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>1.1. Introduction</H1
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> Portable computers may be divided into different categories. This is a
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subjective decision, but I try to do so. My groupings roughly follow the
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generally accepted marketing categories. The criteria could be:
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Weight: Often expressed in terms like Portables, Laptops/Notebooks,
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Sub/Mini-Notebooks, Palmtops/PDAs. There is no standard method to define
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the weight of a laptop, therefore the data provided by the manufacturers
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(and which are given below) have to be considered as approximations. The
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question is how the power supply (whether external or internal) or
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swappable parts like CD and floppy drive, are included in the weight.
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</P
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> Most peripheral cables
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are appallingly heavy. If you get a subnotebook and carry it around with
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a bunch of external drives, cables, and <EM
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>port
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expander</EM
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> dongles and power converter, you may be lugging a
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heavier bag than if it were all in one box. Subnotebooks are useful
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mainly if you can afford to leave all the other junk behind.
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> Supported Operating Systems:
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proprietary versus open
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> Price:
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NoName versus Brand
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> Hardware Features:
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display size, harddisk size, CPU speed, battery type, etc.
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> Linux Support:
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graphics chip, sound card, infrared controller (<SPAN
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>®), internal modem, etc.
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