The term netbook was introduced by Intel in February 2008[1] to describe a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions (e.g., word processing) — either directly from applications installed on the netbook itself or indirectly, via cloud computing.[2] More than 50 million Netbooks are expected to be in widespread circulation by 2011.[3]
Netbooks are "small laptops that are designed for wireless communication and access to the Internet. And they cost about $250, making Netbooks a potentially disruptive and high volume market segment. Even though Netbooks won’t be confused with full-featured laptops, my hunch is that tons of people around the world will be attracted to a low-cost machine that plugs them in. The Netbook will expand the global PC market. By how much is a matter of conjecture."
—Paul Bergevin, Thoughts on Netbooks
Similarly to netbook, the term nettop refers to similarly low-cost, lean-function, desktop devices.[4][5] Both netbook and nettop platforms combine a lean operating system (e.g., Linux, BSD, etc) with a low voltage, power-optimized processor such as the Intel Atom, the VIA C7 or the AMD Geode.[6]
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