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Laptop used to be a form factor (it fits on your lap) while very light, very small laptops, were in the notebook and subnotebook (or ultra portable) category.
by romanoderoma 6y ago
Laptop used to be a form factor (it fits on your lap) while very light, very small laptops, were in the notebook and subnotebook (or ultra portable) category.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnotebook https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subnotebook
P.s. in Italian they are usually referred to as "portatili" (portable) from the 80s portable computers, even though they were not laptops
- wtallis 6y agoI usually think of "subnotebook" as implying the keyboard is undersized; a thin and light machine that is still wide enough for a standard keyboard layout is something else. I think we should bring back the term "luggable" for those mobile workstations and gaming notebooks that are hot, heavy, have 2hr or less of battery life.