1. Stepping in the world of
Netbooks and PDA’s

2. The first netbook
- The Pison netBook - Released in early Much more expensive than other mainstream laptops in that time - Failed to gain popularity and discontinued in 2009
- The Pison netBook Gen – 1 bought in December, Now you can get one on eBay for less than $5!!

3. Netbooks Today Grown in size and appearance
Light, portable and cheap so mostly popular between students
Has a higher battery life than laptops (8 to 10 hours)
Mostly come with Intel atom or AMD neo processors (1.66 GHz)
Are not underpowered as most of them come with a GPU

4. The most popular GPU on netbooks today is the NVidia Ion chip
The GPU helps the laptop in doing extensive tasks like watching HD movies and playing games and other complex algorithms which the CPU cant solve alone
The most popular GPU on netbooks today is the NVidia Ion chip
- The Acer aspire one 532G, first to have a NVidia ion chip, just priced
over $400

5. Disadvantages
Really small screen size – Not good for sitting on for long hours
Despite the GPU installed, netbooks are not an everyday solution for extensive graphical work like video editing and playing games
Small keyboard and touchpad, making it uncomfortable to use
Not easy to customize and repair

6. Top 3 netbooks (As recommended by Cnet)
Acer aspire one 532G -
- ASUS Eee PC 1015PX
Dell Inspiron Mini iM1018 -

7. Tablet PC’s
Tablet sized computers which have the key features of a normal computer
Made popular by the tablet pc concept presented by Microsoft in
Usually equipped with a touch screen

8. The First tablet The Apple Newton
Early PDA and first tablet platform by apple
Launched in 1996
Series discontinued in 2006
- The Apple Newton MP-100 in 1998

9. Tablet PC’s now
Have a multi-touch HD display Improved appearance since their launch Low weight and a high battery life Usually have a dual core processor for a seamless interface Come with an attractive and easy to use OS
- The apple Ipad 2, one of the most popular tablets in the world

10. Disadvantages Fragile and easy to break
Difficult to customize and repair
Still expensive thus not used by students
Some users are uncomfortable by typing and looking at the same screen so makes it difficult to work
Not a solution if perusing development

11. Apple Ipad 2 All aluminum structure and just 0.34” thin
Comes with the latest iOS 4
Has a HD multi-touch screen
Comes with a dual-core 1 GHz A5 chip for faster processing
Up to 10 hours of battery life
Equipped with wifi and 3G
HD 720p camera with upto 30 fps
Price starts from $499

12. World’s cheapest PC Prototype designed by IIT students in India
JUST $35!!!!!!
Has 2gb memory, a 4gb SD card slot and runs on Linux
Has a resistive 8.5” touch screen
Can get charged on solar power
Cheap and easy computing for rural India
- The Gov. of India unveils the pc in Feb, 2010

13. Thank you!! :D