One of the reasons why people buy a small netbook instead of a regular laptop is the reduced size, which makes it easy to carry anywhere you want. But even so, a light and thin mini laptop can have a few downsides as well, especially due to the small keyboard, the missing ports and the “petite” battery. Usually these types of netbooks are pretty expensive, because even if the size is reduced, their design and functionalities make them suitable for premium users. Yes, you’ve guessed it, most of the buyers are business people, and that’s no wonder why: the only things you can use these netbooks for is emailing, surfing the internet and document editing.
Sony’s Vaio “P” is probably world’s lightest netbook, weighting just around 1.4 pounds (depending on the version). The Japanese engineers really did an amazing job – they’ve managed to integrate most of the functionalities a normal portable netbook has into an 8 inch screen mini laptop that runs a Windows 7. Remember we spoke before on the price? Well, the “P” version starts from 1000$. As I said… it was made for business people
If you are a Sony fan, but you hate a small screen portable netbook, you might want to go for the “X” version. It weights a bit more than “P” (1.7 pounds) but it has an 11.1 inch screen. Pretty impressive, isn’t it? And that’s not all It’s also the one of the slimmest netbooks on the market (0.55 inches), but its price might seem discouraging: around 1300 $ for the basic version. More an ultrabook than a netbook, this device is still good for people in search of mobility.
If you are more into a decent priced slim mini laptop, you might want to try the Averatec N1200, a netbook that weights 2.2 pounds and features a 10.1 inch screen. It’s price? Varying from 330$ to 370, depending on configuration.
What do companies do in order to get such light computers? Well, besides reducing the size of virtually everything, they also use different alloys to help them reduce the netbook’s body weight. Does this mean lower quality? Of course not! Actually, some of them protect the components better, like the HDD.