I bought the packard bell easynote about fifteen months ago and i haven't had many problems at all. The first reason i bought it was that it had a lovely design and i wasn't overly fussed about it's running speed, although it is fine when i am only using a couple of programs at the same time. The second was that it was very well priced for it's quality and it had everything i needed asi already had a fully functional destop computer, this laptop was perfect for my needs.
The laptops appearance - It had a silver covering with the packard bell logo centered on the top and another underneath the screen on the inside. The keyboard was black and rectangular and the mouse pad was an oval shape, with the two click buttons coming down around it getting wider at the bottom, it also had a mini scroll area at the side. When it is closed, it is very thin and compact, at about 3.5 cms thick.
Using the laptop - The laptop is very easy to use, you just turn it on and away you go, but it comes with instructions, just incase you do run into any problems. It runs Microsoft Windows Xp and it had lots of software already installed, such as, power cinema, Norton internet security, Aol and loads more. There are plenty of support pages on there and also have online help, so you're sorted pretty much no matter what the problem. The laptop runs well when you're using a couple of programs, but if you pull up a few too many the laptop takes a while to realise what it's suppose to be doing and then actually do it. After using the laptop for a while, it gets very warm, this is not a problem to be worried about (in this case).
Connectivity - I have found it to be very easy to connect to my home wireless connection and have only tried in a couple of other places, it usually connects, but it won't let me use the internet as the connection is either too low or secure, so it lets you connect when you are allowed on the network. It's also very simple to connect to the net using Lan, i just set up a home network and plugged in the Lan cable. Very simple.
Hard drive space - The hard drive on the laptop is only around 40gb, so it's fine, if you only want to save written documents or go online, it isn't good if you want to install lots of new software that takes up a lot of space, If you do need more space, you could always buy an external hard drive.
The screen - It shows everything in very good colour and is very clear, it is a 15'' widescreen and is great for watching movies on.
Battery life - The battery runs down very fast, when i use it, i can only get about an hour and a half, when i am hardly donig anything, if i am listening to music or something like that, i will be lucky to get an hour. So, if you're looking for a long lasting battery life, this one isn't for you.
Problems - Although the laptop has been satisfactory, sometimes out of the blue, the 'a' button gets stuck and i haven't found any way of controlling it, it usually stops after a while, so i don't think it's the button itself. :( But this problem can happen to any keyboard.
When i bought this laptop it cost me £400 and came with a years gaurantee for free.
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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!
Advantages: Big clear screen Disadvantages: overheats/unreliable
xxlittledevilxx 30.05.2007 (30.05.2007)
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