Reviewing Mini Notebook's

I've worked with 3 different mini notebook computers in recent weeks. An HP, an Acer and a Dell. In a nutshell I couldn't find anything wrong with any of them. Just know that they are good for a specific purpose.

I will stay away from being to technical. I just want to give you an overview.

All 3 systems were great at browsing the web, doing email and doing light word processing. This is what they are intended for. For the ladies, the mini computer will fit in your purse. When folded up it's the size of a paper back book.

Now, I've hooked up these 3 systems to a network, both wired and wireless. All 3 worked perfectly. All 3 had small hard drives compared to normal sized notebooks. So don't expect to edit any videos or keep any databases on them. But in my opinion this is not what these computers are intended for.

When putting one of these in my lap and using it for a long period of time, I found myself bending over to see the screen. After a while that gets uncomfortable.

All 3 systems do have USB ports. So you can hook up your camera, printer, and - most importantly - your cell phone internet hookup. So you can be traveling, driving, or out around town and have internet access. This is HUGE.

If you are one who travels at all, or just putters around town and you find that you need Internet access from time to time (and you don't want to use your mobile phone for internet access) this is perfect for you.

If you want to use this for your normal everyday computer, and/or write documents with it, this is NOT for you. You will grow tired of the tiny keyboard and tiny screen after a while.

One client of ours said this:

"Works good. Has 1gb memory. Another GB would make it faster. holding it at book to eye level is easy to read. Keyboard has some keys in different places, but if you do any amount of email or text, you get used to it pretty quick."

So that's it in a nutshell. Good for occasional use, can be very convenient. But not for your 8 hour a day computer.

Hope this helps! Have a great week!

Sincerely,
Matt Porter
Christian Geeks - IT Consultant
(817) 605-1819
http://www.christiangeeks.com