Netbook:

>> Limited set of IO options

>> No CD/DVD unless it's through a USB CD/DVD drive

>> Less USB ports

>> No firewire (IEEE 1394/b)

>> No Serial Ports

>> Video output in some form (sometimes)

>> No PCI Express expansions

>> Gigabit ethernet only

>> Efficient processors

>> Slower, and less memory

>> Integrated GPU (shares system memory, less powerful gpu)

>> Small dim displays

>> Low resolution

>> Small keyboard

>> Etc.

If you need a $400 calculator that you can check your email with, the netbook is best... or if you need an extremely mobile computer with an IO centered around networking...

I guess it depends on your needs. Personally, though, I think that netbooks are cheap enough (at least in Japan) that instead of paying for a good notebook you can have both a netbook to do your business outside and a wide screened desktop at home.

Also, with a nice internet nowadays you don't really need DVDs or even a large HD: everything is stored online, from important documents to personal pictures and blockbuster movies.

Notebook:

>> Full set of IO options

>> CD/DVD Drives

>> More USB

>> Firewire (IEEE 1394/b)

>> Serial ports

>> Video output in some form

>> PCI express expansion slots

>> Modem/gigabit ethernet

>> Better processors

>> Faster and more memory

>> GPU's (in some cases multiple GPU's)

>> Bigger, brighter displays

>> Higher resolution displays

>> Full keyboards (-num pad)

>> Etc.

If you need power and portability, the notebook is best...

Jubilee and I have three computers here.

$800 Lenovo (Desktop)

$2600 15" Macbook Pro (Notebook)

$400 Samsung NC10 (Netbook)

Jubilee owns the Lenovo and the NC10, I own the Macbook Pro... Look at the price difference!

$1,200 for a very powerful desktop, and a very portable netbook... and I paid more than double that for a single computer with the benefit of both. It is about 80% as powerful as the desktop and is about 50% as portable as the netbook. If you look at the money Jubilee has spent on her machines per year, it's only $200 less than what I've spent.

(I'm not trying to justify spending >$1400 for an Apple product :P )

surely notebook because of its advanced technologies as compared to common note books..........

It seems that the Notebook is generally a better deal than the Netbook. The Notebook, you get more power, more screen and a larger keyboard for only about 30-40% more. The Netbook is really nice for travel but the Notebook also works for travel and can generally do more. If one travels for more than four weeks a year, the Netbook may be worth while.