Best Small Laptops
Initially, the price was so high that only large companies and the rich could ever hope to own Small Laptops . This new form of ‘small laptop’ combines the power of a regular sized ‘notebook’ laptop with the added portability of even smaller devices such a Palmtops, PDAs and the newer range of cellphones.
How much power do you need from a portable device? How heavy is the system? To help with your decision, we’ve taken a look at some of the best small laptops out today, reviewing their features and discovering which provide the best overall set of features, value and portability.
Here some of resousches of Small Laptop :
ASUS EEE PC 1000H
Asus Small Laptop
ASUS EEE PC 1000HScreen Size: 10”
Battery Life: 5 hours
Operating System: Windows XP
Weight: 3.2lbs
ASUS’ EEE PC range was a key playing in the birth of small laptops only a few years ago. Technical specs of the laptop include a 10 inch screen with integrated 1.3 MP webcam, Intel Atom CPU and a 160GB hard drive, all powered by a 6-cell battery.
One of the bigger criticisms of the old EEE PC range was that at seven inches, the screen was just too small to effectively display web pages and other forms of content that are increasingly designed for large, widescreen displays. The “Super Hybrid Engine” technology allows you to switch between 3 different CPU speeds which enhance the systems portability. Set your CPU speed to 1.2 GHz and savebattery life. Watching a video file? Set your CPU speed to maximum and take full advantage of the Intel Atom’s speed.
As small laptops go, battery life is slight above average performing for about 4.5-5 hours under heavy load.
Apple Macbook Air
Apple Macbook Air Screen Size: 13.3”
Apple Macbook AirScreen Size: 13.3
Battery Life: 2.5 Hours
Operating System: Mac OS X
Weight: 4.5lbs
The Air is alone on this list for being a small laptop of slightly different dimensions. What makes it still qualify as a small laptop? It’s incredibly thin and light, ideal for people that travel often. The 13″ screen on the Air is a real head turner. Luckily, the power adapter doesn’t add much more weight to the laptop. There’s also rather limited audio capacity, awkward USB ports and no DVD drive. The Air uses Leopard as its primary operating system and it’s just as usable and attractive as it is on a full size Mac. There are no significant changes to the system except for a gesture based control system using the Air’s generously sized touch pad.
Asus N10J-A1
Asus N10J-A1
Asus N10J-A1Screen Size: 10.2”
Battery Life: 4 Hours
OS : Windows Vista Home Premium / Windows XP
Weight: 3.5lbs
It’s small, lightweight and portable. The dedicated graphics chip is a relatively powerful GeForce 9300. The screen weighs in at 10″, large than most small laptops but a good compromise for gaming. Unfortunately games aren’t designed with small laptops in mind, and you’ll find yourself limited by the awkward 1024×600 resolution.
Don’t forget that plugging the system into a larger monitor and trying to run games at that monitors resolution is unlikely to gain any decent results. The system runs on Windows XP though a Linux powered quick launch environment is available from boot. Thanks to the switch which turns off the high powered graphics card and a trademark ASUS 6-cell battery offering, the systems battery life is very good.
Dell Latitude E4200
Dell Latitude E4200
Dell Latitude E4200Screen Size: 12.1”
Battery Life: 4 Hours
Operating System: Windows XP / Windows Vista Home Basic / Windows Vista Business
Weight: 2.2lbs
Dell has recently released an incredibly lightweight and portable system named the Adamo, which boasts some fairly impressive design detail and interesting specifications. The only stumbling point some people may have is that the systems 6-cell battery sticks out from the back of the system quite a long way. The system is very configurable so if you want to save money by removing features such as mobile broadband you’ve got the option.
The SSD only drive makes the system speedy even using a comparatively slow 1.4 GHz CoreDuo CPU. Prices range from $1000 – $2000 depending on the wide variety of options available.
HP Pavilion Dv2
HP Pavilion Dv2Screen Size: 12.1
HP Pavilion Dv2Screen Size: 12.1
Battery Life: 3 Hours
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Weight: 3.8lbs
With an impressive technical list that sounds more like a regular sized laptop but a small form factor and light weight to rival a small laptop, the DV2 is HP’s answer to the problem of size vs. power. The standard Intel Atom processor is replaced by a similar speed Athlon Neo, 4GB ram and ATI Mobility HD 3410 graphics. Unlike most small laptops, the system runs on a 64 bit version of Windows Vista.
It also features all the usual standard options of a regular 14″ laptop such as DVD-RW drive and a 320GB hard drive. Some things haven’t changed though, the DV2 offers the same catch less design as other trademark HP laptops. There’s also an external HDMI to complement the VGA port, great for people interested in connecting the laptop up to a TV that doesn’t support VGA. The 512MB graphics card also makes the Dv2 a good choice for gamers, with the system easily capable of running fairly modem games such as Bioshock on medium-low settings on the Dv2’s native resolution.
HP Mini 1000
HP Mini 1000Screen Size: 8.9” / 10.2
HP Mini 1000Screen Size: 8.9” / 10.2”
Battery Life: 3 hours
Operating System: Windows XP / Linux (Ubuntu)
Weight: 2.5lbs
HP’s last small laptop offering was the 2133. The Mini 1000 is HP’s consumer answer to the 2133, lifting the excellent keyboard straight from the business model while upgrading the CPU to the much more powerful Intel Atom.
The Mini 1000 runs on Windows XP, uses a 1.6 Ghz Intel Atom processor and comes with 1Gb or 2Gb memory options as standard. The ‘Mini’ version of the range runsWindows XP but the ‘Mi’ runs Ubuntu Linux complete with proprietary HP media software. Hard drive options include a spinning 60GB drive or an 8/16GB solid state solution.
Like most HP machines, the 1000 stands out in the small laptop market for both its stylish design and light weight form factor. HP claim the keyboard on the 1000 is 92% of the size of a regular laptop keyboard. The 10 inch display model offers the standard 1024×600 resolution seen in many small laptops. As with much of HP’s laptop range, the screen is covered in gloss which makes the display look fantastic – inside. The 1000 has 2 USB ports and only one port for audio.
Lenovo IdeaPad U110
Lenovo IdeaPad U110Screen Size: 11.1
Lenovo IdeaPad U110Screen Size: 11.1”
Battery Life: 3 Hours / 1.5 Hours (depending on battery)
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Weight: 2.42lbs / 2.92lbs
The Lenovo is perhaps the PC world’s answer to the Macbook Air. With the size comes an interesting 1366×768 native resolution which allows the laptop to fit an impressive amount of onto its small screen. The Lenovo’s option to use a low-voltage version of Intel’s trademark Core 2 Duo chip means the system isn’t as fast as some of its competitors, but it still outweighs netbooks by a long way. The Lenovo actually ships with two batteries, a lightweight 4-cell and a heavier but much longer lasting 7-cell. The larger battery lasts a full 3 hours but the 4-cell only manages around 1.5 on heavy load. There’s no option to replace the 120GB spinning drive with a solid state alternative for example.
Sony VAIO VGN-P588E Lifestyle PC
Sony VAIO VGN-P588E Lifestyle PCScreen
Sony VAIO VGN-P588E Lifestyle PCScreen Size: 8”
Battery Life: 2.5 Hours
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Weight: 1.4lbs
It’s popular amongst people with the disposable income to afford to pay for the brand as well as the components.
And there’s no denying that the P5’s design is excellent. The Sony model opts for an 8 inch widescreen display, offering a resolution of 1,600 x 768, slightly different from the usual notebook standard. One rather confusing design decision was the move to Windows Vista as opposed to more lightweight systems like Linux or XP. It’s important to weigh in the resource load of the operating system when directly comparing system technical specifications.
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ11MN
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ11MN
Sony VAIO VGN-TZ11MNScreen Size: 11.1”
Battery Life: 5-6 Hours
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Weight: 2.6lbs
The system boasts full AV media controls as well as Firewire and 2 USB ports. There’s integrated Bluetooth support but despite an express card slot, there’s no integrated mobile broadband support.
The Core 2 Duo that powers the system runs at 1.06 GHz per core and provides enough juice to sufficiently power the system although it’s slightly slower compared to some of the newer small laptops on this list. Conclusion:
Firstly, to make them as small and portable as possible features are eventually axed, be it DVD drives or faster CPU speeds. Secondly, the price of components makes many small laptops a particular sticking point for many, especially during a recession.
Samsung NC10
Samsung NC10Screen Size: 10.2
Samsung NC10Screen Size: 10.2”
Battery Life: 5 Hours
Operating System: Windows XP
Weight: 2.8lbs
Samsungs entry to the market is the exact opposite of some of the niche systems we’ve already run through, sharing more in common with the EEE PC line – it’s powerful, small and focuses on doing simple tasks as well as possible..
The Samsungs design is piratical and uses a 10″ screen. From the outside it looks like the epitome of a standard small laptop. There’s no Linux version, no different CPU speeds, no option for a solid state drive. It offers a standard Intel Atom N270 configuration running at 1.6 GHz, 1GB of ram and a 160GB hard drive.
The systems Matte display runs at the 1024×600 and looks appealing and crisp, although it would be hard to differentiate between the NC10 and offerings from ASUS or Dell in terms of pure screen quality. Battery life is one of the few absolute standouts of the NC10, featuring a 6-cell standard battery that even beats out contenders like the EEE PC.
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