What's the difference between Laptop and Netbook?

In this modern world, the number of people who own a portable computer has been increasing and I believe many of us have actually come across the terms laptop and netbook but have you ever wonder what is the difference between that two terms?

Laptop (somtimes also known as notebook) is a computer that has been designed to be made portable and comes with touchpad, optical drive and featuring a screen hinged to the keyboard. Generally the screen size of a laptop is about 13" and above. The most common laptops are come with 14inches and 15inches, based on individual's preference but of course there are 17" laptops as well and these laptops weigh more than 1.8kg in general.

As for a netbook, it is also designed to be made portable and also comes with touchpad but without a optical drive which means you could not insert a CD/DVD and play with a netbook unless you have a external optical drive. In general the size of a netbook is only about 9inch to 13inch. The most common netbook would be the Dell Mini 10v which is come in 10inches. In term of weight, a netbook weigh about 1.3kg and above but in general a netbook is lighter than a laptop.

Basically the above is just the physical characteristics between the two terms. As for the aspect of performance and the tasks that could be performed by them please refer to the table below: