Advantages: Great little laptop with lots of useful features Disadvantages: The disk drive stopped working, but still in warenty
The laptop that I am reviewing is very slightly different to the one featured, as it is the packardbelleasynote GN45-032, although the only real difference is that my laptop has a 160GB memory compared to the GN45-P-050 which has 80GB, mine did not come with vista loaded, but have since loaded it and my laptop is a skype edition which basically means that it has a button next to the camera which takes you straight to skype, which is a programme which allows the user to make free video internet phone calls to anyone anywhere in the world.
Features:
Operating System:Windows XP media centre
Processor:Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5200
Cache memory:1MB
Chipset:Intel 945GM
Installed Memory:1024MB DDR2
Memory on Hard Drive:160GB
Screen Resolution: 1280x800
Screen size:14'' TFT ...
Advantages: Makes a good doorstop Disadvantages: It doesn't work.
As I have seen plenty of other people with the same problem, I thought I would write my review. All the people with Easynotes overheating who are being told to by a cooling pad, don't bother it doesn't work. I have cleaned the fan, purchased a 3 fan cooling pad, etc etc etc. But it still overheats, I have now been told that it is likely to cost me in excess of £85 to have a new fan installed if that is what the problem is, or possibly more than the laptop is worth to replace the processor.
If anyone has found a solution to the Easynote overheating problem I would be very interested to hear it. Please only genuine suggestions, I can think of more than enough silly ones for myself.
My advice, BUY A NEW ONE, preferably a Dell, at least they're reliable and Dell offer an excellent warranty on their products. I know what my next ...
Advantages: Large 17" glossy display, Numeric keypad Disadvantages: No Serial or Parralell ports
The PackardBelleasynote Laptop PC is a very nice looking machine with it's wide screen aspect 17 inch display giving room for a full sized keyboard with numeric keypad to the right hand side. the screen is of the glossy type and make using this machine a delight offing good contrast between light and dark area's in the display. It does not have a Floppy drive but these are not used much today anyway other lacking things are external ports, there is no serial or parralell ports although there are 4 hi-speed usb port 2 on the right rear and 2 on the right side, there is VGA output on the left and SVHS outputs on the rear, also a built in modem and Ethernet connection both at the left side of the machine. it has a DVD/cd writer and a large 'mouse pad' with easy to use left and right buttons as you would expect the mouse pad can also ...
