Popular Mini Notebook Computers

Here are three of the most popular lines of mini notebooks available.

ASUS Eee

The Eee boasts of a quick boot time, as well of an easy to use interface. The Official website states that there is "No technical manual requred..."

Here's some of the Eee's selling points:

  • Stay connected with the 802.11b/g WiFi card.
  • Has a built-in card reader, microphone, and speakers.
  • Pre-installed document-handling, email and other productivity software.

Reviewers online generally give ASUS Eee computers 4/5 stars or so.

Suggested retail for Eee models starts at about $330.

Acer Aspire One

The Aspire One series has been aimed at business professionals. It's powered by the Intel® Atom processor.

Some good stuff about the Aspire One:

  • Many Aspires have a 6.5 hour battery life - some have as much as 7.5 hours.
  • Choice of operating systems.
  • Built-in webcam
  • Weighs as little as 2.2 pounds!

Reviewers online generally computers in the Aspire One series 4.5/5 stars, give or take.

You can pick up some models of the Aspire One series for $230, but expect to pay a little more for a new one.

Dell Mini 10

These mini notebooks are great travel companions and are great for web surfing, streaming music or video, staying in touch with email or skype, blogging- about anything you'd want to do on the internet.

The Dell Mini 10 can be as light as 2.5 pounds. You can choose between as traditional hard drive or a screaming fast solid state hard drive.

  • Choice of OS - Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux
  • Optimized for mobility
  • Optional GPS

Reviewers online generally give computers in the Dell Mini line about 3.5/5 stars.

On the dell website, the Dell Minis start at $299 and go up depending on the features you want.

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