When choosing a laptop, portability is often an essential feature. If you travel frequently with your laptop under your laptop on planes and long drives weight (or lack of weight makes very important). Surely no one wants to be a ten-pound kart monster of a laptop in and out of a car or an airport, in addition to everything you have to support.

Things to note when buying an ultra-portable laptop:
• Price

• Features

• WeightMore Gear

• Battery life

Mini-laptops are perfect for students, travelers, and just about everyone who wants a lightweight, portable laptop. Once you have determined that a mini-laptop, also known as the Netbook, corresponding to your needs, you decide which model is right for you. While they share some common features, screen size from 8.9 to 10.2 mm, low weight and small form factor, there are some differences.

Screen size: Most of the mini notebooks have a screen that is either8,9 or 10.2 inches.

Advantages: The benefits of a larger screen is that it increases the readability.

Most of the netbooks on the market are currently running Windows XP SP2 or 3, depending on when you buy it installed. Easy, convenient factors are quite large. XP has a strong support base for the drivers, for applications and to familiarize him a runaway lead over the nearest competitor.

Drivers: Do not you go crazy like Vista!

If you have a card reader, a camera, or what ever USB device that you want to buy, you can simply plug the device, and if itdo not install immediately, simply open the CD that came with the device or download the appropriate driver. Apart from the usual niggles XP if the hardware installed, it works pretty much as it should be.