Monday, January 18, 2010

The Popularity And Bright Future of Netbook Computers

By Donald Michaels

There are numerous benefits to using netbooks. For one they are light and portable and allow for browsing the net, producing documents, transmitting email, and accessing information. You can do these things with your PDA and with your smartphone. However with the netbook you have the advantage of a full size web browser, a compact screen, and a close to full size keyboard. You also have effortless access to your music, photos, and ebook files.

These are not usually the best choice for your only computer because of limited size and they don't have a compact disk drive. Most current netbooks come with the Atom processor which is faster and has more power than previous editions, but it is still not ideal for resource demanding applications and multitasking.

Netbook computers are best for accessing the Internet, building documents, and reading ebooks. If you are a student on the go, you can take notes in class, do Internet research, and create drafts of your papers. You can also download ebooks on your netbook computer and you won't have to tote around heavy books all semester. You can save some money, financially and help save the environment by cutting down on paper.

As the power of personal computer components continue to increase while the size is decreasing the future of portable computing is great. In the future everyone will be carrying some type of portable computing device. In the same way everyone has a cell phone with them at almost all times of the day.

Netbook operating systems are being developed and improved as well. Early netbook computers were Linux based, which created a easily portable and fast operating system, but it was difficult for non techie people to use. The Windows XP version became more popular. Now most new netbooks come with Windows 7 and there are rumors that there is a special netbook edition in the works.

There are other special netbook operating systems in the works as well. There is Moblin developed by Intel which is Fedora based and is said to have faster processing and booting times. There is also Jolicloud. Which is cloud computing which is perfect for an Internet based machine like a netbook. With cloud computing the resources are located on the net and all that is required is a fast sleek interface to access this.

Another promising choice for the future of netbooks is the Chrome OS designed by Google. It is not out yet, but it is based on the Chrome browser and I assume it will be cloud based as well. The Google OS could make portable Web computing fast, convenient, and easy.

Another innovation that is just beginning are the new touch screen displays. The days of most people walking around with a small light and portable portable computing device, that has a fast, effortless to use cloud based OS, and a touch screen, are not far down the road. - 22787

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