The tiny VAIO P Series comes with GPS and an instant-on mode that lets you get online without booting up. It has more RAM than competitors but no XP option—it needs the extra RAM to run Vista. SPECS: 1.4 pounds; 8-inch screen; 2GB RAM; 60GB hard drive; Windows Vista
HP has updated its business-friendly netbook, giving it a 10.1-inch display (up from 8.9 inches), a webcam, and a class-leading 92 percent-size keyboard. You will get up to seven hours of use on a charge. SPECS: 2.6 pounds; 10.1-inch screen; 1GB RAM; 160GB hard drive; Windows XP, Vista, or Linux
It’s easy to manipulate webpages, photos, and maps with just a finger on Asus’s new touch-enabled netbook, out this spring. It will come with a TV tuner and GPS. Price not announced by presstime. SPECS: 2.1 pounds; 8.9-inch screen; 1GB RAM; hard-drive size not yet announced; Windows XP
Wonderfully thin and sporting a 12.1-inch screen, Dell’s new netbook is for people who don’t want to
sacrifice screen size. The six-cell battery gives you more than five hours of power. SPECS: 2.7 pounds; 12.1-inch screen; 1GB RAM; 40GB hard drive; Windows XP, Vista, or Linux —Mark Spoonauer
