'You might be able to talk yourself into purchasing it as a luxurious, large netbook—a portable second system to use on the road.'
'the dm3 is generous with ports.'
'It functions similar to the media hotkeys found on many other notebooks and gives you quick access to your media, as well as HP's Advisor if you need help with configuring your system.'
'the dm3 is remarkably solid -- it's hard to even bend or twist with two hands at opposite corners.'
'For frequent travelers who require a notebook that's compact and lightweight, but doesn't skimp on performance, Chem USA delivers a capable thin-and-light machine that won't break the bank.'
'The whole laptop is very solidly constructed and generally looks great.'
'It might be external but Acer has at least given it a really cool design in keeping with the rest of the notebook – it has angular buttons and a red streak down the side – it looks like Darth Vader's personal external DVD-ROM drive - and that's a good thing.'
'Two batteries come standard, and you'll need both, as the 22-Wh (3-cell) standard battery lasted only a miserable 1 hour 20 minutes on MobileMark 2005 tests.'