Gone are the days when laptops came in black, black and black! The laptop and netbook market has exploded into color in the last few seasons, and right now there’s the biggest choice of all. But for a really girlie girl (or indeed a boy), the only possible color choice is pink. There are a profusion of pink laptops on the market at the moment, so if that’s your first (and possibly) only purchase criterion, you won’t have far to look. But you will also want to know that your pink laptop comes with a good combination of performance and value for money, right? Here is a short guide to some of the best pink portable computers around.

Possibly the master of pink design is Asus. The eponymous Asus Karim Rashid is one of the red-hot designs of the moment, a real must-have for this season. Top of the class for its deep pink crocodile-style case, this laptop is light yet powerful, running Windows 7 with a 250GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. It also has a fantastic 6 hours of battery life. Its shell-like cousin, the glossy baby pink Eee, is a similarly impressive performer, and is the design the Karim Rashid was based on.

Don’t forget the kids – little girls are the color pink’s biggest fans, and Asus also have a pint-sized offering in the 9 inch Eee PC Disney edition. Disney and pink – what could be better? The HP Netbook Mini by Vivienne Tam gains a mention purely for its beauty – the deep reddish-pink floral design is one of the most stunning on the market.

But to end, we must turn to two of the giants of the pink laptop market. For pure pink power there’s nothing to beat the Sony Vaio VCP-EA1S1E. With an astonishing 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard disk, this is one of the best pink packages on the market, not to mention its graphics card and fantastic screen, making it great for watching movies at home. We can’t leave, however, without mentioning Dell. They deserve a salute as pretty much the first manufacturer to offer pink laptops to the market, and the Inspiron 1545 in particular is still a bestseller today.

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The evolution of computer technology over the past twenty years is remarkable. It seems that every few months another product is released that is designed to make our lives easier, and the recent launch of touch screen laptop computers is no exception. A touch screen laptop is nearly identical to a traditional laptop except that commands are made by touch rather than through a mouse and/or keyboard. Want to enlarge a photo or text being displayed on the screen? A touch screen laptop computer allows you to do this with a simple stretch of the fingers. Although this technology has been around for many years, most recently used by Apple in its line of IPOD’s and phones, the availability of full featured computers that include this technology is a relatively recent phenomenon. Even more recent is the availability of cool pink laptops with touch screens. Thanks to the power of marketing and product development, it is now possible to carry around a shiny new touch screen laptop in the color pink.

There are currently only a handful of pink laptop computers featuring a touch screen, one being a model designed for young children. Produced by VTech, the Touch Tablet Advanced features a detachable touch screen display that allows children to learn through more than 120 separate activities. The activities include lessons in English, math, history, social studies and science. The touch tablet will adjust itself based on your child’s performance and is designed to continually offer more challenging lessons. A CD-ROM is included with the purchase, which provides additional challenges and activities. Reviews for the device are generally positive and cost is reasonable at $99.

With the increasing popularity of pink laptops and other pink electronic devices, there are sure to be other touch screen pink laptops on the horizon. One thing is for certain – technology will continue to expand and conquer new horizons. It’s up to you to stay current and not be left behind.

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