Indeed, A.M.D. executives say the time has come to bury the name "netbook".
Chalk up a victory for Psion, the company that trademarked the product name "netbook" eight or nine years ago.
The Taiwan-based company has announced five laptops (note: I refuse to use the term "notebook" when referring to laptops; I think the name "netbook" is dumb, too, so at least I'm consistent) that range in size from 13.3 inches to 17.3 inches, all of which use Optimus.
One of the only big-name netbooks to offer a Windows Vista option, the HP 2133 Mini-Note is also widely regarded as having one of the best keyboards and build qualities around.
Hence the moniker "netbook" and the consistently diminutive names like "nano" and "atom".
For that reason, expect netbooks to live up to their name and accelerate the trend of cloud computing, whereby software and services are accessed over the Web.
The netbook fairy (or a UPS driver named Karl) just dropped off the 11.6-inch Aspire One 751h.
The Coolpad obviously, as the name implies, keeps the little netbooks cool with integrated cooling fans.
Teaching publication Instructor magazine recently named Asus' Eee PC 100HE netbook a "Teachers' Pick," and Asus says a school district in Maine is ordering its Eee PC 1005 HA.
