Convertible tablets, as they are becoming known, are basically hybrids of laptops and tablets – which can be utilised in the fashion of either of these devices. This means that they can be operated using touch screen, as with regular tablets, but also with a keyboard and a pointing device, as with laptops. There have [...]
Tabtops: The Next Big Thing?

With the release of Windows 8 due next month, the race for a perfect tablet-laptop hybrid – usually called TabTops among tech enthusiasts – continues to forge ahead full-steam. Manufacturers like Lenovo, Toshiba, Dell and Samsung are aiming to fuel consumers’ imaginations with a number of different hardware innovations. Windows 7-run hybrid designs haven’t had [...]
Netbooks or Laptops?

To the untrained eye there may not seem to be a lot of difference between netbooks and laptops, but despite their similarities there are some key factors which separate them. The most obvious of these is size. The majority of netbooks on sale today have something close to a 10-inch screen, though other sizes are [...]
What Is a Netbook?

It can be very confusing when you are in the market for a new laptop, or should that be notebook? And where does netbook fit in? These three terminologies do have different meanings, but the explanation is very simple. They are all computers, and, depending upon your computer needs, you will make a choice between [...]
Laptops vs. Netbooks
Netbooks are quite new on the scene, yet this has not stopped many people from ditching their laptop computers and picking up something smaller and a bit more convenient. Yet there is something still to be said for something a bit more traditional like Toshiba laptops – when choosing between these laptops and netbooks it’s [...]