Before we move to the ultraportable category, we must note that some vendors have released larger netbooks that blur the line between netbook and ultraportable. They might feature larger displays and keyboards, but they are still based on Intel's Atom or AMD's Neo processor.

Our Cinebench R10 and Futuremark 3DMark Vantage CPU tests tell a different story--and one that is more in line with what we saw with the SANDRA test results. The E205's Core i5-430M brings up the rear when it comes to Core i5 performance. This should come as no surprise,...

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As was previously suggested by the company, the product is in no way discrete, being fully capable of turning heads both through its performance, as well as its aesthetics. The Intel H55 chipset acts as the basis of the configuration and the GT660 has a high-end Intel Core i7-720QM quad-core CPU at its center. This central processing unit is paired with not one or two, but three DDR3 SO-DIMMs, which can support memory slots of up to 4GB and frequencies of 1066/1333MHz. As such, the notebook itself can come with up to 12GB of memory. The mobile PC also has dual hard drive support, 16+ HD, HD+, Dynaudio Premium Sound and the Color Shine LED technology, for added immersion....

Buying a Mac doesn't let you simply opt out of worrying about computer safety, however. For one thing, Mac owners are equally vulnerable to the growing number of threats that target social networks and other online venues, not Windows-based computers. Still, a Mac owner who runs no security software is vastly less likely to be the victim of a successful attack than a Windows user who's protected up to his eyeballs.

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My best guess as for why this is happening is that the HP Mini 311 has a higher resolution display than most netbooks. A 1366 x 768 pixel display has roughly 70% more pixels than a 1024 x 600 pixel screen. With GPU-accelerated tasks like watching HD video or playing video games, the HP(HP DV1000 Battery) Mini 311 has more than enough oomph to pump out graphics to every last one of those pixels. But for tasks like web browsing that rely solely on the CPU, the Intel Atom N270 chip has to work harder to fill 70% more pixels. And it’s not quite up to the task....