Network Computer seemingly useless and therefore it was eventually scrapped.
One Laptop Per Child In 2005, the One Laptop Per Child organization was founded. Their goal was to create cheap laptops to educate children in developing countries. After a couple years, they achieved their goal, and by Christmas, 2007, the XO-1 laptop was available. It sold for 188 dollars per unit, when purchased by thousand. They were extremely durable and have a long battery life. This new laptop made great strides for the mini notebook, and many more were to follow.
Eee PC Shortly after, ASUS created the standard in mini notebooks. It was called the Eee PC. It only weighed about 2 pounds with a 10 inch screen. Shortly after, companies like Dell, MSI, and HP all created their own mini notebooks and by the end of 2008, they were becoming so popular that they took money away from normal laptop sales.
This craze is now just beginning to bloom. Who knows what the future holds for these devices? What we do know is that we are living on the cutting edge of technology, and we can count on much more to come.
Shawn Daniels writes articles that help people learn about mini notebooks and also find cheap mini notebooks.
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