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Great value for the price

Nov 5, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: It's CHEAP, cheaper than netbooks, have optical drive, simple design, reasonable weight 2.5KG, good battery life.
Cons: No bluetooth, no webcam, location of USB ports (3 at the back)
Opinion:
I bought this laptop after I sold my Sony Vaio VGN-C25G (pink) last September. That machine is fine, it's just the battery "dead" and since it is too expensive to buy new battery, so I just sell it. In case if you wonder, the battery cost S$400.

While I looking around for a replacement machine, I found this "black creature" - Hasee Truenote FU420 for just S$799 and after a brief tour of the body and the spec, without further thinking I grab it on the spot.

You can see the full spec here:
www.truenote.biz...

I use Vista Home Premium on this machine now as the default Vista Basic is "too basic" for my liking (just personal preference)

I also spend some small amount to make it 2GB (the maximum this machine allowed) - well DDR2 RAM is cheap nowadays.

Installing the Vista Home Premium is a breeze, for your info they also provide ... Read more

 

 

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