A computer which is a subcategory of desktop PCs never existed one year ago. But today we can find one in the market, the Nettop, which is generally defined as a computing platform powered by the Atom processor that runs either Windows XP or a version of Linux. You can see it, now available Asus, riding the momentum of its Eee PC Netbook brand released the Eee Top, and MSI followed up its own Netbook success with the WindTop. Then Dell dropped its Studio One 19 All-in-One Computer by DellCom.
Nettop is a combination of all-in-one form factor and a smaller screen than most desktops (between 15 and 19 inches), so it is essentially the Netbook of the desktop category.
The all-in-one category as a whole is expected to grow to more than six million units in 2009, and to above seven million in 2010. In fact, the rise of all-in-one Nettop looks to be the most interesting thing to happen to desktop PCs in years. Morover, just as the economy helped bolster Netbook’s appeal, so too will it make Nettop more attractive to buyers.
Source: News Cnet.
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