Netbooks, Mini Laptops,

Subnotebooks…

Athena LimOct. 27, 2008

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What are Netbooks/ Mini Laptops/ Subnotebooks?

• New breed of extremely light in weight and size notebook computers– “Mini laptops = mini prices”

• MID’s- Mobile Internet Device– Stripped of all extraneous features

The New Image of Laptops

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Acer Aspire One8.9’’ display

DELL inspiron Mini 98.9’’ display

Asus Eee PC 9018.9’’ display

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DELL INSPIRON MINI 9

Price $349- $514

Processor Intel Atom 1.6GHz

Memory 1024MB DDR2

Hard drive 4GB-16GB

Graphics Intel 945 (integrated)

Operating Windows XP Home Ed.

Display 8.9 inches diagonal

Weight 6.2- 6.9 pounds

Dimensions

9.1 x 6.8 inches

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Advantages of owning Netbooks

• Runs on either Windows or Linux• DELL offers optional features to fit

specific needs• Compact in size and light-weight, travel

efficient