A Siemens PCD-3Psx laptop, released in 1989
A notebook pc or laptop pc, also known as a notebook or laptop for short, is a small, portable pribadi pc (PC). Notebooks typically have a clamshell form hal with a flat panel screen (usually 11-17 in or 280-430 mm in diagonal size) on the inside of the upper lid and an alphanumeric keyboard and pointing perangkat (such as a trekpad and/or trekpoint) on the inside of the lower lid, although 2-in-1 PCs with a detachable keyboard are often marketed as notebooks or as having a "notebook style".[1][2] Most of the computer's intern hardware is fitted inside the lower lid enclosure under the keyboard, although many notebooks have a built-in webcam at the kampiun of the screen and some kekinian ones even spesifikasi a touch-screen display. In most cases, unlike table computers which run on mobile operating systems, notebooks tend to run on desktop operating systems which have been traditionally associated with desktop computers.
Notebooks run on both an AC power pasokan and a rechargeable baterei pack and can be folded shut for convenient penyimpanan and transportation, making them suitable for mobile use.[3] Today, notebooks are used in a variety of settings, such as at work (especially on business trips), in education, for playing permainan, website telusuri, for pribadi multimedia, and for general home pc use.
The names "notebook" and "laptop" refer to the fact that the pc can be practically placed on (or on kampiun of) the user's lap and can be used similarly to a laptop. As of 2022, in American English, the terms "notebook" and "laptop" are used interchangeably;[4] in other dialects of English, one or the other may be preferred. Although the termin "laptop" originally referred to a specific size of notebook (originally smaller and lighter than mainstream notebooks of the time),[5] the termin has come to mean the same thing and no longer refers to any specific size.
Notebooks combine many desktop components and capabilities into a singgel unit, including the central processing unit (CPU), random-access memori (RAM), hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), and graphics processing unit (GPU). Most kekinian notebooks include a built-in webcam and microphone, and many also have touchscreens. Notebooks can be powered by an intern baterei or an eksternal power pasokan by using an AC adapter. Hardware specifications may vary significantly between different models, models, and price points.
