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Notebook design: ten things we hate

Sandra Vogel ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 14 Nov 2008 10:14 GMT

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An ill-matched OS
Windows Vista is a poor match for any notebook with aspirations towards portability, but putting a hardware hog like this on a netbook such as HP's 2133 Mini Note (above) and, particularly, a UMPC like HTC's Shift is bordering on madness. When notebooks get small, the OS should be Linux or, if Windows is required, XP. Thankfully, Windows 7 looks as though it will perform better on smaller, lower-spec notebooks.

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