Digital Home Thoughts: Toshiba Mini NB200 Netbook Sports 9-Cell Battery

"Looking to raise the stakes in the netbook market, Toshiba's latest ultraportable PC packs a 9-cell battery the company says will provide up to 9 hours of run time. Remarkably, Toshiba also managed to keep the weight down to under 2.5-pounds despite the larger battery, giving the Mini NB200, as it's been dubbed, a leg up on the competition when it comes to battery life and portability."

Also interesting on this model is a hard disk drive with shock avoidance technology using accelerometers to move the disk heads from the platter when a shock is detected. Except for the fairly weak 0.3 mega-pixel, this looks like a winner.