1. The Future of New Media for
Consumers

2.  A category of small, lightweight, and
inexpensive laptop computers.
 First developed in 2007
 Ranged in size from below 5" screen
diagonal to 12".
 A typical weight is 2-3 pounds

5.  Smaller and lighter
 Generate less heat
 Newer ones have larger batteries
 Solid state drives
› Fewer moving pieces
 Cheap

6.  No CD/DVD drive
 Keyboards can be too small for some
 Graphics processing

7.  The Acer Aspire One
AOD255-1203
 Asus EeePC 1015PEM
 HP Mini 5103
 Asus EeePC 1215N
 Lenovo ThinkPad
X100e
 Samsumg N210

8.  Speed
› Watch high-def movies
› Working with digital images
› GPS
› Touchscreens
 Continual improvements in battery life
 Personalized accessories and skins

9. Awesome netbook comes to life.
Hologram? Claymation?