Hi there. My name is Christian. Read more about me on my personal website. http://www.cbhough.com
Hi there. My name is Christian. Read more about me on my personal website. http://www.cbhough.com
Member since:24.12.2003
Reviews:3
I bought this laptop 5 months ago to use for my NVQ and College work. A month after i bought it, it came down in price. Overall, this laptop is fantastic. The 40GB hard drive i found did become a bit small after starting to download some music and movies. The speed is pretty good, but i have noticed, as you would expect, the speed have taken quite a knock after the hard drive became a bit filled up.
I have a belkin wireless router that i use in my bungalow. I'm not sure if it is a problem with the laptop or the router, but i do tend to have some difficulties getting good connections all the time. I tend to use it in the room next to the one with the router in, and sitting about 3 metres away from the router with a concrete wall between them, i do sometimes lose the connection. Other times i can move away another 2 to 4 metres and still getting a connection, but then loses it alot.
This is my first laptop and i'm still getting used to what to expect from the battery. But when the screen is on its brightest and i dont play any music, the battery will only last me about 1h 50mins.
I also used it for chatrooms. Unfortunitely it is not quiet enough to use without a mic, but it is quiet enough if you want to make voice memos for own use.
The keys are pretty good to be honest. I have typed alot in this last 5 months. In chat rooms till3 in the morning, at least, and that will be about 5 nights a week. The letters do not fade at all, although you van see that the keys are ketting i bit shiny now, hehe. Touchpad, not bad either, but i tend to use an external mouse most of the time. Package included: laptop :-), charger, 1x battery, minimal software cd's, most of it already on the hard drive.
Overall, this is a top laptop, have hardly had any problems with it and i will deffo reccomend it to anybody looking for a bril piece of work. Well done Packard Bell!!
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(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!
Michelle told me you answered me here on your review. Members have guestbooks, but the point of asking questions is so that you know what you need to edit to make your review more helpful. If you need help, say hi in our guestbooks. Rachel X
micheledog 03.04.2006 23:54
hi there, welcome to ciao, a nice first start, but you spoke alot about the belkin and not the laptop, not to worry this will all make sence as you get used to writing here, things like the cost of laptop does it have dvd re write? where you can purchase it, is it upgradable, hope the info helps, It helps to read and rate others reviews that way you will get your self known on Ciao and learning eaiser, pop across to thingywhatsits reviews, playgirl27 sheephead and dempsey-review the list is endless you to will be offering this advice in time to come. come and talk to me in my guest book if you need any info, i will try to help x x x x x x x x
cbhoughnc 03.04.2006 23:32
The keys are pretty good to be honest. I have typed alot in this last 5 months. In chat rooms till3 in the morning, at least, and that will be about 5 nights a week. The letters do not fade at all, although you van see that the keys are ketting i bit shiny now, hehe. Touchpad, not bad either, but i tend to use an external mouse most of the time. Package included: laptop :-), charger, 1x battery, minimal software cd's, most of it already on the hard drive. Cheers for the comment.
Advantages: Big clear screen Disadvantages: overheats/unreliable
xxlittledevilxx 30.05.2007 (30.05.2007)
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Advantages: Reliable, comes with Powercinema, Windows XP, Media Player Disadvantages: Doesn't come with Microsoft Office but don't think the smaller models do
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