As for specs, there's nothing too incredibly surprising here, but Toshiba did manage to squeeze dual 2.4-inch drive bays into the 6 pound, 1.47-inch thick laptop, which is a bit of a feat in itself.
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That's the upside to the rounded edges, of course, but for a 1.3-pound, 0.31-inch-thick device, the 101 is reassuringly sturdy (and hefty, we might add).
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The 65-pound, 48-by-40-inch platforms are slapped onto a conveyer belt and run through an MRI-like chamber, where lasers scan them for defects.
You now have a big, bulky, 3.35-pound tablet with a 12.5-inch screen.
Weighing just over one pound, the sleek half-inch-thin device features a transflective display that combines both transmissive and reflective modes for ideal readability in all light conditions.
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While it doesn't quite undercut the Mac Mini's 6.5- x 6.5- x 2-inch enclosure and 2.9-pound weight, this PC weighs in at just over five pounds while boasting a 7.28- x 7.68- x 2.95-inch package.
The 10.1-inch Toshiba Excite 10LE was the lightest tablet the group has tested, at a little over one pound, and Pantech's new 8-inch Element tab was praised for its claim of being waterproof.
The N family will be sub-5-pound units with more built-in drives and up to 15-inch displays.
Although the 1.35-pound device has been shrunken down with smaller displays -- a 6-inch "Wacom Penabled" e-ink panel and 7-inch LCD -- it actually doesn't appear like much else has been changed from the original.
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Of course, the 1.6-pound tablet is not as thin and light as a the 0.34-inch thick iPad, either.
Gateway's first notebook PC with a 13.3-inch widescreen display, it sports a small footprint and lightweight 5.3-pound design that is idea for travel and taking to work and class.
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On the teensy end, the E 4200 offers a 12.1-inch WXGA screen in a 2.2 pound form factor, with 32GB and 64GB SSD options.
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Debuting today, the three pound convertible tablet boasts a spill and drop-resistant shell, a carry handle, a presumed 10-inch touchscreen display and a 6-cell Li-ion battery.
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