Here is a full rundown of the DreamBook ePad L11′s specs:

• 11.6-inch capacitive multitouch display (1366×768 resolution)
• 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 processor
• 2GB RAM
• Choice of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB SSD
• Intel GMA 3150 and NVIDIA ION graphics processors
• 802.11b/g/n WiFi
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Optional 3G and GPS
• 1.3-megapixel camera
• 2 USB Ports
• SD card slot
• SIM card slot
• Mini-HDMI port
• 2-cell battery for up to 6 hours of battery life
• Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate
• 2.1 lbs

The ePad L11′s little brother, the DreamBook ePad 7, can be seen below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXA0biWN05M

Via Liliputing, Pioneer Computers

Pioneer Dreambook ePad L11 Introduced in Australia is a post by Carter Sprunger from Notebooks.com.

Engadget is reporting that the upcoming 12” Asus Eee 1201PN, which is the companies first ION 2 netbook, will not be shipping in Europe or Asia until mid-may and won’t reach the US until June. The 10” Acer Aspire One 532G (also ION 2 equipped) netbook also won’t be out until early June, according to Engadget. The Eee 1201PN has me especially excited. Asus makes perhaps some of the nicest looking netbooks on the market, and if they can price it decently, an ION equipped Eee 1201 would be a great value for people who want the ability to play HD content but don’t want to spend the money on a high powered computer. Quite a shame that’ll we have to wait longer, but I guess we’ll see them in due time. Check out a video below to see how ION 2 handles HD playback with CPU usage only hovering around 8-10%!

Asus and Acer Nvidia ION 2 Netbooks Not Shipping Until Late May and Beyond is a post by Ben from Notebooks.com.

Hardware Tour

From right to left: Kensington lock port, A/C plug, Vent, USB 2.0, HDMI

Multi-card reader (SD/MS/MMC/XD), Headphone/mic input, USB 2.0 x 2, VGA output, Ethernet adapter

I’ll spare you detail shots of the front and back as they lack any ports or buttons whatsoever. For the more adventurous of you out there, removing a panel on the bottom allows access to a single RAM slot as well as the HDD, and two Mini PCI Express connectors (one of which was unoccupied on my model).

Specifications

The Mini 311 that I’m reviewing has a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, Nvidia ION graphics, 2GB of RAM, and Windows 7. The screen is 11.6” with a 1366×768 resolution, which is higher than most netbooks (often 1024×600.) Higher resolution, of course, means that one can see more on the screen when compared to a lower resolution.  One can configure most of these specs to their liking, but the base model can be had for a reasonable $399 direct from HP, and possibly even cheaper elsewhere. All models are equipped with ION. If you are customizing through HP, you have several options: a 1.6GHz or 1.66GHz CPU, 1/2/3GB of RAM, 160/250/380GB HDD (or 80GB SSD), Windows XP or Windows 7, and your choice of white or black lid. The 311 can also be equipped with a 3G WWAN chip for cellular internet access for an additional $125. HP says this works on AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint.

Design

I’ll be up front with this one. The 311 is sleek. HP has really stepped up their game lately. While you might be used to very noisy designs on HP laptops of the past… the Mini 311 is undeniably clean, and could easily be mistaken for a more expensive computer just by its looks alone.

The lid, which is predominately black, has a spiral/swirl design which is revealed if one looks closely, which I feel is a nice touch over the alternative (completely black). The 311 slopes down (as you can see in the side images above) to a nice thinness. This slope makes the 311 feel even more thin than it is (1.2” at the back end and .78” toward the front). It is also rather light — weighing in at 3.26 pounds making it easy to tote around.

Once you open the lid on the Mini 311, the clean and sleek look will really grab your attention. There are only two buttons (not counting the keyboard and mouse keys) on the entire computer. These two buttons are the power button at the top left of the deck (the plane that the keyboard is on) and a WiFi toggle button opposite the power button.

The keyboard is also quite stylish, featuring some very spacious keys, and HP’s usual curve look which is found on other netbooks from their Mini line. The trackpad is perfectly flat with the rest of the deck and has a left and right mouse button running along the bottom of it. It is perfectly smooth and the only marking on it is a simple line to show where the scroll-sensitive area is. (We’ll talk more about the keyboard and trackpad, and how well they function, in the performance section below.)

Performance

Nvidia ION

The Mini 311 is based on Intel’s Atom platform, as the majority of netbooks are, and while most netbooks out there feel like they are fresh from the cookie-cutter, the ION equipped Mini 311 really stands apart from the crowd.

ION is quite the game changer. In simple terms, ION means that the 311 has a chip that is dedicated to increasing the performance of visually intensive processes. Video playback is particularly improved. The Mini 311 is the first netbook that I’ve seen that can handle HD playback, which for some media junkies out there, is a huge deal.

What is even more impressive is the fact that, when combined with Flash player 10.1, the Mini 311 can provide users with silky smooth flash HD playback. This represents a really important step forward for netbooks; While just a few months ago, a netbook might not even be able to play Hulu videos smoothly — now ION allows the 311 to make quick work of flash content, really completing the idea of the ‘netbook’ which is supposed to be great for the web. Awesome portals of HD entertainment have been unlocked, even for those that don’t want to spend $1000 on a computer. I stand in awe as I watch the Mini 311 handle a 1080p flash video with perfectly smooth playback:

ION also enables the 311 to do some light gaming. I was able to play Half-Life 2 (albeit with the settings turned way down) at a reasonable framerate. Still, I wouldn’t look to play any modern games with the 311.

Screen & HDMI output

The Mini 311 has a high resolution screen when stacked upagainst most netbooks. The screen is 11.6” and runs at 1366×768. The screen is semi-glossy which some people prefer, while others would rather have a matte screen. In general, glossy displays aren’t going to offer great outdoor (high-sunlight) performance because of glare.

The viewing angles (how accurate the screen looks from an angle) are adequate on the Mini 311. Horizontally, the screen can be viewed at a very steep angle, while vertically it is less than great, but not too bad. If you are looking down on the screen from a high angle, the screen washes-out pretty quickly. I found myself adjusting the screen after repositioning myself in my seat so that I am looking at the screen more head-on when using the Mini 311.

The 311 has one HDMI port which allows you to output video to anything that will accept HDMI (you’ll find an HDMI port on pretty much any new HDTV that you’d see in a store today.) Output to my HDTV works great, but so far I’ve been unable to get the audio to output through my HDTV through the HDMI port. It should be supported however, and may simply a matter of figuring out how to enable it in Windows 7. (Look above in the ION section for a demo of the Mini 311 and HDMI out.)

Keyboard & Trackpad

The Mini 311 features a very spacious keyboard. It has everything that you’d expect from a full laptop keyboard. The style of the keys lend themselves to large footprints, but this comes at the cost of feedback. What I generally say about this type of keyboard is that it is great for people who look at the keyboard as they type, but for those of us that type without looking, it can be less desirable than a keyboard where one can feel more easily around the keys.

The Mini 311 is no different. The keys are very wide and nearly run into each other, with little space between. This ensures that each key has a lot of surface area, but doesn’t provide the feedback that a more traditional keyboard style would (think: raised keys), which allows serious typists to feel their way around the board without looking. Not to say that one can’t get used to it, but if you are an established typist, you’ll need a bit of practice. On the other hand, the 311 keyboard is great for people who are less experienced with typing.

The keyboard has Fn key shortcuts which are bound up in the function-key row. While the letters printed on each key are a bold black color and easy to see, the Fn symbols are grey and very similar in color to the plastic of the 311′s deck and keys. This sometimes makes it hard to see these symbols. At the right angle they can almost look invisible against the grey plastic of the keys. I often have to adjust my angle when looking for a particular Fn-key symbol to be able to see it clearly.

The Mini 311′s trackpad is of ample size, but it lacks the usual hardware trackpad toggle button that is featured on many other HP notebooks. A rather bothersome issue with the 311 is that the trackpad is very close to the keyboard. In testing, I would find that my palms frequently graze the sensitive trackpad, sometimes resulting in a click or movement of the cursor, which can wreak all kinds of havok when you are in the middle of typing something. I found a small utility called TouchFreeze which helps to some extent, but doesn’t completely eliminate the issue. I really wish that there was a hardware trackpad toggle, or even a button bound to the function-keys which would allow you to temporarily disable it, but unfortunately there is not.

The mouse keys on the trackpad a split evenly down the middle and act as your standard right and left click. Clicked in the right place (near the center split) they are nearly perfect in terms of the force necessary to press them down, but unfortunately as you move away from the center click it becomes very hard to press them down. When they are pressed in the right spot, the result is a satisfying click sound with good tactile feedback.

Battery Life

The Mini 311 comes with a 6-cell battery standard (many netbooks come with a 3-cell, and offer 6-cell as an extended battery at an additional cost.) I was surprised to find that despite the large high resolution screen, and Nvidia ION, the Mini 311 has some pretty good battery life. I ran a test using a small piece of software called BatteryEater. The test runs the laptop at 100% CPU usage until it shuts off. All power-saving features are disabled for the test as well. Under these conditions, which are designed to simulate the lowest possible time that the computer will be able to run for, the Mini 311 lasted for 3 hours and 12 minutes. This translates roughly to around 5 or 6 hours of real use, which is decent by most standards. And when I say real, I mean average web browsing and word processing usage. I’m sure you could drain the battery pretty quickly if you are attempting to watch flash HD content for hours on end.

Heat and Noise

I’m very surprised to report that the Mini 311 is not only cool, but it also stays very quiet. There is a single fan which seems to rarely turn on, and when it does run, it is quiet. I have a small handheld computer that is probably 1/4 the size of the Mini 311 and it can make more noise with its fan than the 311 seems to be able to.

I was assuming that with the ION graphics doing some extra processing, the Mini 311 would get pretty hot and have to run the fan often. I’m sure it’ll run constantly when it is being used for high performance applications, but using the Mini 311 for standard web browsing doesn’t seem to prompt the fan to run too often or too loud.

Conclusion

The HP Mini 311 alone could be looked at as a stylish and high quality netbook, but the infusion of Nvidia ION, and the performance that it provides, really pushes the Mini 311 beyond just good netbook, and in to the realm of great value. Adding to this value is a high resolution screen, good battery life, HDMI output, optional 3G cellular internet, and probably most importantly, a reasonable price. If you are interested in purchasing the HP Mini 311, check out links below directly from HP (where it can be customized) or through Amazon:

HP Direct

Amazon

HP Mini 311 Review is a post by Ben from Notebooks.com.

The Mini 311 has an 11.6” screen with a 1366×768 display which is higher resolution than most netbooks. The little green ION sticker on the computer might not look like much, but it represents a very impressive leap in performance for netbooks, adding a great deal of value to the inexpensive genre of computers that we call netbooks.

I’ve been using the HP Mini 311 over the holidays, and it’s been an awesome little device to have. It’s thin, lightweight, and is really useful as a couch top surfing machine due to low heat and noise production.

Aside from aesthetics and build quality rivaling that of a more expensive computer, ION is definitely the most impressive part of the Mini 311. If you told me a year ago that in one year I could go to the store and pick up a computer for $399 that could handle HD video playback (let alone flash HD playback), I would have called you a liar. Yet here is the Mini 311 with ION, and it can do those things very well. Not only can it handle local HD video playback very well, but with the recent release of Adobe’s flash player 10.1, ION can even play flash HD videos at full framerate, which was once a task that would stutter on even powerful machines.

An interesting thought I had pertaining to the Mini 311 was this: If I handed the Mini 311 and my much more expensive (and more powerful) HP 2525 tablet to someone who had not seen either device previously, and asked them to tell me which one costs the most, I’m fairly certain that their answer would be the Mini 311. Why? Because the Mini 311 is small, lightweight, and has the illusion of high power.

Illusion might not be the best word here… what I’m trying to say is that the Mini 311 has the guts to proficiently perform tasks that are highly relevant to most general computer users (word processing, web surfing, flash video [YouTube HD, etc.], and local HD video playback) without being an all around power-house of a computer. Specializing in specific tasks allows the computer to stay small, cool, low cost, and retain good battery life. All of this culminates into a very valuable machine for the user despite the Mini 311 being price inexpensively.

Stay tuned for a full review of the, so far very impressive, HP Mini 311 netbook.

HP Mini 311 Brings High Value to Low Cost With the Help of ION is a post by Ben from Notebooks.com.

Laptop Mag’s ION netbook shootout looked at similar characteristics to determine the best ION powered netbook including;

• Design and Ergonomics
• Overall Performance
• Overall Graphics Performance
• Video Performance
• Gaming Performance
• Battery Life
• Value

Laptop Mag chooses a winner for each of these categories and does a great job of calling out what sets the netbooks apart; both good and bad in the sections. If you like graphs and detailed test results than you’ll be in heaven exploring all of the different charts comparing the various performance aspects of each netbook.

To see the winner you can visit the Laptop Mag ION Netbook shootout; but I’ll let you know right now that thanks to the dual winners you have your choice of high end and expensive (for a netbook) or affordable with some compromises.

Image via Laptop Mag

Laptop Mag’s ION Netbook Shootout Shares the Top Spot is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

Picking the right netbook isn’t an easy decision and thanks to the inclusion of Nvidia ION technology in more netbooks it hasn’t gotten any easier. The inclusion of an ION GPU to the typically underpowered netbooks has made it possible for users to watch HD video, edit images at a reasonable pace and yes, even play call of Duty thanks to ION/Atom combo.  Joanna Stern at Engadget has put 4 ION powered netbooks to the test to make it easier for you to choose the right one.

Joanna tested the ASUS Eee PC 1201N, Lenovo IdeaPad S12, HP Mini 311 and the Samsung N510 netbooks which retail between $475 and $650; a range typically reserved for cheap notebooks and above the average cost of a netbook. The ION netbook roundup looked at 5 areas to find the top ION powered netbook including;

• Design
• Keyboard, touchpad and screen
• Overall performance
• Graphics and HD performance
• Battery life

One surprise that showed up in the head-to-head was that all of the ION powered netbooks felt a bit sluggish when opening programs, possibly a result of higher screen resolution, but something to keep in mind.

You can check out the full ION powered netbook Head-to-Head (with pictures and detailed stats) for the overall ION winner; but don’t forget that CES is just a week away and we will likely see new ION powered netbooks sporting the Atom N450 processor which could bring better performance to the table.

via jkOnTheRun

Which ION powered Netbook is the best? is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

Well, thanks to video card manufacturer’s Broadcom and Nvidia, this may not be the case anymore.

According to an article over at CNet:

For playback of high-resolution HD video–such as 1080p–Intel has “validated” an additional Broadcom chip that Netbook suppliers can include in systems, according to Anil Nanduri, director, Netbook Marketing at Intel.

However, consumers are going to have to find out on their own if their netbook has this new chip, the BCM70015 Crystal HD chip. Hopefully this process will be as straight-forward as it is too find out if a netbook has an nVidia Ion chip in it; otherwise, they will be stuck with 720p playback only.

Over at Nvidia, there is the nVidia Ion chip.  These chips will be demonstrated at CES this year.

“With Ion you’ll be able watch Hulu HD or YouTube HD at either 720 or 1080. With standard Intel components without Ion you won’t be able to do that,” said David Ragones, product line manager at Nvidia, disputing Intel’s claim that the Atom processor can do 720p video playback.

Between the new Broadcom and Nvidia chipsets, it looks like we can finally expect to see HD video playback arrive on many netbooks this coming year! Time to find that copy of Blade Runner in HD.

Here’s an video from Broadcom that shows how this new chip will impact how you watch videos on your netbook.

HD video coming to netbooks– thanks to Broadcomm and Nvidia is a post by Amy from Notebooks.com.

Netbooks sales which have been on a hot streak for a while — are about to get super-heated this fall with the release of Windows 7. With the critics hailing Windows 7 as fast, stable, and easier to use, consumers will be quick to embrace it. This is the first time people can buy a netbook with a new operating system.

If you’ve been watching all this and waiting for Windows 7 before jumping in the water, we have some advice for you.

1)     Not all netbooks are created equal.

Until recently, almost every netbook had an Atom CPU and lousy graphics. Atom was OK for Windows XP, but the poor graphics was a deal-breaker, because it meant people couldn’t run some of their favorite applications (or they ran so slowly that it wasn’t worth their time). It got so bad, some people called for the death of integrated graphics.

But with the introduction of Windows 7 and NVIDIA ION, the picture has changed dramatically. ION netbooks like the HP Mini 311 have virtually all of the capabilities of full-sized notebooks.

2)     Windows 7 uses two processors.

Windows 7 will introduce a key change in how applications are processed. Instead of running your programs solely on the CPU, Windows 7 will offload some computing tasks to the graphics processor. Doing this can speed up applications 5-10 times over the CPU alone.

One immediate benefit is that Windows 7 netbooks will provide native video acceleration in Windows Media Player if the system detects a graphics processor. Video transcoding will also be accelerated natively under Windows 7. This video shows video transcoding running almost 10 times faster on a netbook with an ION processor.

3)     Get the big picture with HDMI.

In a recent poll, Liliputing.com asked its readers if HD video is important to them. More than two-thirds of respondents said yes (about half of whom said yes if the netbook has a 720p or higher display). As more content today is being produced in HD, it just makes sense that your computer would have the ability to run it. The problem is most netbooks today are still hampered by Intel integrated graphics, which in most cases can’t  handle SD video full-screen, let alone HD video (and apparently won’t support it anytime soon). Because so few netbooks can handle HD video, very few offer HDMI.

ION changes all that. The Lenovo S12 with ION, Samsung N510, and HP Mini 311 all have HDMI, so you can use them to output HD video on an external display like an HDTV. This broadens the repertoire of the once-lowly netbook, turning it into a potent, portable media center. These systems also have full 24-bit 8-channel, lossless codec support, so you can enjoy full 7.1 audio through your home entertainment system via HDMI.

4)     Internet video

Today, more people watch internet video than breathe. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration but it’s almost true. You, your mom, and probably your pet have watched internet video at some point.

Watching streaming video on a netbook today is painful. Again, the non ION based netbooks simply don’t have the processing power to handle it. The problem is that Flash-based video today is run on the CPU, which on a netbook isn’t the fastest. NVIDIA and Adobe are working on a new version of Flash that will use NVIDIA graphics processors to speed up streaming video. When the new Flash Player 10.1 is released early next year, netbooks with graphics processors (like ION) will be able to handle 720p HD video with ease.

See streaming HD video running smoothly on the HP Mini 311.

5)     Games

We all know gaming has been a sore spot for netbooks, so it was good to see CNET declare that netbook gaming has finally arrived with ION-based systems like the HP Mini 311. Of course, no one should expect a netbook to compete with a more powerful gaming system, but ION netbooks do introduce the capability to play more recent games like SPORE, Battlefield Heroes, World of Warcraft, the Sims, and many others.

Conclusion

Over the past couple of years, netbooks developed a reputation for being small, weak, and incapable of running today’s more demanding applications. That’s why the moniker netbook” was created in the first place. Thankfully, that is no longer the case, but you have to know what to look for. Today’s netbooks have larger screens, larger keyboards, and better capabilities than ever. Not only do they blur the line between netbook and notebook, they provide new capabilities that never existed like HD video, accelerated media conversion, faster overall performance under Windows 7, and gaming capabilities.

Today’s ION-powered netbooks feature long battery life (more than 5 hours), attractive pricing (the HP Mini starts at under $400), and will soon be able to handle HD video streaming live off the Internet. An ION netbook with Windows 7 will meet the needs of typical PC users, students, and business travelers who want a light, versatile PC to take on the road.

Check pricing and specs for the Lenovo Ideapad S12 with ION, Samsung N510, and HP Mini 311.

5 Tips for Buying a Windows 7 Netbook is a post by Rene Haas from Notebooks.com.

We’ve gathered up the HP Mini 311 reviews and hands on experiences to give you a good look at what you can expect from the little powerhouse.

The HP Mini 311 looks impressive but how does it actually stack up to real world tests? Our own Xavier Lanier had some hands on time with the HP Mini 311 and provides a good introduction to the new HP Mini 311 netbook.

Reviews:

CNet: “The real payoff is in the Nvidia Ion, which, while not a true discrete GPU, offers enough power to play HD video files smoothly (a sticking point for Netbooks), as well as do some basic gaming. For nongraphics tasks, it won’t affect performance much (and GPU support for Flash video, such as Hulu, is still a work in progress), but it does solve some of the frustrations associated with Netbooks, without driving up the price.” – Dan Ackerman

PCWorld: “By netbook standards, the HP Mini 311 is reasonably priced and offers features most netbooks lack. You’re paying a small premium for a netbook that has an HDMI port and can drive 1080p resolutions to a bigger display. Though it didn’t deliver on 1080p playback, it handled 720p and 1080i videos better than netbooks with Intel-based graphics. For those who were hoping to make a gaming netbook out of this, think again. High-end 3D games are still best played on full-fledged laptops.” – Cisco Cheng

Blog.laptopmag.com: “The design, the bright and beautiful screen, and the price all make this netbook a head-turner.” … “The trackpad is very smooth and our fingers glided easily across it. We also like that the two mouse buttons sit underneath instead of on the left and right sides. The bottom of these buttons is flush with the edge of the chassis, a nice design touch.” – K. T. Bradford

LaptopMag official Review: “With the Mini 311, HP has broken the netbook mold; no longer will users be limited to simple activities on these small systems, nor will they have to pay upwards of $600 for portability and performance. At its $399 price, consumers in the market for an inexpensive system can’t go wrong with this notebook. While we would have liked a better touchpad, the Mini 311 offers dramatic performance benefits in comparison to traditional netbooks while still offering nearly six hours of battery life.” – Michael A. Prospero

Laptop Magazine was so impressed with the HP Mini 311, that despite having issues with the trackpad, it was given an “Editor’s Choice Award”.

If you want to know exactly how the Mini 311 stacks up to the competition in all kinds of benchmarks including 3dMark, battery life, file transfer speed and much, much more be sure to hit up the detailed comparison at LaptopMag.com.

Notebooks.com: The Nvidia ION GPU that earns the HP Mini 311 high marks from pretty much anyone who lays hands on it also gives the Mini the ability to transcode files much faster than similarly spec’d netbooks without the Nvidia Ion. In this video you can see just how fast the mini transcodes a movie file compared to a Lenovo S12 without an ION GPU.

The Mini 311 is already impresses reviewers with Windows XP installed and it looks like things will only get better when Windows 7 arrives.

According to Liliputing.com on October 22nd you will be able to purchase the Hp Mini 311 with an 80 GB SSD 2-3GB of Ram and a full Nvidia ION GPU. By replacing the Nvidia ION LE, which is available now, with a full version users should experience better HD processing and will gain DirectX 10 support which will bring greater game compatibility.

Another improvement coming to the HP Mini 311 in the near future addresses the ability of the HP Mini 311 to play Flash video without looking like a bad kung fu movie. When Adobe releases Flash 10.1 this year it will be able to use the Nvidia ION GPU to provide stutter free streaming HD Flash Video.

Overall the reviews are positive with the trackpad being a point of contention between the Laptop Magazine blogger and the official reviewer. Even with shorter lasting battery life than many competitors the ability to do more including watch HD content, play games and, when Flash 10.1 comes out, watch Hulu more than makes up for this shortcoming.

This is one netbook I can’t wait to get my hands on once Windows 7 and the additional options come out, even if they do bump the price up into notebook range.

HP Mini 311 Review Roundup is a post by Josh Smith from Notebooks.com.

The Mini 311 has an Intel Atom processor, earning it a ‘netbook’ moniker. This product is one example of how the line between netbooks and notebooks are continuing to blur. You can use the Mini 311 for a lot more than just web browsing, but it still isn’t speedy enough to keep up with systems equipped with more robust processors.

I don’t spend a whole lot of time playing games, but I do enjoy playing them. You can’t even get graphics-intensive games to load on most netbooks, but they’re playable on the Mini 311. In this video you can see that Call of Duty 4 plays smoothly on low settings.

NVIDIA ION graphics also speeds up video transcoding. In this demo we moved a video file from each of the netbooks onto a Sony Walkman device. The NVIDIA ION equipped netbook performed the task over five times faster than the netbook with integrated graphics.

The Mini 311 comes with a video player from Arcsoft that upscales standard-def content. In this demo you can see more detail in the actor’s face and color is improved.

As you can see in the above video, HP Mini 311 excels compared to netbooks without dedicated graphics. However, if you push around a lot of video clips or are a gaming enthusiast this won’t suffice as your primary notebook. The Intel Atom processor is fine for basic tasks, but it’s not speedy enough to play Flash videos from Hulu full screen.

The Mini 311 does address a lot of the common complaints about smaller netbooks and is definitely worth a look.

HP Mini 311: NVIDIA ION Makes Gaming Possible on a Netbook is a post by Xavier Lanier from Notebooks.com.