Mini laptops: Dell Mini Inspiron, Acer Aspire One, Wizbook, Via OpenBook, RazorBook 400

We've seen the Asus Eee PC 900, the HP 2133 Mini-Note and the brand new MSI Wind, but there are plenty of other mini laptops that are preparing to take the world by storm. You can see photos of all of them by browsing the following few pages.

Dell is probably the highest-profile company to join the midget laptop party, with what the Internet has dubbed the 'Mini Inspiron'. Its official name, pricing and specifications are yet to be confirmed, but hot damn, it's sexy.

Next up is Acer, whose Aspire One has just been leaked ahead of the official Tuesday 3 June launch date. We've known about this one for a while, but it's the first time we've seen pictures. Specs-wise, it follows the herd with an 8.9-inch screen, and a super-lame mouse trackpad with buttons that sit on either side, instead of directly below. Meh.

Also announced this week was the Wizbook from Red Fox Technologies -- and no, we haven't heard of it either. Apparently the Philippine company "started with a series of motherboards as its main product which later on evolved into producing other product lines like videocards, barebones, peripherals and PC systems". Fair enough -- Crave started out with an electric typewriter and a Tipp-Ex, and look at us now. Oh.

We've also got shots of the Via OpenBook, and the 3K Computers RazorBook 400. UK dwellers are unlikely to get their hands on the latter, but the former will probably show up in a variety of machines -- albeit under varying names.

That's it -- this week -- for mini laptops, but we're willing to bet our backsides that half a dozen more are unveiled over the course of 2008. Don't forget to check full images of all these machines over the following few pages.

Once you've done that, read our WannabEees feature to see a host of similar machines, then go watch our exclusive video of the MSI Wind. Those are orders, please obey them. -Rory Reid

Update: Read our full Acer Aspire One review and Dell Inspiron Mini 9 review

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