The Hannspree HannsBook SN12E2 Thread!

Hmm, did you check your power profile and set your wi-fi to maximum performance? I use mine outside my house 25-30 ft from my router through brick and plaster walls and still get 3 bars.

 

m11xR1 users can get 1.9-2.1Ghz overclock on their SU4100/SU73000. The way to do that is to PLL pinmod to run 266Mhz (x6, 0.9V locked = 1.6Ghz), then setfsb overclock up to the point of instability.

 

Not gonna bother with that with this machine. Plus beyond 1.5GHz or so, the ethernet and wi-fi adapter kicks out. I think the components on the bus are the weak link here.

 

If you do the 200->266Mhz PLL pinmod, the chipset would setup correct timings so the ethernet and wifi would work correctly. It would be working in the same capacity as a SL9300-1.6 (1066Mhz FSB), but would have voltage and multipliers locked. That's Intel's anti-overclock protection when the BSEL set by the CPU (200Mhz) and sampled by the chipset (266Mhz) differ.

 

So what would have to be done? Just cutting a pin or grounding through a resistor? I can't recall offhand the PLL since I don't have the machine near me at the moment. But if it's just cutting a pin, I can do that, otherwise I'm ham fisted with soldering those teensy tiny components. I sent my M11x R1 to an NBR user to do the pin mod for me.

 

Haven't found a datasheet for your ICS9LPRS430BGLF. If it's a 64-pin rectangular PLL then the FSLB is pin57 as shown in the ICS9LPRS365BFLT datasheet. So to go from 200->266Mhz would need to either disconnect or GND the FSLB pin57 to change it's logic from 1 to 0.

 

Hi,

The HannsBook SN12E2 is something I have been eyeing for a while. If anyone could take a look at this thread where I am currently debating the purchase, I would appreciate any opinions.

Also I have an important question: is it safe to buy this now? Any new models coming out or anticipated promotions/price drop that may come about lately? I intend on purchasing it off of Newegg for $289.99 if I decide to pull the trigger now.

I have to admit this thing looks pretty nice, I'm mainly after that processor in such a cheap unit. How has this computer been treating everyone? Would this make for a solid office machine?

How is Hannspree customer service? I have heard it's kind of wretched but I sure hope such reviews are just angry people or trolls hehe.

Thanks everyone, and my apologies for the excessive amount of questions. I'm just very interested in this computer, it looks great.

 

My opinion is the Hannspree because you said CPU is most important and the SU4100 is definitely more powerful than the E-350. But the 6310 GPU is more powerful than the 4500MHD just for the record. You won't find a better machine for the price especially in that size. The only compromise is if you swap out RAM or HDD then you void the warranty. Or at least there are stickers over the screws that say "Warranty void if removed".

IMHO, I'd rather take around a 12" machine than a big 15" one for a machine with those specs.

In any case, for a machine of this price you kind of take what you can get. I did call Hannspree and found them to be helpful. Inexpensive battery ($50) and AC adapter ($25) replacements. Tech support is pretty lax, but then again, what do you want to root cause in a machine with these basic specs? Send it back and get it replaced if it fails. But again, the whole warranty thing. If you think 2GB is enough, then stick with it, otherwise your warranty is void if you update to 4GB.

 

Thanks for the reply. : )

I acknowledged that the HD Radeon 6310 is well ahead of the 4500MHD but this will solely be a browsing/office machine as I am in need for one. Portability isn't a huge deal as it will be on a desk most of the time, but I certainly like the idea of increased portability anyway for when I do take it some place. I also like the smaller footprint that a 12.1'' netbook offers as opposed to a bulky 15.6'' laptop, as my space is often limited.

The warranty void is annoying but I certainly don't need to upgrade right away. 2 GB at 800 MHz should be fine for my intended usage and Windows 7. After a year I could see myself putting a small SSD (64 GB or so) in it and a 4 GB stick of RAM for a small price to put some more life, speed, and productivity into it, but for now the stock 5400 RPM drive with 2 GB of RAM is more than fine for me.

I think I am going to go for it. I have been trying to make a decision for a while and this just seems like a great deal. I mean, you get a more than capable computer for $289.99 plus a nice looking case to go hand in hand with it's portability. Like I said I am mainly after that processor. There are notebooks at the $350-$400 price range that all seem to run the A-350 dual-core, and it's hard to find a better processor than the SU4100 at a comparing price point. This just seems like it's too good of a deal almost, plus there are mixed reviews on Newegg, so I was wondering what could cause the negativity? It seems like it's mainly either the warranty void or customer service. I don't mind the warranty void for now, I just really hope that Hannspree backs their product, as it seems like they've got a really nice unit here.

Also, are those recovery and driver discs that are shown? It's tough to read them. I am going to purchase an external optical drive anyway, so that would be a nice plus if that's what those discs are. And is the memory DDR2 or DDR3? It says DDR2 on Newegg but some reviewers are claiming that it comes with DDR3 memory installed.

Thanks again for the response.

 

Click the link in my sig for my review, or just go here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/hannspree/517115-user-review-hannspree-hannsbook-12-1-netbook.html

It's DDR3, but runs at 800MHz. All specs say DDR2, but it IS DDR3.

Two discs come with the laptop:
- Driver / Utilities / Manual
- Windows 7 Recovery DVD-ROM

Just take note that if you eventually install 4GB RAM, that if you stick with 32-bit windows only about 3GB will be usable unless you do a fresh install of Windows 7 64-bit, and will have to acquire your own DVD for that, but the product key that comes wtih the laptop will also work for 64-bit.

I own two of them because after buying one, I loved it, and bought another as a media streaming device. It doesn't have a DVD ROM, but most of my stuff is digital now anyhow and have a cheap USB DVD drive I can use if needed. I use the other one around the house and outside, or wherever I go, because it's inexpensive, but it does pretty much everything but play modern games. I'm keeping an eye out on this because if they drop in price again, to like $250 or less, I'm buying two more. One for my niece for high school graduation, and the other for my kids to bet up on.

Maybe they are working on a Sandy Bridge version, nobody knows. I hope they are because that means these models may drop to as low as $200 even if with rebate, and be even better deal yet! But I wouldn't count on it. If I do buy another, I will probably pin mod one to see if I can get it to 2GHz like nando4 suggests.

 

You're certainly making this deal a lot more convincing, hehe.

Most of my stuff is on disks but I won't be installing too much on it. Although, I'm installing enough to warrant the purchase of an external optical drive, plus that will allow me to make use of that recovery dvd if necessary. I always like seeing recovery options, it's great peace of mind.

It's nice to know that it's DDR3 memory, wouldn't notice a difference really but it's makes the computer all the more modern ... as modern as it gets with a pentium processor and 4500MHD I suppose. ; )

Good point on the 64bit mention, I forgot about it being necessary to recognize the full 4 GB RAM upgrade. I will definitely keep that in mind when it I go to upgrade it in the future.

I'm starting to type like I own it already. Yeah, I am most likely going for this. I don't think it will have a price drop or promotion anytime soon, at least for Newegg, as they recently had that free dock deal. It's $289.99 anyway and I will be sure to use the new customer coupon as it would be my first Newegg purchase.

How is this laptop on crapware? I have read that there is virtually none at all, which is pleasing if it's true.

I will take a look at that review and sorry if some of these questions are answered in it, but I will give it a read after I make this post.

 

There is really no crapware that I can recall.

I don't want to be a cheerleader for it, but at the time I bought one originally, it cost $400. I had gone through several netbooks, but none had enough horsepower to make me happy. Then I found this one for $400. Similar laptops were 13" or 14" and cost at least $500 or more. Then it dropped to $300 so I bought another one. To be honest I don't see any laptop in the near future with this kind of performance for less than $300.

 

No crapware is good.

I didn't think you were being a cheerleader for it lol, just making it really convincing. I mean, it seems like you've used it for a while and can make an actual review on it as you have and your opinion on this unit seems to come from a good standpoint as you own a couple of them.

This is currently way in the lead for my budget computer decision, and honestly I am probably just going to pull the trigger within the next few days. This computer just looks great and it offers what seems to be the fastest processor at a price point lower than most netbook/notebook competitors.

Thanks a lot for all of the information and helping me towards a decision, I really appreciate it. If I decide to go for it, I will keep up with this thread and post my opinions/review on it for sure.

Take care.

 

Not only that, the 4500MHD is no pushover, as it's about as fast as nVidia's old 8400GS (mobile).

 

Right. I actually have played quite a few games on my Hannspree. Older games, but still playable. I can push my system to 1.55GHz without issue and it helps. If I get brave enough and can get the datasheet on the PLL, I may try a hard mod to push it to 2.0GHz.

 

I did not really think to compare it to anything other than the 6310.

I heard that it handles 1080p content well. I'm not going to be putting it through anything intensive, probably the most usage it will see is flash content like YouTube.

I haven't been on Windows in a long time though and when I did use it I was decently versed but basically just gamed on a desktop and didn't really think about prolonging my system or anything. When I made the transition to Laptops I purchased a MacBook Pro last year (had the funds at the time; on a tight budget now) for myself as my first and had to learn about OS X and such. I've learned so much about it and computers in general in the last several months and it just makes me want to go back and apply that knowledge to relearning Windows and advancing in it. This purchase is going to be a huge learning experience for me, basic things like utilizing current Windows freeware, settling on a browser and extensions for it, etc, as well as care for and get as much use as possible out of it by practicing proper battery procedure and such.

I've just come to prefer laptops/notebooks/netbooks over desktops with the transition.

That's basically why I am going with this unit. I'm pretty much decided at this point. ; )

 

I think you'll be happy with Windows 7 and transition shouldn't be too difficult from OS X. It's worlds better than Vista, and a massive improvement over XP.

 

Yeah, the 4500MHD handles flash 1080p, bluray 40mbits+, and silverlight 1080p well (from experience; paired with Pentium U4100 in an Acer 4810TZ)

The HD6310 probably is 40% faster in gaming, but that's just a pure shot in the dark guess from me

 

6310 is probably a significant bump in gaming, but it's still a low end card that wouldn't let you play a whole lot more or only adding a few fps to any existing game.

 

That sounds great, sounds pretty decent after all. I was worried about it not being able to handle too much, but if it can handle 1080p flash, that's most likely the most intensive task that I would use it for.

Thanks for all of the information.

 

I personally can't vouch for 1080p, but I do run 720p stuff all the time and it doesn't flinch. Maybe I'll try 1080p and see what I get!

 

right, I forgot, it's in the E350 APU - it's CPU limited, and otherwise, bandwidth limited, lol

There are a few games where the 4500MHD chokes (Starcraft 2, empirically) vs a normally lower end amd or nVidia GPU, however, those are becomming extremely rare as Intel IGP drivers are getting better and better

 

I outputted to a 1080p Mitsu DLP for family youtube viewing (not kidding - it's how we get our modern music fix, lol).

 

Yeah, I have Freelancer on mine and plays it smooth as silk. Battlefield 2 is even playable at low detail. I do play some 1v1 skirmishes with it as well, and it actually handles it decently. I wouldn't go beyond that though, lol.

Nice to know! I may buy one of those new 1TB Samsung 9.5mm height laptop drives for one of my Hannsbooks that I use for my kids HTPC. Load it up with all the Barney and Elmo and Umizoomi they can handle!

 

I think I am going through with it and ordering one of these tomorrow.

The negative reviews have me a bit skeptical but I think I am going through with it.

I hope it turns out to be a great purchase!

 

Did you check out the Lenovo B575 at Best Buy that was mentioned? It's a 15.6" but $299 gets you AMD E-350 CPU, HD 6310m GPU, 320GB 5400RPM HDD, 4GB DDR3, DVDRW, and Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit.

Lenovo - IdeaPad Laptop / AMD E-Series Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Black - B575-1450A5U

The CPU isn't as powerful as the SU4100 but it comes stock with 4GB, and the HD 6310 is somewhat gaming capable.

 

Hi, I am new in this forum and I would like someone to help me please with this notebook. I am thinking of buying it, but I want to use it just to record, edit and create my music using software as FL Studio 9, MusicMagic, Cubase, Cooledit etc. My question is if this laptop is good for that because I want a portable studio to carry it wherever I go and it is the perfect solution for me because of the screen inches, the hard disc capacity and the RAM memory, and of course the price!!!!
Thank you guys.

 

I am not familiar with those programs you mention, but make sure 2GB is enough RAM. If you need 4GB you will have to buy it and replace the 2GB chip in there and that will void the warranty.

Also, it has onboard audio which is ok for the average user, but for music reproduction probably isn't going to be pleasant if you're an audiophile. Of course you can always get a USB audio adapter that will be much better, but still somewhat limited.

 

Yes, I had originally mentioned that, it was the top competitor for the SN12E2 for me. I think that you had suggested the SN12E2 over the B575, no?

That looks like a great notebook but the thing is I feel like I will benefit more from a faster processor. I will not be doing any gaming on which computer I buy, and in the long run I would rather have a faster processor as I will be doing office tasks.

2 GB of RAM will be fine for right now and I can utilize that for about a year. After a year I could see myself upgrading the SN12E2 with a 4 GB stick of RAM and a small SSD to make it really snappy. The RAM and HDD are always upgradeable, and while there is a warranty void, it still doesn't prevent those upgrades, as I can wait a year, or there are those that just void it straight away. However, if I had went with the Lenovo, I would be stuck with the 1.6 GHz A-350 with no option to upgrade, and likewise I would be stuck with the 4500MHD on the SN12E2. I'd much rather be stuck with less capable graphics than I would with a less capable processor. I know that the SU4100 isn't that much better than the A-350, but if graphics aren't a concern, I would rather not get bottlenecked by a slower processor in the future. Plus, it's ten bucks cheaper and I get a case and recovery disks. =P

Oh, and the B575 isn't available in pretty much any Best Buy store according to their store checker, and I would rather not deal with Best Buy anyway, especially if I have to pick it up in store. I don't want them hassling me over the list price of the item, which I heard is pretty common. I am not trying to knock Best Buy, they have great deals it seems, but I'd rather not have them try to sell me into buying some computer with their "optimized" customization and the B575 is unfortunately not available for shipping.

I'll be ordering a SN12E2.

 

Yeah, the 1.6GHz clock of the E350 should be able to just *barely* match the SU4100's 1.3GHz speeds, if not be a bit slower. The biggest killer of performance on the E350 would be the single channel RAM, which is shared with the HD6310m



But, at this point, that is a 15" vs a 12" laptop and for me, at least, size matters. For someone who wants the most gaming performance in a laptop of any form factor, the Lenovo may do.

 

How about spending $70 more and getting a E350 in a 11.6"?

HP Pavilion dm1z Laptop: AMD Dual Core E-350 1.6GHz, 11.6" LED (1366x768), 3GB DDR3, 250GB 7200rpm HDD, HD 6130M w/ HDMI, WiFi-N, Bluetooth, Windows 7 Premium 64-Bit $370 + Free Shipping - HP Home & Home Office Store Deals, Coupons and Promos

 

Yeah, I would have certainly gone with the Lenovo if I wanted to do some light gaming on the machine, but since I'm not, faster processor all of the way.

I would actually consider myself obsessed with the SN12E2, and I don't even own one yet. It seems I got one of, if not the last one that Newegg had in stock.

I can easily see myself tricking this thing out close to or after the end of the warranty with Windows 7 64-bit, 4 GB of RAM, and an 80 GB SSD. This is going to be a great learning experience and a cool project.

 

hi,

I think I have found the problem. For some reason, when I checked the connection, it says it is connecting with wireless g connection. I have verizon fios and know my router is wireless n capable. do you know why this is happening? is there an option to change it to wireless n?

Thanks

 

hi,

I think I have found the problem. For some reason, when I checked the connection, it says it is connecting with wireless g connection. I have verizon fios and know my router is wireless n capable. do you know why this is happening? is there an option to change it to wireless n?

Thanks

Sorry about the repeated message

 

Anyone else's SN12E2 make some noises besides the fans running?

I'm hearing this noise, it's kind of hard to describe, it doesn't sound like a hard drive click or park (but very well may be), but it's an audible noise coming from below the keyboard it sounds like.

I really hope I don't have to send this back, I really like it, but the noise has me worried. Is this normal?

 

It should be automatic, and many wireless adapters you can set it to whatever band you want, but I don't find it. Although I did a clean Windows install and may not have the full wi-fi suite installed. Maybe I'll give it a whirl later. Just to test you should be able to set your router to N only and see how the signal is.

If it's a constant click, then it may be the fan rubbing on something, in that case you should get it exchanged or repaired. If it's just an occasional click then it's probably the hard drive. I put an SSD in mine so I can't tell you for certain.

 

Thanks for your help via PMs, HT, I appreciate the help.

I just tried out some YouTube content on this guy and I have to say, the computer is fast. It doesn't lag at all and it and brings up websites and YouTube videos without any stuttering. The speakers are kind of awkward, though, they sound kind of one-sided. At first I thought one of them had been blown out (assuming there are 2?..), but it's not so bad.

I'll have a full review coming, that is if I don't have to RMA it for this noise issue. Hopefully it's not an issue at all and it's just not something I am used to.

 

I ordered the hannspree based on all the great feedback for $320, however another deal sprung up for an Asus UL20FT 12" w/ i3-330um for $400.
ASUS UL20FT-A1, Notebook (Silver) - Intel Core i3-330UM, 12.1" HD LED, 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Intel HD Graphics, No ODD, Wireless N, Webcam, 6-cell, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 1-year Global Warranty | Canada Computers

I'm trying to see if it's worth getting the Asus laptop. The hannspree has everything I need but the only thing that I may not like about it is the fact that it is so glossy. I have not seen anyone complain about it though but what is everyone's experience with the glossy finish when typing?

 

Here is my feedback regarding the SN12E2:

I am backpacking around the world at the moment. I had a Atom based Z520 netbook, really tiny thing with a 7" screen, the brand was a Korean/Japanese one called Kohjinsha. It was getting on my nerves at the 1024x600 screen was hard to use with iTunes (I also have an iphone 3gs and iPad 1) and it was not the best for general tasks.

I was in the US and Canada for two and a half months, looking at Bestbuy and stuff but never pulled the trigger on a specific machine, as the ones I really wanted I would have to order and get delivered, the Toshiba Portege R830, or the new Dell 15Z. So I just left for South America with my old machine.

Then it decided to die, either due to altitude in Peru, or low temperatures or the hard drive just died. Hard to replace too, as it is a tiny 1.8" 4200rpm drive that I think was used in the original white iPods with the scroll wheels. So now my main problem was that all laptops in Peru have spanish keyboards, and my next stop Argentina where I am now, has crazy taxes. A $250 netbook on newegg sells in the shops for $600, I kid you not!

So I found someone on a website called TravBuddy, who lives in New York and was coming to Buenos Aires on holiday, a week after me. Even though I had never met him, I ordered the SN12E2 from Newegg, after missing out on a daily deal for another machine, I think an Asus with an N570 because I was busy doing Macchu Pichu. I am glad I missed that deal though, because that one was an 11" with a 1024x600 screen. So I found the Hannspree, read a few quick reviews and ordered the sucker next day delivery for $320 so it would get to him on time. I had to use my friends US AMEX because I am from Australia too

Anyway, the guy brought me the laptop and I have used it extensively over the past three weeks. I have to say it is a really good machine. I will go over the parts quickly:

Processor - SU4100 with 2MB of cache is really great after my old Z520 atom. Really notice the difference, being able to multitask much faster, although if I was not travelling with risk of theft, I would get a much more powerful machine, this is perfectly capable of watching 720p downloaded videos, using Youtube and Apple Trailers, editing photos in Picasa while downloading torrents and having multiple browser windows open. Really nice.

Graphics - 4500MHD is a very middle of the road, especially with the new sandy bridge integrated graphics which are so very capable. I have had issues with playback of the 1080p .MTS videos which are from my Panasonic superzoom camera which I am working through. I am not really playing any games, but I did install Civilization 4 but I am yet to try it out. I have the iPad for games anyway, and have more then enough on that platform.

Screen - I hate glossy too, but the screen is fine. Glare is less of an issue then I though inside, but I have not tried it in direct sunlight yet. There is a noticable difference in the colours between the display and when outputting via HDMI to a Samsung 32" LCD. I wish I could do a colour calibration, but there does not seem to be a file I can install to do that, I do not even know what panel this is, and I don't have the tools to do my own colour calibration.

I am absolutely LOVING the 1280x720 resolution on this 12.1" screen. iTunes is a piece of bloated crap, we all know that, but try running a bloated piece of crap on a Z520 processor and a 1024x600 and it becomes the seventh circle of hell. I could go on about how you cannot hide the "capacity" bar at the bottom of iTunes when trying to manage apps on an iOS device but I will leave it at that. Screen = Win.

Hard Drive - 5400rpm is not great, however it is plenty big for me to store my 60GB of music, 80GB of photos and videos and heaps of iOS apps, plus my download. I was having to store my iTunes database on an external drive before, and not having to do that makes it so much easier to manage iTunes. I do not really have the need, or ability to install an SSD while on the road. I do not think it is worth installing an SSD anyway. My next laptop will probably have an SSD or hybrid drive when I give this one away. 2GB of RAM is fine for what I do as well.

Keyboard - Very, Very decent keyboard. My old kohjinsha had a very small keyboard, most of you would hate it, so this one seems very generous. Good placement of the arrow keys, nice spacing and everything is where it should be. Cannot expect backlighting for $300 unfortunately.

Trackpad - ouch, the biggest disaster of this machine is the Sentelic trackpad. Absolutely horrible. Still usable, however I had to turn off all the gesture features, including your basic vertical scrolling zone, as even that did not work reliabliy. I upgraded the drivers to one on an MSI netbook, but did not improve anything. Also many, many times it detects my palms when typing which is super annoying. I have to enable that setting where it turns of the trackpad while you type. Have used it for 3 weeks but seriously considering a wireless mouse. Also not having gestures detracts from turning this machine into an OS X Lion Hackintosh.

Webcam - works flawlessly, and have been Skyping to friends. The microphone near the webcam picks up everything I say even from a metre away (in a quiet room). Have not used in noisy environment yet.

Ports - HDMI is fantastic, the place I am staying at for a month has a TV with a HDMI cable, I just plugged it in and all the video and audio goes straight to the TV. First time using HDMI for me, and really enjoy not having to have separate audio cable solution. 3 USB ports is really good. This thing even has a serial port for some reason? Who knows why? I do have an issue with the SD card port. I have a 16GB Class 4 Kingston card I use in my digital camera, and it does not get recognised. It is also strange how it clicks in when you insert, but then you can just yank it out without clicking. I have a little USB adapter which I put the SD card into, one of those cheap $2 chinese ones, and it works fine transferring files like this over USB, however it is annoying that the SD port does not work.

Windows 7 - working really well, no blue screen, apps only crash because I try to do too much at once, like 35 chrome tabs open. I have updated all drivers, updates and service pack 1.

Overall build - finger oil magnet, but I don't care about such things much. The weight of the machine was an important factor for me as I am backpacking, and this was the best option for price/performance as I did not want to spend $1000 for an ultrabook when this does 80% of what an ultrabook would do for me. The neoprene case that comes for free is a nice inclusion.

Battery life for me is reasonable at 4 hours. My old laptop was down to 1 hour and that was a replacement one, LOL! I had to buy it from some guy in China on eBay as it was a really uncommon battery. Battery life would be more of an issue if I did not have the iPad, but even on an international flight, 10 hour iPad plus 4 hours of this laptop plus sleeping and eating, even the 16 hours MEL-LAX is not an issue if you want to watch your own TV and movies continously. One thing that really pisses me off though, is that Batterybar software says my battery is already 6.5% worn out, Yikes.

Noise - yes the side vent and fan on the left is noisy. Don't like it, but I can live with it as long as it does not get worse. Hard to send this thing back to Newegg as I will not be back in the US for at least 8 months anyway.

Speakers - pretty craptacular. Use headphones or HDMI.

So that is my roundup. I am unsure if the machine has bluetooth, if someone wants to enlighten me. It has a bluetooth symbol on the F11 key, but I thought the specs did not list it? Also if anyone knows how I can get the SD card working, thanks in advance. If this laptop had a Synaptics touchpad it would be a killer.

 

Nice write up. Yeah touchpad is a little questionable, but I manage with it. I do use a wireless mouse, VX Nano, most of the time with it though along with a logitech portable lapdesk L315.

This machine does not have bluetooth. They probably just used an existing keyboard or had plans for bluetooth but never implemented it.

You may also want to consider a matte screen protector if glare is bothering you. I haven't done so but probably will soon.

 

No crapware. Zero. And how nice that is!

Eight months and still going strong, including it sailing off a hotel desk and on to the floor. Got it at Costco and that's a big bonus as they extend the warranty to three years and act on your behalf with warranty or tech support problems. It was $400.

 

These machines are getting hard to come by any more. Amazon still has them though for $319. I was hoping Newegg would drop the price to below $250 and I'd probably buy another! Something for the kids to bang on at least.

 

Guys is there any way to make the touch-pad bearable? I really want a nice 2 finger scroll. : (

Really the only issue I have with this laptop...

 

I almost never use the touchpad. I use an external mouse.

 

Same here. Touchpad is ok, just basic. My biggest gripe when I do use it is that I accidentally highlight text and type over it. I've gotten in the habit of turning it off when typing.

 

Made new thread check it http://forum.notebookreview.com/hannspree/599395-no-hdd-usb-boot-windows-xp.html#post7763509

 

Wow! I go on a two-week break, and look at all the action here.

I'm betting most of you know this, but there are two ways to make the touchpad a little more tolerable:

(1) Accidental touches while typing. In the Sentelic settings, the third option "Typing Detection"...I've fiddled with the "Reactivation Time" and also the sensitivity (last option) and that has helped a lot while typing.

(2) Gestures/scrolling. This is something I haven't seen mentioned here, but buried under "Gestures" is the "Applications" option. You can select an app (e.g., Firefox or Chrome) and then hand-tune the gestures for that program. For example, I added 2-finger vertical scrolling plus gestures for page forward/back, and they work well. It's a pain, first because you have to set up each program, and second because it works in software, but it works.

And on a somewhat different note: I absolutely love the SN12E2, but that doesn't stop me from watching other deals. I've mentioned before that I'm following the Asus UL20FT-B1, which briefly took a nosedive on newegg ($400). Anyway, today it showed up at buy.com for $455:

Buy.com - ASUS UL20FT-B1 12.1" Notebook, Intel Core i3-380UM (1.33GHz), 4GB DDR3 Memory, 500GB HDD, Intel GMA HD, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit (Silver)

Having followed the price on the UL20FT for a while, I have to say that's a great deal (esp. for a Core i3) and I'm sorely tempted.

-Matt

 

OK, an update. This is my primary machine as I am travelling, and even the iPad has taken a back seat as I remember how nice it is to have a proper keyboard, responsive browser with heaps of tabs without crashing, plus skype running and onenote, while streaming music from iTunes.

After writing a glowing review on the previous page, the fan started going nuts and I remembered this was an issue for another user so I was really pissed. It was so loud it was unusable without me wanting to throw it at the wall. Even reboots did not help. So I went to bed and let it cool down and in the morning, it was back to normal. Has not happened since so that was weird.

Even though I have disabled all the fancy parts of the Sentelic gestures including vertical scrolling, I sometimes see the pointer change to a pointer + blue swirl. I do not know what I do to activate this, or why it is happening. If someone can tell me how to get rid of it, thanks in advance.

Another issue I have is sometimes the trackpad has just totally frozen on me. Pushing the on/off trackpad button has no effect. Windows is still ok and the keyboard works. I have to hit the windows key and choose suspend then when I come out of suspend it works ok. Weird.

I enabled the typing detection setting and that has dropped that issue way down. It still does seem to happen occasionally, even when I am typing away furiously which is weird.

A new update to the Atheros wireless driver has come out for Windows 7, on 31/07/11. There was a driver issue reported with a user so I am hesistant to try this out.

Lastly, I have switched back to Firefox 6 for a while, after Chrome just getting too sluggish with 20-30 tabs open (I know, I have a problem).

An addon for firefox I used to use with my touchscreen but works nice without is Grab and Drag. Hold down the left mouse button then just scroll up and down using any part of the trackpad. Tab Mix Plus - that one lets me switch tabs by just hovering the cursor over the background tab.

Two new ones I just found today are InstaClick - Open links in new tabs automatically by right clicking and also Rights to Close, so a double right-click anywhere on a tab closes it. Save a bit of time.

Cheers!

 

I don't know what to tell you about those issues as I haven't experienced them. Although I haven't been able to get the typing detection to work and constantly accidentally highlight text and accidentally overwrite. Since I use an external mouse most of the time not a big deal for me, however.

My fan seems to crank up more now the more I've used it. I do plan on disassembling and adding my own thermal paste and seeing if there's any way to improve cooling too while I'm in there. Just hesitant to take it apart because I use it quite a bit.

 

Thanks zan5hin for the update. Enjoyed your comments. Not sure I have a "fan issue"...I hear it at times, but it's never been anything like the jet take-off sound I get from our HP G60. The Hannspree is a whisper in comparison.

Just installed FF6 on my Asus UL30A...seems a tad faster than FF5...but I also tend to have 20-30 tabs open. What I noticed with FF5 was that after 24ish hours, memory use was running around 1.5GB and the tell-tale sign of trouble was a lengthy lag at the start of two-finger scrolling. A daily restart fixed it...but that's a pain.

As for plugins, Flashblock has really helped with browser slowdown (esp on Facebook, NYTimes, etc.). I have a small whitelist that starts flash automatically on a few sites...the others only load after clicking.

@HTWingNut...I think we discussed the Asus UL20FT-B1...it's currently at J&R for about $470 (Core i3, 4GB, 500GB). I really love the solid build on our Hannspree--it just performed wonderfully on a 2-week trip. Since it's my daughter's (email, browsing, Hulu) I really don't need any more muscle-power. But that Asus 12" keeps calling to me...

-Matt