| I've been using one of these with the HD screen since the spring, here are some thoughts: Nice:
- Good battery life. With screen on full, wifi on I can get between 3-5 hours depending on CPU utilization. With screen brightness turned down, wifi off, low utilization, ~6 hours - Keyboard and mouse pad are great - No issues with unsupported bits and pieces from ubuntu, with exception of video output via usb - the battery strength indicator on the side is handy for quickly checking if i need to grab my power cable without having to turn the machine on as well - Display quality (minus the glossy finish) is great, wide viewing angle, vivid colours Naughty:
- Glossy screen is a pain in the ass. Forget about using in sunlight, I also need to adjust mine to avoid getting the overheads in our office. - Temperature management is pretty poor - the air vents on the bottom don't have much clearance even on a flat surface, and don't seem to move enough air. I worry about the long term lifespan of this machine because it regularly operates > 70c. When I can, I sit the machine on a laptop platform with a fan. - (minor) the function keybind for adjusting the volume requires 2 hands - the fn key is on the lower left, while the volume up/down are on f11/f12. - only 2 usb ports and no SD card reader. Overall I've been happy with it. |