Comments on: Netbook Computer Primer

By: Antonio

Antonio — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:58:20 +0000

Just read your article, like it, great spec’s about notebooks. Notebooks sound great at first, but the drawbacks make you think twice. Something to consider when buying a notebook or laptop. The best notebook I like is the HP mini311, but it cost more too.

By: Mike McEvoy

Mike McEvoy — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:27:01 +0000

Hi Carol, thanks for stopping by. Since netbooks do not include in internal CD/DVD drive you have three potential options for installing antivirus software:
1. You can download it from the software publisher’s web site directly onto the netbook
2. You can purchase an external CD/DVD drive that will connect to your netbook via a USB port
3. If you are connected to a network with other computers you may be able to share the CD/DVD drive on another computer on the network and then access it with your computer. This option is a bit more “iffy” and will require some technical knowledge. Even then a given piece of software may not allow you to install it from a shared drive.
Regardless, one of those three methods will work.
Regards,
–Mike

By: Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:13:20 +0000

@carol b.

Your Netbook should have a USB port. Insert a USB memory stick in the USB port and download the Antivirus software to the USB stick and the install the software from the USB stick. The free Microsoft Essentials anti virus has turned out to be an excellent free solution in terms of anti virus and Malware protection.

By: carol b.

carol b. — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:28:35 +0000

I would like to put an antiviris program on my HP net book but it does not have a cd slot to put the cd in to down lod it. What can I do?

By: Mike McEvoy

Mike McEvoy — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:16:02 +0000

A good question. Actually the terms “notebook” and “laptop” are used pretty interchangeably these days. At one time notebooks were the smaller laptops, generally in the 10″ to 13″ range.

However with Netbooks occupying the smaller form factor and the arrival a few years ago of “ultraportable” laptops and “ultralightweight” laptops the term “notebook” computer became pretty much irrelevant.

What I see now are Laptops, Netbooks and Tablets. Although many people will still use the terms notebook and laptop interchangeably. Hope that makes sense.

Thanks for your question. Hope you enjoy my blog.
–Mike

By: chyardi

chyardi — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:41:11 +0000

What is the difference Notebook with Laptops?, or the same?

By: Tony@ Gearhub

Tony@ Gearhub — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:05:06 +0000

Power is a bit low, however, it is very handy. Especially if you travel to work via train every morning. It takes me about 30 minutes to get there and I can pull out the notepad and get a head start. Very convenient product.

By: Barbara Parker

Barbara Parker — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:44:55 +0000

I am senior citizen. Looking for something to travel with to allow us to get e-mail and play games (solitare, etc). Netbook was suggested by Son – also, want to know if possible to use a mouse with it? Thanks

By: The Searher

The Searher — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:16:26 +0000

Glad I found your artiicle buried among all the netbook ads. Great info – unbiased, concise and very useful for my shopping needs. Are there any plans for Intel to make netbooks more powerful? A bit more horsepower would be great.

By: websiteinstantlauncher

websiteinstantlauncher — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:58:12 +0000

I’ve been look at the netbooks but they just don’t have everything that I want at a reasonable price and have the right add on but I keep looking thanks for all this good information and thank you for the article you posted on my blog it very well writen thanks again
Robert

By: Gerry @ small laptop computers

Gerry @ small laptop computers — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:15 +0000

@ mandy
Another option and one which I have moved to, is to forget Norton, forget ESet, and the other commercial packages and go to the new Microsoft Security Essentials. This is a free package from Microsoft which offers free anti virus and malware protection, that when combined with Windows Firewall, and Windows Defender which are already part of Vista and Windows 7, give you about all the protection you need. If you apply common safe surfing practices along with the free software you are going to be about as safe as you can get. You can Google MS Secrity Essentials for the download location from Microsoft. I am curious if others are using the free anitivirus from Microsoft?

By: pest control prices

pest control prices — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:09:39 +0000

@maddy

Another option is to create an iso file out of the disk. If you know how to set up a virtual drive this could be another option.

Back to the topic, I had a friend who used a Netbook to do his scientific work out in the field (he investigates forest ecosystems and how they work). Those things are so small and easy to tote around that it’s ideal for hiking or traveling with.

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By: Mike McEvoy

Mike McEvoy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:14:43 +0000

@maddy — It sounds like you have a Norton Internet Security CD that still has some time left on the subscription but no external CD drive to allow you to install the software on your HP netbook. One possible solution is to download the trial version of your same software from the Norton web site and then enter your subscription key when it asks for one. This should unlock the trial version and allow you to use the remaining months of your current subscription.

Let me know if that does the trick. Thanks for stopping by.
–Mike

By: maddy

maddy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:42:49 +0000

i bought hp mini and really like it for my travels, had it 2mos, i didnt buy external cd/dvd drive as didnt know enough about buying one, now i think that is only way i can put my nortons security on,,,,my trial security is now out so havent used it but i had bought months before this purchase,nortons that can be used on 3 computers, so is this the only way i can put it on netbook, i dont want to use it without protection, any other tips….thanks, maddy

By: Search Craigslist

Search Craigslist — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:08:27 +0000

Netbooks are really low powered. I wish there were any plans to boost the CPU power in the near future

By: Mike McEvoy

Mike McEvoy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:49:57 +0000

@GeoH — Glad you found my Netbook Computer Primer useful. Yes, Netbooks are not designed to be high horsepower computers but are focused on portability, low-cost and long battery life.

Newer, more powerful processors for Netbooks are on the way. 2010 should also see some additional enhancements in graphics/video processing on Netbooks. Not quite sure how some of the newer CPUs will effect battery life. Thanks for stopping by.
–Mike

By: GeoH

GeoH — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:19:11 +0000

Good info, very concise and helpful. However netbooks seem rather low powered. Are there any plans to boost the processing power in the near future while still keeping the small form factor and long battery life? Thanks for the excellent netbook information here.

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By: Quinn O.

Quinn O. — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:13:48 +0000

well, I was a little skeptical about the power of the netbooks, but I broke down and bought a great HP netbook at http://www.slicknetbooks.com and I absolutelly love it! It is so small and light and has all the bells and whistles I need. It’s quick, peppy, and gets me everywhere I need to get on the internet and allows me to do my business work too with all the Office programs.