I have most of my work in my laptop – my visual aids, my lessons, exams, and plans. But I still manage to squeeze in loads of pictures of andrea and mateo inside it. This is what makes it such an essential accessory for me. And as much as possible, I’d like to bring it with me everywhere I go.

This is why I’ve been thinking seriously about replacing it with a significantly smaller, handier model. In fact, there are several models out in the market right now which I’m currently considering. There’s the MSI Wind U100, the Acer Aspire One, and now even a Lenovo contender by the name of Ideapad S10. All three are sporting 10″ LCDs, 160 Gb of hard disk storage, and of course, the new Intel wonder processor – the Atom. All models are also at least 3 times lighter than my present notebook and cost at least twice as much now (after 4 years of depreciation).

Lately I’ve been thinking of the idea so much that I can’t help but browse the latest promotional products out there every once and a while just to check if any of these models would be on sale. I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these cute little netbooks.