| In this day and age, computers can be found in | | | | allow for uploading and downloading of files with ease. |
| almost every aspect of your life. They can range | | | | The hard drives in the netbooks can range in size but |
| from being a component in your car to how you earn | | | | the average is around 2 gigabytes. This coupled with |
| your living and the entire world seems to be | | | | plenty of memory lets this little laptop handle most |
| connected by the Internet in one way, shape or | | | | applications with ease. |
| form. One of the easiest and most convenient ways | | | | Many small laptops have become the norm for |
| to keep up with this form of connectivity is by | | | | person to person communication as they almost all |
| owning one of the new small laptops that seem to | | | | come with a built in microphone and video camera for |
| be everywhere. | | | | chatting. This makes it as convenient as a cell phone |
| These small laptops, sometimes referred to as | | | | but with the video capability, one step above. These |
| netbooks, are a smaller more lightweight version of | | | | features, coupled with a much longer battery run |
| the larger laptops that may be used for work or if | | | | time than the average cell phone, may very well |
| space in the home is limited. These smaller versions | | | | become just as commonplace. |
| can do almost as much as their larger cousins but a | | | | There are a few things to be wary of when looking |
| lower price. Their portability makes them a good | | | | to purchase one of these. The battery life in some |
| choice over having to carry around a briefcase with a | | | | of the models can be quite low and they will need to |
| standard sized laptop and all of the accessories in it. | | | | be recharged frequently or run with the cord plugged. |
| Each of these small laptops comes already equipped | | | | Be sure to check the manufacturer's specifications as |
| with a built in wireless connection and the ability to be | | | | they will tell you what the actual run time is on a fully |
| used almost anywhere. They fit in a purse or | | | | charged battery. |
| backpack with much more ease than a regular laptop | | | | The easiest way to compare many of these laptops |
| and add little extra weight. This can be very | | | | is by doing a brief Internet search. This will bring all of |
| advantageous to the student or busy mom who | | | | the manufacturers and suppliers directly to you and |
| needs to carry books and other items and truly | | | | the actual specifications for all of the different |
| cannot afford to add anything larger to their already | | | | models will be listed on each of their websites. Be |
| overweight bag. | | | | sure to check that the battery life is what you will |
| Most of these small laptops come with a standard | | | | need for your expected use along with the proper |
| operating system already loaded and it is usually | | | | wireless set up that you will need for your area. |
| comparable to what is on your home computer to | | | | |