We’re looking for the smallest Windows Notebook here folks. The requirements are that it has to run Windows XP. I have to put that in, otherwise some Linux machine smaller than a Sharp Zaurus C-1000 would win.

Our first contender is the Fujitsu LifeBook U810 (already superseded by the U820, but never mind). This mini notebook, size 6 inches by 6.73 by 1.26 and weighing only 1.56 pounds, has a screen which swivels to convert the mini-notebook into a mini-tablet PC.

The LifeBook U810’s specs are as follows:
A 800MHz Intel A110 Processor, with 1GB of RAM, it has a 40GB hard drive, integrated Mobile Intel Express 945GM Graphics card, a 5.6 inch touchscreen (measured diagonally). It includes Bluetooth 2.0 and 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g wireless as well as wired 10/100 Ethernet. There is also a fingerprint reader, microphone, a VGA (0.3 Megapixel) camera and card readers which for Compact Flash and SecureDigital memory cards. There is only one USB port.
The LifeBook U810 can be purchased with Windows Vista Business. Since this entitles you to a downgrade to Windows XP, you also get a restore disc for Windows XP tablet Edition 2005 along with the other discs – I just had to mention that.