Netbook
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![A low-cost Craig netbook with Android.](/Images/godic/202501/29/Craig_Netbook2413.jpg")
![A Hewlett-Packard Mini 1000 netbook computer, a type of netbook computer](/Images/godic/202501/29/HP_Mini_10002413.jpg")
![An Asus Eee PC 700, the first mass-produced netbook, which used a 7-inch screen.](/Images/godic/202501/29/ASUS_Eee_White_Alt2413.jpg")
Netbook is a generic name given to a category of small, lightweight, legacy-free, and inexpensive computers that were introduced in 2007. Netbooks compete in the same market segment as tablet computers and Chromebooks (a variation on the portable network computer).