The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Pros:
Lightweight
two batteries
has fireware port, and three usb ports (most in this class have 1 or 2)
Excellent wifi capabilities, it's able to pick up the fantest networks.
Lot's if features including bluetooth, IR, and vga out, mmc/sd/memory stick support
Uses the latest chipset with the intel 900 for gaming, ddr2 for better performance and less power requirements than ddr1, intel pentium 740, which I personally think has the best power to performance ratio of any chip.
Includes a pcmcia slot
It has a good feeling keyboard with little flex.
Easy to use lid, no button to push to open laptop.
Easy to turn on/off wireless/bluetooth
Uses a standard 2.5 hard drive (makes it easier to upgrade).
Cons:
Average build quality (the build is nice but doesn't use anything fancey like ligthweight metals.
Average screen quality. It's and little washed out (barely) but it's not bad.
Comes with a recovery cd instead of a full OS cd.
Typical laptop speakers that aren't very loud.
Slow 4200 hard drive included
Finish is easy to scratch.
Overall with this laptop I have been very happy with it. I love that I can turn off the back light when I need to leave something running but don't need to see the screen. Hibernation works great and unhibernates quickly. I also like that the touch pad has the ability to scroll up/down/left/right.
For me having an external cd/dvd drive is a plus but some may prefer an internal one.
Also the other thing I like about this laptop is that it's the least expensive when you consider weight and features.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
