A Closer Look at the Top Small Notebook Computers

There are many Small Notebook Computers on the market that might catch your eye. These aren't the weak little oddities that they use to be and many of them are quite useful. Writers especially make good use of these small notebooks, also called netbooks. They have proven to be very useful in the business community as well.

These rather tiny notebook computers are sport efficient, with powerful processors inside their tiny frames. Most of them have about 1 to 2 gigabytes of ram, and up to a 160 gigabyte hard drives. While this may seem small to some, consider what this machine is meant for. It's primary use is for people on the go, either on road trips, or just busy office workers.

Most are equipped with webcams, microphones, and built-in WIFI to help you stay connected. They are not meant for any kind of video gaming to say the least. Nor are they meant to do any video editing or production of any kind. Simply put these are web surfing, writing and email checking machines.

This is why they can offer these notebook computers at a reduce price. Most of them are between $450.00 and $1200.00 USD. For a functional laptop that keeps you connected that's not a bad price. However most of the cheaper models do not have optical drives. The reason for excluding a DVD or Blu Ray drive is simple, there's no space in these devices.

The models of Small Notebook Computers at the lowest end of the spectrum are very thin, lightweight, and can fit in a small purse, or large envelope. They are perfect for data storage, or presenting business proposals. Some of them are so small you don't even know a person is carrying one. This can come in real handy when you need to bring your work with you to a meeting.

The only downside is the screen size. Due to the units small size the screens only range between 8.9 and 13.9 inches. Most come in widescreen format, and have a decent resolution for easy viewing. If you're a tall person however you may have trouble seeing it from an angle.

But that's the problem with most notebook computers. As always make sure to exercise proper posture when sitting at a notebook for any length of time. Also remember to take frequent breaks to ensure you don't strain yourself. The eyes can only take looking at an LCD panel so long before they get tired.

The major brands of these netbooks are Dell, Hewlett Packard, Asus, Samsung, and Acer. All of them are great brands, and make exceptional product lines. The only real difference now is the price between them. Unfortunately for this product line there really isn't any room to have any kind of ground breaking innovations installed.

It's simply a size limitation of the Small Notebook Computers that we use. Now as technology advances and media gets smaller then you'll see added features begin to crop up. Eventually we may get an increase in graphics power or processor speed. But for now we are stuck with the integrated graphics chips from the three major companies. These three are INTEL, NVIDIA and ATI Graphics. INTEL has taken steps to rectify this and has been investing heavily in improving their graphics chips.

ATI's main chip for notebooks is the Radeon HD 3200, which performs very poorly in anything but email, and web surfing to say the least. NVIDIA has the Geforce 8200, which is also very poor in anything but web surfing and email checking. For modern laptops it's simply not enough power, but for the smaller notebook computers they are fine.

When writing a lot you don't really need an ungodly powerful graphics card anyway. You simply need something to display the text quickly, and efficiently. Being clear and easily discernable also helps somewhat. Processor speed isn't really an issue; most netbooks come with a 1.6 GHz, and a single core that works fine for their role.

So when thinking about a writing machine keep Small Notebook Computers in mind. They aren't the powerhouses of their bigger cousins but they have their uses. Of course they are much cheaper, and more portable than the bigger versions. Being able to stay connected to your family, friends, and business partners is well worth the cheap price and limited features.

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