Netbooks have pretty some things going for them. They are extremely lightweight and transportable, typically less expensive, and more latest models come with complete size keyboards, large displays and terrific battery existence. But for all their benefits and evolution in recent years, they nonetheless lack in a single key category: processing electricity.

I understand several human beings who've suggested clean of netbooks because of this by myself, and with simply purpose. Anything extra than basic obligations like phrase processing, Internet surfing, email, music or widespread definition video playback and those systems will speedy start to experience inadequate.

Fortunately, there may be a center floor for users who need something smaller than a wellknown 15-inch pocket book, but require extra processing strength than what a netbook can offer. These varieties of notebooks are normally referred to as ultraportables. And even as they have been round for a while, their ridiculously high price premiums have saved them from making a dash in the market.

Both Intel and AMD acknowledged this void at the beginning of the yr and therefore introduced their respective CULV (Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage) and Yukon structures -- the latter to get replaced with the aid of Congo in just a few more days.

Averatec is one out of numerous producers that went the Intel direction. Today we will be taking a study their cheap N3400 Series Ultraportable Notebook, a thirteen.three-inch model boasting an Intel twin-core processor and a skinny aluminum shell that shares a few styling cues from Apple’s MacBook Air.

Weighing in at most effective 3.8 pounds, the N3400 is powered by way of an Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400 CPU operating at 2.sixteen GHz, 3GB of DDR2 (expandable to 8GB), a 250GB tough power spinning at 5400 RPM, thirteen.3" WXGA LCD display (1280 x 800), Intel GMA4500 graphics, 802.11n Wi-Fi and a 2-cell 5000mAh battery.

Along with the MSI X-340 (which we can be reviewing quickly), we don't have any doubt Averatec might not thoughts having the N3400 being in comparison to the extra luxurious MacBook Air ($800 vs. $1500). While the N3400 is a chunk thicker and heavier, it packs as plenty processing energy, comparable screen country, more reminiscence, greater garage capability, and higher connectivity. There are different compromises here and there as we will find out, however the pricing proposition for a capable light-weight system is sincerely there.