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Net-worthy notebooks.(LAB TESTS)(laptop computers)(Product/service evaluation)
If you have shoulder aches and pains from lugging around a large laptop, a new category of mini-laptops can lighten the load and get you online.
These computers weigh in at just 2 to 3 pounds, compared with about 6 pounds for a traditional, full-featured laptop. When we tested the least expensive Windows models on the market, we found plenty of trade-offs among weight, battery life, size, storage capacity, and ergonomics.
Here are three that had particular advantages:
Asus EeePC 904HA, $400
Its battery lasted more than 5 hours. We liked the large track pad, which lets you use "multitouch" gestures to scroll horizontally and vertically, zoom and rotate photos, scan and zoom Web pages, and more. But the track-pad buttons are diffi cult to press. The Asus also is a bit larger than the other netbooks, is the heaviest (3.1 pounds), and has the dimmest screen. You get 1 gigabyte of memory, a 160GB hard drive, Microsoft Works, and Skype for Internet phone calls.
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10, $400
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