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Last updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2009

There are plenty of reasons right now to be considering the purchase of a new notebook computer. You might be gearing up for going back to school, getting ready for the launch of Windows 7, downsizing your equipment, or just upgrading an old machine. Whatever the reason, the timing is right, as there have never been more choices in notebooks than there are now. The bad news about lots of choices, however, is that you have lots of decisions to make when you look at the models available. Here are some guidelines that will steer you in the right direction. Form Factor/Screen Thanks to netbooks, there are now more notebook sizes available than ever before. That means that it’s very important to be clear about how you’ll primarily use the notebook you want to buy. That’s because, frankly, there’s no one size of notebook computer that’s perfect for everything. A netbook will be great for maximum portability, but not very good at all for running demanding applications. A desktop replacement notebook will have the muscle to power through high-end graphics software and games, but lugging it around with you on extended trips will be more of a burden than a pleasure. Even the 15-inch widescreen notebooks — often cited as a good compromise between portability and power — are really better suited to replacing a desktop computer for general office chores than they are for typing on the tray of a cramped airline seat. Bottom line: if you want both power and portability, the line of notebooks with screens from 12 to 14 inches make the most sense today. You can outfit these models with high-end processors, plenty of RAM, and fast hard drives, and you can still carry them around comfortably. Anything larger you should really only consider if you’ll primarily be using the notebooks at home…

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