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Slim, trim HP laptop is no lightweight when it comes to performance
Every now and then a product comes along that we simply must have for ourselves. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Omnibook 500 is one such device. We can highly recommend it to anyone who uses a laptop, but especially to those who are tired of lugging around a standard-sized notebook computer.
The first thing we noticed about the Omnibook 500 when we cracked open the box was how slender and light the unit is. Weighing just 3.4 pounds in its lightest configuration and 5.4 pounds in its docking station, the Omnibook 500 can be slipped into a briefcase, and you might not even notice the extra weight.
Despite its diminutive size and weight, we were impressed both with the unit's display and its keyboard. The Omnibook 500's 12.1-inch active-matrix display is extremely clear and capable of displaying at 1,024-By-768 resolution in up to 16 million colors. Our unit came with an ATI Mobility Mi graphics accelerator with 8M of display memory.
The keyboard offers a rubberized texture and a nice touch. We found it easy to use, even for those of us with relatively large...