Another week, another ultra-mobile PC launch...
Miniature laptops which pack enough power to keep you productive on the road yet have a convenient, travel-sized form factor are hot property right now.
There's certainly no shortage of laptop manufacturers bringing out dinky offerings with dainty price-tags so business travellers on a hardware hunt are spoilt for choice.
Here we round up five of the best mini laptops...
ASUS EEE ( Easy to work - Easy to Learn - Easy to Play)
Asus Eee PC 900The Eee PC is arguably where the ultra-mobile, ultra-low-cost laptop craze started - although its spiritual home is the $100 laptop project proper.
Asus's Eee - which stands for three easies: 'Easy to work. Easy to learn. Easy to play' - was launched with an educational focus but its clean good looks and low cost quickly found it a market beyond the classroom.
Asus's Eee - which stands for three easies: 'Easy to work. Easy to learn. Easy to play' - was launched with an educational focus but its clean good looks and low cost quickly found it a market beyond the classroom.
The smallest Eee is very small indeed, with a seven-inch screen, but the 900 (pictured) has a slightly larger display (8.9-inch) and a bigger keyboard making it more friendly to the professional user.
And while the original Eee launched with Linux (which helped keep the price down), GNU Linux and Windows XP Home versions of the 900 are offered. Windows users, however, have to make do with a smaller hard drive.
The 900 weighs just under 1kg and its dimensions are 22.5cm x 17cm x 3.38cm.
And while the original Eee launched with Linux (which helped keep the price down), GNU Linux and Windows XP Home versions of the 900 are offered. Windows users, however, have to make do with a smaller hard drive.
The 900 weighs just under 1kg and its dimensions are 22.5cm x 17cm x 3.38cm.
Price is around £350.(Sekitar Rp. 5.698.000)
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC HP's take on the dinky laptop has a similar look to the Eee.
And while it is also aiming for the education market the hardware has been designed with the mobile worker in mind as well - the company points to its anodised aluminium shell and scratch resistant display, for instance.
Like the Eee 900, the Mini-Note has an 8.9-inch display, though the laptop is a tad heavier (1.27kg). Dimensions are also similar to the Eee at: 25.5cm x 16.5cm x 3.3cm.
Novell SUSE Linux and Windows Vista versions are available - though an XP version is also on the cards.
Price is around £350, with the Linux model retailing for less than Windows versions.
Like the Eee 900, the Mini-Note has an 8.9-inch display, though the laptop is a tad heavier (1.27kg). Dimensions are also similar to the Eee at: 25.5cm x 16.5cm x 3.3cm.
Novell SUSE Linux and Windows Vista versions are available - though an XP version is also on the cards.
Price is around £350, with the Linux model retailing for less than Windows versions.
MSI WinD
MSI Wind, Another contender for the business traveller's cash is the MSI Wind - it's not yet arrived on these shores but was launched in the US to some fairly rave reviews this week. The machine includes Intel's Atom processor - the company's smallest and lowest-power chip designed with mobile internet devices and 'netbooks' in mind.
The mini laptop has a 10-inch screen - though a smaller 8.9-inch version is also apparently on the cards later this year - and comes with Windows XP or SUSE Linux.
It's the heaviest yet at 1.3kg but dimensions are roughly similar to the Eee and HP, at: 25.9cm x 17.9cm x 1.8cm~3.1cm.
As well as standard white or black versions, there's also pink.
Price is around £330 (Rp. 5.372.400), depending on which OS you opt for.
Acer Aspire One
Also packing an Intel Atom is Acer's Aspire One mini note - due to launch in the UK next month.
At just under 1kg in weight, the laptop is about as light as the Eee 900. Screen size is 8.9-inches and dimensions are 24.8cm x 17cm x 2.8cm.
Like its fellow travel-sized portables, there are Linux and Windows versions on offer. The Linux flavour is set to retail for as little as £199 (£299 for Windows).
Acer also appears to be pushing the boat out on colour - with four shades on offer including a vibrant blue (though there is still a white one - as pictured - if you prefer).
Apple MacBook Air
While it's not strictly a mini laptop, Apple claims its MacBook Air is the world's thinnest laptop - the third dimension being a mere 1.9cm.
Full dimensions are: 32.5cm x 22.7cm x 1.9cm - and considering these vital statistics the Air is a featherweight 1.36kg, or only slightly heavier than its miniature cousins.
Full dimensions are: 32.5cm x 22.7cm x 1.9cm - and considering these vital statistics the Air is a featherweight 1.36kg, or only slightly heavier than its miniature cousins.
Being a laptop proper, the Air packs an Intel Core 2 Duo processor - so more than enough power for your mobile working needs. The operating system is of course Apple's own OS X Leopard, neatly bypassing the Windows vs Linux dilemma.
But of course all that power - and all that Apple branding - does not come cheap...
Price is circa £1,200 -
No comments:
Post a Comment