Netbook Speculation: Lenovo, Dell, HP… And Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 6, 2010

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“The Netbook. Once considered a toy, it now seems like
the preferred device for many productivity-driven workhorse
travelers. And even if you’re not a mobile workaholic,
there’s something simplistically perfect about sofa-browsing
while watching TV and catching up on some e-mail. With a small form
factor, there comes caveats at the expense of size and portability.
But recent moves by Lenovo and others show some promising trends
— several of which involve Linux.

“In terms of design, size has been adjusted, and 10 inch screens
seem to be the de-facto design now.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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