Definition of "subnotebook" []

• A portable computer that is smaller than a notebook computer. (noun)

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• "Today at Boing Boing Gadgets, we helped Carnegie Mellon University make AI smarter by playing casual games; saw Intel announce and unannounce an Atom-based iphone; confused Shoryuken for Schubert; and found that MSI's Wind subnotebook is as good as the Eee PC."
• "It's Apple's entry into the lightweight portable computer market known as the subnotebook, often used by business travelers and popularized by companies such as Toshiba and Sony."
• "The Kindle is a more natural form factor for these tasks (reading books, websites, and email) than a subnotebook, and I believe Kindle-like products will dominate this category in a few years. —"