Netbooks are usually only a few pounds in weight and mostly around 5 to 12 inches in size. Since it is used for Internet access, they do not require high specifications. They usually run on operating systems like Microsoft Windows XP and Linux.

Netbooks’ history can be traced from way back mid-1990s where Network Computer (NC) made their concept of the small laptop. For the term “netbook”, it was started in 2007 where Asus EEE Pc made its launching. Soon, the netbooks took the laptops market share because of its handiness and its price.

These “mini” laptops have low requirements for hardware as well as software as it only runs application from the Internet. Some of them do not even have the conventional hard drives or optical disc drives (CD drive). Netbooks use solid-state storage device because these devices use less power and more durable than what laptops have.

Netbooks also has Wi-Fi support that allows users to access the Internet anywhere and everywhere. It is the feature that most people are after for the netbooks; its accessibility to the Internet with its compact and handy body.

Windows XP and Linux are the operating system (OS) that runs in netbooks. However, Google is currently developing a new OS that can run in it. The Google Chrome OS, which will be release in 2010, will be targeting the netbooks.

These small mobile internet computers have revolutionized the computer usage. With these powerful features, what more can you ask for?