Editing Netbook (section)

== Hardware ==
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[[File:Samsung NC10 - motherboard-1263.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Samsung NC10]] motherboard featuring the [[Intel Atom]] processor]]
Netbooks typically have less powerful hardware than larger laptop computers and do not include an [[optical disc drive]] that contemporaneous laptop computers often had. Netbooks were some of the first machines to substitute [[Solid-state drive|solid-state]] storage devices, instead of the traditional [[hard disk drive]] commonly found on laptop and desktop computers at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/privacy/what-is-a-netbook-computer/ |title=What is a Netbook computer?}}</ref> This was due to solid-state drives being smaller, more power efficient, and more shock resistant. Unlike modern solid-state drives, these early models often did ''not'' offer better performance.

Almost all netbooks supported [[Wi-Fi]] and some supported [[Mobile broadband]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/next-time-you-s.html |title=The Next Netbook Trend: Cellphone-Like Contract Deals |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|first=Priya|last=Ganapati|date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=May 20, 2009}}</ref> Some also include [[Ethernet over twisted pair|Ethernet]] and/or [[modem|modems]].

Most netbooks used low-end, x86 processors focused on low power consumption. The majority of early netbooks typically used processors from the [[Intel Atom]] line, but some used competing processors from [[AMD]], including netbook [[AMD Accelerated Processing Unit|APU]]s,<ref>{{cite web|author=mehboob|date=March 12, 2010|title=AMD plans to launch Netbooks Processors next year|url=http://www.smartbooktalk.com/processor-discussions-f36/amd-plans-to-launch-netbooks-processors-next-year-t174.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609052416/http://www.smartbooktalk.com/processor-discussions-f36/amd-plans-to-launch-netbooks-processors-next-year-t174.html|archive-date=June 9, 2011|access-date=January 5, 2011|work=Processor Discussions|publisher=smartbooktalk.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|date=March 10, 2010|title=AMD to Introduce Netbook Chip in 2011|work=Hardware Central|publisher=[[internet.com]]|url=http://www.hardwarecentral.com/news/article.php/3869796|url-status=dead|access-date=January 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230061302/http://www.hardwarecentral.com/news/article.php/3869796|archive-date=December 30, 2010}}</ref> or [[VIA Technologies]], including the [[VIA C7|C7]] and [[VIA Nano|Nano]]. Some very low-cost netbooks use a [[system-on-a-chip]] [[Vortex86]] processor designed for [[embedded system]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnet.com/laptops/gateway-lt3103u/4505-3121_7-33721171.html |title=Gateway LT3103u review |website=[[CNET]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/gateway-lt3103u.aspx |title=Gateway LT3103u Review] |author=Michael A. Prospero |date=August 19, 2009 |website=Laptopmag}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2352492,00.asp |title=Gateway LT3103u review |author=Cisco Cheng |website=[[PC Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/gateway-lt3103u |title=Gateway LT3103u Review |author=Catharine Smith |date=August 26, 2009 |website=[[Computer Shopper (US magazine)|Computer Shopper US]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091103022641/http://computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/gateway-lt3103u |archive-date=November 3, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> A few netbooks used non-x86 processors based on [[ARM architecture|ARM]] or [[MIPS architecture|MIPS]] architectures.<ref name="engadget_20081222">{{cite news|last=Rubin|first=Ross|date=December 22, 2008|title=Switched On: Alpha 400 pays a high price for low cost|work=[[Engadget]]|url=https://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/switched-on-alpha-400-pays-a-high-price-for-low-cost/|access-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=h3rman|date=May 21, 2009|title=The Loongson-2 MIPS Lemote Yeeloong Netbook|work=[[OSNews]]|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/21530/The_Loongson-2_MIPS_Lemote_Yeeloong_Netbook|access-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref>