A mini laptop is a computer about half the size of a regular laptop. It has smaller screen, hard drive, memory, and usually slower CPU. Mini laptops and the MS Windows Mobile platform are not the same thing and should not be confused. Here, we discuss mini laptops that use the standard Windows platform (or, in some cases, the Linux platform). Although standard laptops are quite portable, your lifestyle or work style may demand something even more mobile. Mini laptops weigh about 1.5 lb, and they fit in most handbags, or even large pockets. They are able to meet most of your computing needs without too much loss in performance - or at least that is their aim.