Portable PC buyers continue to be attracted to netbooks, those inexpensive (and often underpowered) computers primarily meant for Internet access and light tasks. For PC makers, the netbook craze is a ...

According to Gartner analyst Raphael Vasquez, low-end notebooks are edging netbooks out of the limelight. Was the netbook a "bad times" notebook that people turned to because of the low price tag?

First, price. The typical retail price in Switzerland is 999.- francs (about 570 pounds or 660 euros). That's roughly twice the typical price of other netbooks here, which tend to be in the 450-699 ...

Lenovo is joining the low-cost notebook parade with a $399 laptop. On Aug. 4, Lenovo released its first low-cost notebook, or “netbook,” called the IdeaPad S10, which will have a 10.2-inch wide ...

The Samsung Q-, R-, X- and P-Series Notebooks and NC10 Netbook Offer Great Style and High-End Features; Ideal for Enterprise, SMB and Consumer Use Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung ...

We're getting hot for netbooks here at the Lab, ever since we found out just what can be done with them, but one problem is lack of variety: Even Dell's upcoming Mini Inspiron has the same old Atom ...

Despite the down economy this holiday season, netbooks are experiencing strong demand. The computers, which weigh less than most textbooks, are proving popular with high school and college students.

Netbooks — small, cheap portables mainly designed for Web access — are increasingly popular, but at the same time, standard-sized notebooks are getting thinner, lighter and cheaper as well. Netbooks ...

Isn’t the world of technology confusing enough without mislabeling a netbook as a mini-notebook? There are two or three manufacturers, and dozens of news outlets, that deliberately confuse their ...

Nokia today unveiled its first foray into the notebook market. The Nokia Booklet 3G is a light weight, mobile notebook aimed at widening the Finnish-based mobile device maker's product portfolio while ...

The term netbook, coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless networking, but so does every other laptop. What the term originally ...

Chipmaker says Netbook cannibalization of notebook PC sales is about 20 percent in Europe, according to a Reuters report. But the trend may ebb later this year. Brooke Crothers Former CNET contributor ...