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26.03.2011
If you're on the lookout for a new portable PC, it pays to pay close attention to the specifications on offer before you get out your credit card. Not all laptops are equal, and we're not just talking about the inherent differences between different laptop formats, such as and more powerful .

Check out our laptop buying advice below to get to grips with the specs on offer and learn the bare minimum requirements for today's portable computers, and then head to our to check out the latest models.

Portability and a lower price tag are the netbook's main attraction. Speed and comfort are their main problems.

Initially conceived to run Linux from a small internal solid-state drive, the netbook category was soon overrun with near-identical designs locked-down by processor and OS suppliers Intel and Microsoft.

Essentially all netbooks now take an Intel Atom, run Windows 7 Starter; and have a 10.1in low-resolution 1024x600 screen, 1GB memory, 160GB/250GB hard disk, and three USB 2.0 ports.

Following the success of the since its launch in 2010, the category is on the wane, and may decline further, especially if other types of tablet PC prove popular.