Senior Writer Darren Gladstone takes a look at two new mini-notebooks the Acer Aspire One, and the MSI Wind--both powered by Intel's new Atom mobile processor. Both are remarkably inexpensive, retailing for under $500, and surprisingly powerful.
Atomic Mini-Notebooks
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