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Thin & Light Laptop Features

By Catherine Roseberry, About.com

Overview:

Thin and light laptops have larger hard drive choices; and include more ports and connections than an ultraportable laptop, which allows you to use more peripherals. While you don't want to carry a ton of peripherals while traveling, it is nice to have the option available.

Weight:

Between 4 and 6 pounds

Dimensions:

Approximately 1 inch thick; overall dimensions average 11.8 x 8.9 x 1.2

Display:

from 12.1" to 14"

Processor:

Mid-to-fast mobile processors; 1.6GHz to 2GHz

Ports and Connections:

Most ports and connections are present, Memory card readers may be an optional add-on.

Hard Drive & Optical Drive:

Range from 60GB to 100GB

Basic DVD drive or slower DVD write optical drive.

Networking and Optional Connections:

LAN, modem, Wi-Fi.

Bluetooh and WWAN available for increase in price.

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