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BenQ JoyBook S52 (Pentium M Processor 730 1.6GHz, 256MB RAM)

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sleek cheapo portable

Oct 12, 2006

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: nice design, portable, widescreen
Cons: poor sound/speakers, non-glare TFT, low stock memory, built-in graphics
Opinion:
this notebook's got a very good design indeed (no wonder they got that red dot award!) 1.latchless lid is a plus though the clicks can be a little annoying.
2. widescreen is great but its better if they'd used a glare-type screen which is less prone to fingerprints and dust.
3. the eject button for the dvdrw is flimsy
4. poor speakers / sound... it always gives me this scratchy sound whenever i play music too long or a little loud (not even the max.)
5. built-in apps are sometimes problematic
6. 3 hours avg battery life
7. notebook's portable with reasonable weight and it feels tough / sturdy

overall, its a great portable notebook for the budget conscious.

 

Affordable starter notebook

Aug 18, 2006

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: Bright widescreen, card reader, Firewire, DVD writer, Linux-friendly (except sound), very sturdy
Cons: Two-hour battery, poor speakers, no sound in Linux
Opinion:
This is an excellent choice for someone who wants a widescreen (13") and light notebook. Its LCD screen is quite bright, while it's keyboard is responsive enough. The touchpad works smoothly, but its buttons wear out easily. After a year, the right button has problems clicking already.

Sound is poor and tinny. The choice of speakers could have been better. Also it could use more USB slots, as USB keys would be a more common way of carrying data than flash cards (which makes this unit's 5-in-1 card reader useless).

The unit I bought only had a two hour battery. I wonder where the other reviewer got his "four-hour battery". Still, getting 512Mb RAM (instead of the standard 256Mb) was a good enough trade-off. The Joybook S52 also has special buttons that can be configured in Windows XP.

By the way, when you watch DVD movies on Windows with this baby, make sure that ... Read more

 


Portable!

Jul 15, 2005

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: 
Cons: 
Opinion:
The screen is bright and sharp. Battery lasts between 3 and 4 hours. Good buy for me at $1,999 with a 512mb upgrade.

 

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