How to select the right LG laptopTruth be told, LG is not one of the first brands which comes to mind when buying notebook. Though it's a major player in the Korean market, in the rest of Asia, the Korean chaebol only offers a handful of machines as its main focus lies in the appliance and home AV markets. However, despite being a minor player in the laptop arena, LG is no third-rate manufacturer that makes portables of questionable quality. Despite an affordable price point, many of LG laptops are well-built with competent feature sets and components. Most premium makers were dabbling in minilaptops like the Sony Vaio UX and Fujitsu P series models even before Intel's Netbook came into being, and LG was no exception. However, the Korean maker gave it a new twist, literally, and the LG C1 Express was one of the first convertible tablet PCs with a 10.6-inch touchscreen display. What's even more impressive was that it managed to fit a Core Duo processor and discrete Nvidia graphics card under the hood, making it one of the smallest and most powerful machines among other tablet PCs at that time. LG was also one of the few to take the plunge with Microsoft's SideShow concept, in which the user can synchronize essential contact, email and appointment information that can be accessed via a secondary LCD display. Some units even allow the latter to playback multimedia files like photos and music. LG employed the SideShow panel on the R200-Q. However, this unit costs S$800 (US$589) more than an R200 without the secondary panel and, ultimately, few users bit at the SideShow concept. Instead, instant-on platforms such as Asus' ExpressGate and HP's QuickLook are more popular and cheaper since they do not require the addition of a separate LCD panel. Though LG does not offer many color options or exotic materials like leather or bamboo for its laptops, its laptops have good build qualities with a sleek profile. In subsequent pages, we take a closer look at how each series differentiates itself from the pack. Consumer lineupX | E | P | R | S
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