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Netbooks: Small is big

Like a laptop, only not, netbooks have been a tough, sometimes controversial category to pin down -- although you probably know one when you see one. Generally speaking, however, they are small laptops with a seven-to-twelve-inch screen, a low-power processor (usually an Intel Atom), and a relatively low price tag. One thing that is certain is that they've become one of the fastest growing computing categories in recent years, and they aren't showing any signs of letting up.
Donald Melanson
On paper, LG's X120 netbook is just another entrant in the Atom-filled sea of sameness -- and, in many respects, it is. But it also gets a lot of little things right that too many manufacturers still invariably get wrong and, while it's not entirely without its faults, it certainly merits some serious...
Paul Miller
While Dell originally mentioned a TV tuner option back when it launched the Mini 10 in January, it's still working on bringing the feature to market. The latest news is that the configuration will tack roughly $50 onto the price, includes an external antenna (which is only required in low-signal situations),...
Darren Murph
We'll be frank -- discovering that MSI's Wind U110 ECO didn't boast an ATI GPU as we'd originally heard really put a damper on things, but still, a 9-cell battery that promises up to 15 hours of life on a single charge is hard to ignore. Granted, we have all ideas that real-world figures will pull up...
Thomas Ricker
How much would you pay for a netbook? $200 on contract? Maybe as much as $599 for a so-called premium model? How about $699 -- a price that doesn't even include the $19 remote control? Well, what if we told you that the Litl Webbook, a 1.6GHz Atom-based machine running a proprietary web-optimized OS...
Netbooks: Small is big -- Engadget

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