3 reasons:

1. Travel lite- If you are like me, and want to drown out the contents of the giant metal container full of people that you are stuck with while hurtling at high speeds, at thousands of feet off the ground, then rest assured, the mini laptop is for you! Why, you ask? Because not only are they capable of playing movies, music, and video games, etc, but it is extremely light, thus not weighing you down in your travels, is extremely small, thus not taking up too much precious space for the more important items, such as those must-have Mickey ears or that all-important Sombrero, and it has a tremendous battery life, if you spring for the battery with that extra zing.

2. Damage control- Are you lacking grace? Do you step on your date’s feet while doing the Tango at parties? Do you often spill your soda on your fiance while enjoying a good Saturday night flick at the local cinema? Do you always make sure to have a change of clothes handy just in case you drop your lunch on your chest? Well rest assured ladies and gentlefolks, there is a way to prevent major disaster on the financial front! Don’t lay out for the larger variety laptop, but instead indulge in the “laptot”. The price of a mini laptop can be as small as $250. Now compared to a laptop senior, that is serious damage control.

3. Green is the new brown- Though not all mini laptops are environmentally friendly, if you do your research, you will find there are many mini’s that do have that all-important “Energy Star” logo on its box. You also want to look out for the RoHS directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) and the EPEAT (Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool) certification. Of course these certifications will be proudly listed in their credits if the netbook meets or excedes these standards… Because green is the new brown. And rightly so.

One laptop that meets all of the above requirements is the $400 Toshiba NB205. The NB205 is rated Energy Star 5.0 and EPEAT Gold, and is RoHS certified.

So you can see the mini laptop is chic, it’s eco-friendly, it’s cheap, and it’s a great travel companion. What more can you want? Add it to your wishlist now, and maybe when December rolls around, you too can be the proud owner of a new laptop mini, also known as the laptot.

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