Acer wants a slice of the netbook pie. With the Aspire One, Acer adds XP, Linux, and an Atom CPU to the mix. How does it perform?

The Acer Aspire One cuts a pretty good figure. Price wise, it is definitely an interesting alternative as this Linux-based pocket-sized machine that can be used on the go almost anywhere (until the battery runs out 2.5 hours later) retails for only $329

The screen size, battery life, weight and price all go up with the Eee PC 1000. Does that make it a big bargain, or just too big?

As the price of the Eee PC models goes up, so does the performance of the larger laptops they have to compete with-for the $700 that the 40 GB Linux model costs, you could find a dual-core 15.4" laptop, or even a 17" HP Pavilion. But these are much less p...

Increasing the screen size does more than let you see a whole Web page; it changes the emphasis of the ASUS Eee PC 900 from portability to compromise.

One thing that hasn't changed is the processor inside the Eee. It's the same Intel Celeron 900MHz CPU on a 915GM motherboard. That's where the Eee trumps the Via C7-M HP's Mini-Note, which otherwise has a far better keyboard, screen quality and much more...

Fujitsu's Lifebook P1620 is lighter than the Macbook Air and offers some unique features to boot.

Although the Fujitsu Lifebook P1620 and Macbook Air aren't marketed as direct competitors with each other, their light weight and convenient sizes certainly encourage comparison

Toshiba's Libretto U100-S213 is the smallest and lightest ultra lightweight laptop we've ever tested. That said some questions must be raised about the impact of smallness on usability. To answer these questions, we compare the U100 with three other ultra...

With the exception of battery life, the four computers discussed in this article perform more or less equally. So, if you want to buy an ultra lightweight laptop consider the other features and related issues I've discussed here. Most of the strengths and...