The best designed netbook gets a bigger hard drive and Windows 7 while still lasting all day on a charge. There’s really not much Toshiba could have done to improve upon its class-leading netbook. But the mini NB205-N330BL (priced at $419) manages to distance itself from its predecessor by sporting a larger 250GB hard drive [...]
After the success of the N140, Samsung took another step towards creating the ultimate netbook with the NC10. The N210 takes all of the elements that contributed to the success of the previous two models: matte plastic for the screen and the inside of the case, a comfortable keyboard and, most importantly, battery life, which [...]
Last year, Lenovo attempted to shake up the business notebook market by introducing its SMB-oriented ThinkPad SL Series notebooks. These budget systems had the famous build quality, keyboard, and trackpoint of a typical ThinkPad, but bargain prices and stylish design touches meant they weren’t exactly your father’s ThinkPad. The ThinkPad SL510, as the new 15-inch [...]
The LG EnV2 was LG’s first attempt at completely redesigning the look of the LG EnV. The previous Verizon LG messaging phones (the LG VX9800 and the LG EnV VX9900 respectively) were rather thick and chunky, while the EnV2 was slim, sleek, and much more compact. However, its feature set was a letdown, as it [...]
It’s difficult to think of a single major notebook manufacturer who hasn’t also brought out a netbook by now. Unfortunately, in their haste to get on the mini-mobile-PC bandwagon, many of them have sacrificed considerations like ergonomics. Initially, it would appear Toshiba’s NB100 netbook is yet another casualty of this trend, but let’s find out [...]
As the sequel to one of our favorite all-around Netbooks, the HP Mini 5102 has some pretty big shoes to fill. It wasn’t HP’s choice in components that we liked about its business line 10-inch system–after all, most 2009 Netbooks shared a very uniform set of parts–it was the overall design and build quality of [...]
