| Mini Laptops or Netbooks have been becoming more | | | | almost all can be upgraded to a 6 cell, and some are |
| popular the last few years. So Is a Mini Laptop right | | | | coming with longer life batteries now. A bonus some |
| for you and how do you decide which one. If you | | | | of the 6-cell is that it also props your mini up a little |
| are a student, a person that's on the go or you | | | | which makes it a little easier to use the keyboard and |
| travel a lot you might want to look at getting one. | | | | also helps with air circulation. But don't forget it will |
| Most run a little over 1 pound to around 3pounds with | | | | also add more weight. |
| screen sizes from 7 to 10inches. | | | | Most Mini laptops come with 160GB hard drives and |
| They are relatively inexpensive, light weight and very | | | | 1GB DDR2 Memory though some come with less and |
| convenient. With smaller screens and less memory | | | | some are starting to come with more. Dell has a 12 |
| they are not meant for the gamer and you can't run | | | | inch screen one that comes with an 80GB hard drive |
| your larger programs on them. But they are great if | | | | and Gateway has 11.6 inch screen with 2GB DDR2 |
| you need to keep in touch on line. You can stay | | | | and 25oGB hard drive. It all depends on how small |
| connect, write papers, do research, email, web | | | | you want to go and how much you want to spend. |
| conference , and work on your projects. | | | | Most Mini Laptops have a fair amount of features but |
| One of the first things you need to look at is the | | | | a lot of them don't come with your typical programs |
| keyboards. Some have better quality then others and | | | | loaded and most do not come with Cd rom drives. |
| the layout can differ from one to the other. Some | | | | There is really great programs you can down load for |
| have very small keys while other have try to keep | | | | free so unless you have to have a certain program |
| the keys as big as possible by eliminating the function | | | | this doesn't need to be a factor in your decision. |
| keys. Some of the less expensive ones have o one | | | | The newest addition to the Mini Laptop world are |
| piece layover keyboard which if you're not use to | | | | ones like The Verizon HP Mini 1151NR Notebook that |
| can be hard to work with till you get use to it. | | | | is being advertised at $199.00 at the time of this |
| The screen size is something else to look in to. This is | | | | article but there's a catch, you have to sign a 2 year |
| not a screen you will want to spend looking for hours | | | | contract with Verizon with cost between $39 and 79. |
| and days in a row. Some of the smaller one you | | | | I have a feeling it won't be long before the other |
| don't get to see the whole web page on and it can | | | | company's follow suit. There is some out there that |
| be inconvenient scrolling around to see the whole | | | | offer their services but they are not required for the |
| screen. One other thing I notice is that some have | | | | purchase price. |
| very glossy screens and that can be hard to work | | | | Though these little verse of the laptop are not good |
| with is some places. | | | | for everyone they are a real life saver for some. |
| Battery size and life are important to check into also, | | | | With lower cost they even work as your only |
| most mini laptops come with a 3 cell battery which | | | | computer if you just need to stay to touch with the |
| can run out in 2-3 hours. The good thing is that | | | | world and have light computing needs. |