Nano Generation

The much awaited smallest and cheapest car, Tata Nano was launched on March 23, 2009. “Nano” means small, but this car from Tata also means cheapest of all cars. Later, Ratan Tata announced cheaper homes in the suburbs of Mumbai, which will have apartments priced between Rs 4 to 7 lakh. So, it’s sure that the word “Nano” is here to stay in India, at least for the lower and the middle class population to fulfill their long awaited dreams.

Do you remember the size of electronics like mobile phones, televisions, computers, air conditioners etc, music systems etc. a decade or fifteen years ago? Yes, the size was huge and the price too and that too with limited features. But along with new technologies coming in every week, the size, features and the cost has also gone down tremendously in the last few years.

Let’s take an example of a laptop here. People prefer buying netbooks these days rather than spending more and buying a bulky laptop. Netbooks are slimmer in size, lighter in weight and cheaper than the normal laptops. Most netbooks come with a 1.6 Ghz Atom processor, a low power consumption processor. The display screen size of the netbook varies from 4.8 inches to over 13 inches. Storage capacity of the hard drive ranges from 2 GB to over 320 GB. Some netbooks come with a SSD or the Solid-State drive which uses solid-state memory to store persistent data. With no moving parts, solid-state drives are less fragile than hard disks, silent in performance and lighter in weight. The space between the keys on the keyboard is enough, thus making typing comfortable.

Features you will find common in all the netbooks are 2-3 USB ports, WLAN or Wi-Fi, inbuilt camera and Bluetooth. Maximum numbers of netbooks come with Windows XP operating system, which is easier to operate (better than Windows Vista). Netbooks do not come with an optical drive (CD, CD RW, DVD or a DVD RW) but it is the best option for a person who has basic usage like surfing the internet, working on office documents like Word, Excel etc. You can also use it for movie watching and listening to your favorite songs.

Acer, Asus, Dell, HCL, HP, Lenovo, MSI and Samsung are some of the hot brands which have launched various netbook models in the Indian market for budget oriented consumers. Price of netbook ranges between 14k-25k with multiple color options. You can ask for a free laptop bag or a free USB high speed internet data card from Reliance, Tata or Airtel and go online with your small lappy.

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