The HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion dv2-1030us looks like a Notebook, although a very slim one. With 4GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive, it sounds like a notebook. Instead of an Intel Dual Core or even AMD Turion X2 mobile processor, the HP Pavilion dv2 has an AMD Athlon Neo running at 1.6 GHz. The Neo is AMD’s answer to Intel’s Atom processor – specifically meant for Netbooks. This means that inside this Notebook is a Netbook processor, and this Notebook delivers performance which is more like a Netbook than a Notebook. All is not lost though, as the AMD Neo processor has enough power to run Windows Vista smoothly.

This machine appears to be aimed somewhere between Netbooks and Ultraportable notebooks. It is pricier than Netbooks, but it does have a 12 inch screen. Like Netbooks it does not have a built-in optical drive, but it does include and external DVD writer.

Other Notebook-sized Netbooks similar to the HP Pavilion dv2 are the Samsung NC20 and the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Notebook.