So far, though, no vendor has plans to remove the traditional serial, parallel, and keyboard ports anytime soon. The smallest notebook PCs are finally getting some respect and some market share. That because many of the files you need to transfer require more space than a single 1.44MB floppy disk provides, and most users now are technically proficient at dialing in to the office to get needed files. At the same time, mainstream CD-equipped notebooks are falling from 7 pounds to less than 6 pounds. But help is on the way.
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If you really care about your display quality, inquire about the vendor's dead-pixel policy. Texas Instruments sold its notebook business to Acer. Meanwhile, Fujitsu and Hitachi, two well-funded Japanese firms, have made a strong commitment to the U.S. market. We expect the most significant market growth will occur in the value segment. In testing, our reviewers were impressed by the general build quality of virtually all the units, even the ones from vendors that are far from household names.