The pros and cons of ultra portable laptops

Ultra portable laptops are trending products and are here to stay. There are a variety of reasons to opt for an ultra portable but the truth is that these new laptops vary greatly in quality. A good knowledge of the pros and cons of these machines will help you make the right purchasing decision.

The pros of ultra portable laptops

There are many good reasons why to want a new ultra portable and light laptop. There are good reasons why these devices are booming at the moment and this is not only because of good marketing. It cannot be denied that netbook laptops are extremely lightweight and above all: portable. You will hardly notice that they are there when you carry one around in your bag. The portability is emphasized by their extreme battery life, especially compared to conventional laptops. In a sense these small notebooks bridge the gap between mobile smartphones (often seen as the ultimate mobile device with computing powers) and conventional laptops. This is also precisely how they should be assumed and if you do, they are truly powerful laptops. With a wide variety of basic computing tasks at hand completed with a comfortable sized screen and keyboard these ultra light laptops are a joy for doing simple tasks on the go.

The cons of ultra thin laptops

Ultra thin laptops, or netbooks, have a lot of disadvantages as well. These cons are often emphasized when you build up your expectations too much. Where these ultra portable pc's often stand out in their small package, they most certainly do not in terms of processing power. As these laptops often come with full-fledged operating systems, their lack of processing and RAM capacity can become evident with more complicated tasks. The thinnest laptops will often not be multitasking beasts, which was never their intention. These ultra portable, lightweight laptops will often also lack the traditional peripherals that 'grown-up' models do have. They are often equipped without a DVD-rom reader or burner and will lack sufficient USB ports. They will also often come equipped with a SSD harddrive instead of the conventional types. This may bring great speed improvements, they (as of now) severely lack decent storage capacities. Ultra portable laptops are not for everyone but when you embrace their shortcomings and admire them for what they are, they can be your best friend on-the-go. In terms of purchasing the right model, invest time in research and remember that the more you are willing to shell out for a model the closer it will (probably) perform to full sized laptops.