Netbooks 2010: 2010 Netbook Predictions

Netbook | makyol | December 16, 2009 at 8:47 pm

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2010 is coming and what about netbooks in the new year? In 2010, it seems Netbooks are still be in demand; the revolution which is started by Asus in 2007 won’t slow down. And here are a few predictions that will most probably happen in 2010 and in the following years.

Netbook Bis

In the following few months, two types of netbooks will evolve; expensive netbooks and more affordable netbooks. This is qualified for instance by the first Asus Eee PC netbook and the more upmarket Asus S101 which can get equal to three times the cost. This conflict will be more significant as this segment matures. There are already rumors about Asus and other netbook brands going over netbooks that will be based on cheaper and more affordable technology. Actually, if you’re expecting HD capabilities on a netbook, you have to look for a traditional bigger screen laptop. A $200 netbook with a 1GHz, 512MB RAM, a 7-inch LCD screen and no internal memory is therefore not out of question. The LCD screen is likely to be the most expensive chunk however with 7-inch Digital Photo Frames costing at least $40…

More Efficient Netbooks

Efficient in netbooks, for instance, more storage per unit dollar or more power per unit watt or weight. Netbooks are step by step going more powerful with Dual Core Intel Atom processors on the horizons and hard disk capacity growing over the 200GB barrier. This trend is going to carry on unabated however will also happen the other way round with new smartphone-like platforms which are challenging the more conventional x86-based models. ARM-based netbooks are a certainty and some of them might push the level of integration to the maximum by cramming as much hardware into one piece of silicon. Intel already has the approaching Moorestown which will include the processor, the northbridge, the graphics module and more. More integration will bring us lower cost, lower power consumption and energy dissipation and longer battery life.

Diversity Of Operating System For Netbooks

The market is presently dominated by Windows XP and with the growing rate of Windows 7 for netbooks. But, it’s very expected that Android-based netbooks are going to increase their presence. Canonical is also set to release Ubuntu OS optimized for Netbooks as will other strands of Linux. We can also easily anticipate Symbian to encourage the use of the S60 and future editions in netbooks. And for sure Windows 7 will increase their existence as well as Windows XP soon.

In conclusion, it seems that the current netbook era look familiar with the dawn of the PC revolution more than two decades ago when various platforms like Amiga, Atari, Commodore or DOS were competing amongst themselves. We have still time to reach that stage but we’re leading in that direction. Netbooks could well be the start of a bigger thing and potentially mark the point of inflexion for the enlargement of desktop PCs.