Packard Bell EasyNote R8760

Advantages: Very quick processor, large memory, all mod cons
Disadvantages: As with anything too technical they tend to have glitches

...is very black and shiny, which makes any films or programmes you watch on it absolutely magnificent. When closed it is about an inch thick and slightly bigger than the 15.4" screen. I would say it is very portable, not too heavy. My Experience ------------------- I must first of all tell you how I came to purchase this machine. My brother is a computer shop owner and does consultancy work for big companies. He gave me the name of someone he buys laptops off. This contact sells refurbished machines as new. My laptop came with no visible signs of having being used before. I am assured that he puts new casing on them and basically gets them back to the state they were originally sold in. It was also sold to me with 12 months Packard Bell warranty, so this is not like buying a laptop second hand. The price is very good though - I...

Sydney315 29.07.2006 (05.09.2006) · Read review
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Packard Bell - Easy Note R4650 - UPDATED

Advantages: Wi-fi, 3 x USB2, S-Video, less than 3kg, DiamondView Screen
Disadvantages: Battery Life not what i expected

...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!!...

cbhoughnc 03.04.2006 · Read review
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Packard Bell easynotes SW-51

Advantages: Large 17" glossy display, Numeric keypad
Disadvantages: No Serial or Parralell ports

...The Packard Bell easynote 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...

andy_rea 02.05.2007 · Read review
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Packard Bell Multimedia HD (revised)

Advantages: Very useful product, quiet and well made
Disadvantages: few and very irrelevant

...>>>>>>>> PACKARD BELL Store & Play 3500 - REVISED REVIEW <<<<<<<< When I first bought this multimedia Hard Disk, these kind of peripherals were still an expensive novelty. For who doesn't know yet, a multimedia hard disk is an external hard disk where you can store your media files from the computer (video, music and pictures) and then plug it to the TV and enjoy them on big screen. Before these became widely available (and having the computer usually too far from the TV) I had to write everything on CD or DVDs (which are limited to 700MB and 4.5GB respectively) and then play them on the DVD player. You can imagine how many hours and CD or DVDs lost for something you might even watch only once and never again. Needless to say that I've been dreaming of a product like this for years. All my films (and possibly...

EVIT 03.06.2008 (28.10.2008) · Read review
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EasyNote E6 - The students' choice

Advantages: Cost, Style, Upkeep
Disadvantages: None so far

...My Experiences? The first and last laptop that I used was the Packard Bell EasyNote E6. My memories of this product are pleasant ones, never did I have abnormal technical problems or faults and it ran as smooth as a skate on ice. I had it for a year and I re-installed Windows XP professional only once due to a self induced predicament. Disregarding the system that runs on the E6 the laptop itself is technically stable and robust, though structurally I have experienced minor, hair-line fracture along the right hand hinge of the lid. However I put this down to a rather rough-and-tumble lifestyle with the military; any orthodox, residential use wouldn't do ANY harm, I'm sure. Design? The sleek, slender structure of the EasyNote E6 makes for a vastly ergonomic and attractive product. Its body is a mere 3.6cm (1.25inch) thick...

liam_coops 22.02.2006 · Read review
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Packard Bell EasyNote GN45-032 Skype edition

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 packard bell easynote 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...

flo90 04.04.2008 (05.04.2008) · Read review
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THIS PACKARD`S A BELLE

Advantages: Cheap Cheap Cheap
Disadvantages: Hard-disk on the smallish side

...Time was when buying a new PC would leave very little change from a thousand pounds for even the most basic of systems, but with mass production of components and increased competition from retailers PC prices have tumbled to such an extent that an adequate system can be purchased for just a few hundred pounds. This is where the Packard Bell 3051 iMedia comes in; a friend of mine was looking for a new PC and despite my protestations had decided that PC World was the shop to get his custom. A look around the various models on display unearthed what seemed to be a veritable bargain - the above mentioned system for just £310. Some questioning of a shop assistant revealed that this price did not include a monitor but since the friend in question had purchased a TFT monitor not four months ago this was ideal as far as he was concerned. So...

stuleg 28.06.2004 (09.01.2005) · Read review
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Pass the Buck with Packard Bell

Advantages: Good computers
Disadvantages: Poor customer service, patronising staff

...I am more than pleased with my Packard Bell computer however I am not happy with their level of customer service. I recently required some technical advice from them regarding the restore disk they supplied with my PC. I was referred by them to the point of sale (PC World). They in turn referred me back to Packard Bell saying it was not their reponsibility. A further call to PB eventually got me through to a tchnician who treated me as if I was totally thick. His whole attitude was patronising. Needless to say I didn't get very far with this enquiry. Instead I e-mailed my query to them. I got an automated reply saying my mail had arived but I have to this day heard nothing further despite 6 other e-mails being sent to and received by Packard Bell. I have finally given up on them and resolved the problem I was experiencing by going...

jonwhite 06.10.2000 · Read review
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EasyNote AthlonXP 2400

Advantages: Price, Looks, Screen
Disadvantages: Bundled Software Annoying

...Having failed to source one of the new Toshibas for our office (on a budget!), we headed to PC World (arghhh)to see what they had to offer. We desperately needed a laptop for a presentation the next day, so had to come away with one. As usual, of the umpteen sub £1000 laptops on offer, the Packard Bell was the only one in stock. It was our fifth choice, so we resented it before we had even taken it out of the box. Straight out of the box, it didn't do itself any favours either. The software pre-installed on the machine trys to create an un-quitable array of windows, forcing you to register details and join this and that. I lasted about 5 minutes through the 'Welcome' before an XP Pro disk went in the CD drive and I did a fresh install (without any problems, except for the touchpad software which has disappeared (probably on included...

cmwilliams 16.09.2003 · Read review
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The Easynote friend.

Advantages: Great price, great quality, great value!
Disadvantages: Short battery life.

...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...

buffymad3420 28.10.2007 · Read review
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