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"It only takes a few minutes," was the disclaimer atop our Home Business Survey last year. "And you could win an HP netbook." For home business owner Amanda Vlahakis it was a few minutes well spent! She emailed us from her new computer to say how she was getting on with her prize.

Netting a netbook

"It's very small," says Amanda, owner of Truly Ace design. "And way more portable than my old, clumsy laptop."
Amanda won an HP Mini 5105 business class netbook by filling out a Home Business Survey on our website.

It allows her to meet with clients on their premises, without suffering "heavy laptop elbow."

"I'm going to get more into photography this year too," she says. "So the netbook will allow me to upload and edit photos 'on the hop', instead of having to wait until I get home."

What is a 'netbook'?

Netbooks are small, light and inexpensive laptops, somewhere between computers and smartphones.

They're designed to be used on the move and are built for wireless communications, sometimes via mobile phone networks, so you can always get online, wherever you are.

Actual computing specifications are usually a bit lower with netbooks. They might have smaller hard drives, for examples. But since so much of what we do and where we store our files, pictures and music is online anyway, this isn't really a disadvantage, especially if you're buying a netbook as a second computer.

Sponsor

Thanks to kindly sponsor HP for Amanda's prize! Find out more at their pretty cool Business IT Advice mini-site on the link below:

• Business IT Advice - HP business answers