HIDDEN FACTS: HOW TO: Buy a mini-laptop?

Anyone looking for a gaming laptop or one for video-editing or other multimedia work should shop for true laptops, not netbooks. 2. Buy a netbook with an 8.9-inch screen or larger. I tried out an Eee PC with a 7-inch screen and the annoying part is not being able to ... I really liked the keypads on Acer's Aspire one and Everex's CloudBook Max , but the best keypad was on Hewlett-Packard's Mini-Note. 5. Software: see what it comes with and consider trying the Linux OS. ...