Notebooks vs. Netbooks: Can You Tell the Difference?

But since they couldn't really distinguish themselves by either design, price or software, they â€" notably Samsung and Hewlett Packard â€" did the next best thing: started competing with each other on “features,” among them bigger screens, ... I propose that no “laptop” costing more than $199 shall be called a Netbook. I know its arbitrary, but I don't really care! I want something I can give to my 5 year old so he can go on NickJr and I won't feel so bad if he spills his ...