Incredible Shrinking Notebooks

Innovation isn't all bells and whistles. In this year's roundup of innovative PCs, what we witnessed wasn't spectacular so much as it was technologically impressive. The most noted trend: Packing more features into less space.

And what better place to do this than in notebooks. They're shrinking—some down to a mere 2 pounds—but still managing to maintain prime computing capabilities. Even the smallest notebooks run full Windows XP, have 20GB hard drives, integrated wireless, crisp screens, and—best of all—full-size keyboards.

Oversize desktop replacements, on the other hand, are impressively sprouting the other way—mostly with enormous 16-inch screens and every imaginable port and drive. These notebooks can finally measure up to "desktop replacement" status.