Next Previous Contents 3. 3.1 Introduction Portable computers may be divided into different categories. This is a subjective decision, but I try to do so. My groupings roughly follow the generally accepted marketing categories.
Most peripheral cables are appallingly heavy.
If you get a subnotebook and carry it around with a bunch of external drives, cables, and port expander dongles and power converter, you may be lugging a heavier bag than if it were all in one box. Subnotebooks are useful mainly if you can afford to leave all the other junk behind. Features like a PC, but in a smaller box and with LCD display. The terms laptop and notebook seem equivalent to me. Wearables Watches, digital pens, calculators, digital cameras, cellular phones and other wearables.