HP Compaq Mini 311c

The Compaq (HP) Mini 311c is a 11.6" netbook combining Intel's atom N270 cpu with Nvidia's Ion gpu platform. As such this netbook is able to easily handle today's HD video content, whether it's streaming online from sites such as BBCi or Youtube, or directly from the machines hard drive. The machines 11.6" screen has a 1366x768 resolution making it HD 720p ready, this allows you to not only watch video in as high a quality as possible, but also allows quick and fluid surfing of websites without having to scroll side to side as you would on smaller netbook's with lower resolution screens ... more

An 11.6 inch netbook that is worth the upgrade from a 10 inch one or a good choice if you are looking to buy a netbook. Although the screen is obviously bigger, it's the resolution on the 11.6" that really makes you feel as though you have much more screen space. This netbook would perhaps be unremarkable if it wasn't for the Nvidia ION as it allows you to play HD (yes 1080) and a greater range of games. The playback unlike most netbooks on the market is smooth due to the ION graphics chip and it does make a significant difference! Some tweaking is still necessary but it will play 1080 videos ... more