I had trouble using this product in the way I wanted. I wanted to use it to surf the net while watching tv and sitting around. The problem is that you can really only use this mini laptop on a coffee table or other flat surface. For example, I couldn't lay on my couch and rest it on my belly. However, when resting it on my coffee table, I had to squint to see the small screen and bend the screen nearly all the way back to view it (I'm tall). After a few days of this, I got fed up and decided to return it. Amazon gave excellent service during the return process, and I ordered an ipod touch. While the ipod touch is not a full computer, it performs nearly all of the functions of a netbook and is better for lounging around. I can bring the ipod touch right up to my face, so I don't need to squint. This is a good product, but you need to consider exactly how you will be using it.
Pros:
-Keyboard felt natural
-Good Build Quality
-Charges battery quickly
-I got about 6:30 battery life while surfing the net
-Battery indicator is very accurate
-System controls for battery, display, speed, etc. were well done
-The design was well though out
-System is sufficiently speedy and was faster at some tasks than my 8 year old pc.
Cons:
-Mousepad is much too small. I could barely get the pointer across the screen in one motion even on the highest sensitivity.
-White plastic looks to shiny. The should have just gone with plain white plastic. It's not exactly white, it's slightly darker and more metallic than "ipod white". It looks girly.
-Screen contrast ratio is terrible. My 3 year old 19" LCD on my pc looks much better, especially the black levels.
-Screen is not tall -> had to bend it far back to get a good viewing angle
-Metal trim looks out of place
-The speakers sounded horrible. They sound like headphones being played in an open air room at a loud volume. I was planning on storing 30GB of music on the machine, but the speakers just didn't make it a feasible music machine. So I wonder why these machines even need 160GB of storage if music sounds so bad on them. There is a headphone mode as well, but even the music through headphones does not sound good. I'd say the quality is a little lower than my ipod.
-Scrolling function is tricky. I wish they would have just put a small scrolling wheel somewhere on the machine, if that is possible.
-I had trouble using it on my couch and in bed. Ipod touch is much better in this regard.
-It feels heavier than I thought it would. Its similar to carrying a textbook around.
-It's portability is wasted for me. I would have to drive to anywhere I would want to use it anyway. So it's size is really irrelevant to me. For women, I would imagine it would only fit into a large bag as it's the size of a textbook. This is another example of the ipod touch beating a netbook. The only reason I could see to get one of these machines is if you live near a coffee shop and plan on walking there. Otherwise it makes no sense to get this machine over a cheap 14" laptop or an ipod touch.Get more detail about
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