Given the many options out there, someone in the market for a portable computer may have a hard time deciding whether to go with an ultra-small netbook or a small-but-not-THAT-small notebook computer. If you want a netbook, you’ve got another choice ahead of you: Would you like that with Linux or Windows? While it’s no surprise to see the latter offered as a pre-installed operating system, the former is also a common option on lightweight netbooks — much more so than on desktops or larger laptops.
