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Acer Aspire One 751 netbook review

Essential guide to the best hardware for small business

Netbooks are busting out of the 10in screen restriction, with the Acer Aspire One 751 a good affordable example of the type.
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Lenovo IdeaPad S12

The Lenovo S12 is a portable, affordable, and multimedia-minded netbook with a full-size keyboard and decent battery life. Its 12.1-inch screen makes the S12 big enough for those who lament the tininess of a 9- or 10-inch screen, yet it still retains its netbook status.
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HP Mini 311

Laptops for business

Lenovo has teased us with the knowledge that its IdeaPad S12 will eventually hit the market as one of the first netbooks boasting nVidia Ion support. HP's Mini 311-1000NR is another such netbook, and it's coming soon, starting at £330. For those that missed the reams of stories I've already written about the Ion platform, here's the short version: For netbooks or nettops, it marries an Intel Atom CPU (in this case the N270) with a GeForce 9400M GPU. This allows for more powerful, affordable machines capable of outputting 720p video and even playing some games.
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HP Pavilion DM3

Laptops for business

Riddle me this: What is less than an inch thick, weighs 4.2 pounds, and starts at $549? If you read the headline, you might've already figured this one out - HP's new Pavilion DM3. What is still puzzling, though, is why we haven't seen more machines try to encroach on this tweener category of "ultraslim" laptops.
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Sony Vaio W netbook

Laptops for business

The Vaio W heralds Sony's full-fledged entry into the netbook world. Not one to be squeezed into the back pocket of your jeans, the Vaio W's a proper netbook - one that can lock horns with other brands dominating the market right now.
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Samsung N310 review

Cool gadgets we want for Christmas

The Samsung N310 is a stylish and far-from-subdued netbook that's shaped like a big rubber pebble.
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MSI Wind U123 netbook

It's been a year since the Wind U100, the "big" sibling to the MSI Wind U123, came out - and the similarities between the two netbooks are eerie.
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HP Mini 5101 netbook review

HP's business-based netbook has grown up - and the HP Mini 5101 introduces some long-overdue improvements.
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Asus Eee PC 1005HA Seashell netbook review

We can sum up the Asus Eee PC 1005HA in one sentence: it's a slightly thicker, slightly cheaper version of the Eee PC 1008HA.
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MSI Wind U115 review

While the MSI Wind U115 may not look special at first glance, this is not a typical netbook.
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