There was a time when the smaller the laptop, the costlier it was. Then netbooks brought down the price for portable computing.
Fujitsu is doing its bit to keep small trendy, while offering even more reasonable prices. The new Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 comes with a 5.6-inch display, even smaller than the original 7-inch screen of the Asus EeePC.
Fujitsu makes a lot of effort to lessen any inadequacies. Despite the small size, the display supports a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, which is more than enough to display the full width of a website, according to the company. The screen also supports touch, so you can take advantage of the multitouch and gesture control feature of the Windows 7 software.
There are also five so-called 'thumb buttons' for quick access to different applications, including an ECO button that tells the machine to save energy and extend battery life.
All of these touch controls mean Fujitsu can get rid of the track pad, so the keyboard is more usable than other devices of this size. It is probably also same reason Fujitsu has managed to keep the UH900 super-thin, at just 23.8mm.
But inside the UH900 is basically your average netbook. It's powered by an Intel Centrino Atom Z530 processor, comes with 2GB of RAM, a 62GB solid state hard disk, Bluetooth, wireless LAN and an integrated 0.78-megapixel webcam. On the other hand, at HK$12,980, the price of the UH900 is far from average.