Lithium-Ion batteries offer longer life than NiMH or NiCad batteries, and have become the standard. Pointing device Notebooks generally include a trackpoint or trackpad. Trackpoints are buttons between the G and H keys of the keyboard. You push the button in the direction you want the cursor to move. Trackpads sit in front of the keyboard and you move your finger across the surface to move the pointer.
Connections Look for a laptop which includes one or more USB ports.
Notebooks usually have 'PC Card' slots which can be used to connect a modem or to a network. Some have built-in modems. Processor This is an area where notebook users have to make sacrifices. Because of the need for low power use, notebooks don't offer the same processor speeds as desktop computers. You should look around the 300 MHz mark with a Pentium II, Celeron or AMD K6-2.