In 2012 you’re going to be seeing a major battle between the netbook category and the ultrabook category. It’s essentially expensive vs cheap. Sure there is more to the story and we will break down the ultrabook vs netbook comparison in more detail. Ultimately it’s going to come down to your needs vs your wallet.

Price

The netbooks vs ultrabook comparison is pretty simple. A netbook is built with cheapness in mind whereas the ultrabook is built with top of the line hardware and features. You could buy two netbooks for the price of one ultrabook. The price point of ultrabooks hasn’t settled just yet so there isn’t a firm price comparison. It’s pretty safe to say that netbooks will be around the $300 price and ultrabooks will start around $600. Keep in mind that ultrabooks are designed to provide the manufacturers with a higher profit margin.

Ultrabook vs Netbook Price winner? Netbook

Battery Life

The battery of the next generation of 2012 netbooks vs ultrabooks could be quite equal. Based on computing power and features it’s most likely that netbooks will provide a longer battery life than ultrabooks. The fact is that more features and better hardware means more power needs. Netbooks are the designed for long battery life and not processing power. Conservative (netbooks) vs Robust (ultrabooks).