netbook
noun
net·book
ˈnet-ˌbu̇k 
: a small portable computer designed primarily for wireless Internet access
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But with its 4GB of memory, 64GB of pokey storage, and underpowered Snapdragon 7c processor, using it was like revisiting the bad netbook days.
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
It can be folded to a 90-degree angle, like the Z Flip, and used like a netbook or mini laptop with the optional keyboard.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 30 Dec. 2020
Menifee is a one-to-one district—each child has access to a tablet or netbook—with some 15 schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade; there are 10 books in the district’s English curriculum.
—Maria Bustillos, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Inside Box #1 is an Asus EEE PC Flare netbook in handsome black.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2013
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
It can be folded to a 90-degree angle, like the Z Flip, and used like a netbook or mini laptop with the optional keyboard.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 30 Dec. 2020
Menifee is a one-to-one district—each child has access to a tablet or netbook—with some 15 schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade; there are 10 books in the district’s English curriculum.
—Maria Bustillos, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Inside Box #1 is an Asus EEE PC Flare netbook in handsome black.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2013
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netbook
noun
net·book
ˈnet-ˌbu̇k
: a small portable computer designed primarily for wireless Internet access
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