Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated
Packard Bell EasyNote XS20In at number 10 is the Packard Bell EasyNote XS20. It's based on Via's NanoBook platform, which was designed to offer high portability and decent battery life, and leech some of the Eee's popularity.Why it's the hotnessThe EasyNote XS20--and indeed every laptop based on the NanoBook platform--weighs approximately 0.95kg, so it's ideal manbag fodder. The 7-inch screen is rather rubbish by today's standards, perhaps, but it's the only Netbook we know of that features a DVI digital video output. Combine that with its 80GB hard drive and you have yourself a rather decent media machine.Why it might suckThe EasyNote XS has two main stumbling points. Firstly, at the time of its launch it cost S$1,298 (US$955.66)--more than twice as much as an entry-level Eee PC 701. Its second problem is the fact it's so bleeding slow--the VIA C7-M CPU really struggles to run Windows XP, and bizarrely, there isn't a Linux version. We could talk about its tiny keyboard, horrendous postage stamp-sized mouse trackpad, and a host of other problems, but you probably already know about those from reading our Packard Bell EasyNote XS20 feature.When's it out, and what'll it cost?Now. S$1,298 (US$955.66).Should I buy it?The EasyNote XS is good, but there are other machines that are cheaper, faster and easier to use. We really can't recommend it, so let's move on. |
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blim888 says...
hp2133 minin note only on #9? i thought itll be on the top 5, though i dont have it really so i trust your judgment.
Jun 09, 2008 20:23
hp2133 minin note only on #9? i thought itll be on the top 5, though i dont have it really so i trust your judgment.
Jun 09, 2008 20:23
isaac976 says...
my money was on the mini note till i saw teh price of that baby, man, the price is so high just like our inflation, guess Acer Aspire really know how to pull the strings in my wallet, guess I would go buy it if its really that price
Jun 10, 2008 16:16
my money was on the mini note till i saw teh price of that baby, man, the price is so high just like our inflation, guess Acer Aspire really know how to pull the strings in my wallet, guess I would go buy it if its really that price
Jun 10, 2008 16:16
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