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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/willcolumn.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Will Smith&quot; width=&quot;140&quot; height=&quot;180&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; /&gt;In the July issue, I tested HP’s Mini-Note—the small, cheap notebook is HP’s answer to the subcompact, sub-$500 Asus Eee PC. HP’s tiny notebook got me thinking about the point of diminishing PC returns—the point at which adding more hardware oomph doesn’t deliver a perceptible performance boost to the user.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I didn’t have any major complaints with its performance in my most common activities: web browsing, checking email, writing documents, and listening to music. Is this Mini-Note’s 1.2GHz VIA C7-M CPU fast enough for me?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hit the jump for my conclusions. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/where_lies_point_diminishing_returns&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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