'It's funny, really: Many makers of high-end notebooks don't even bother--simply tossing a PDF in the box--and yet this well-laid-out book covers all the bases.'
'Black is elegant, especially when you’re out on the town with your new Asus Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK Netbook.'
'The Eee PC 1005HA-P is available in black and blue and both have a gloss finish lid that looks lovely but attracts fingerprints like mad.'
'The flat, wide keyboard, similar to what we saw on the Eee PC 1008HA, is among the better Netbook keyboards we've used, and the full-size right Shift key is one of those things you don't realize is very important until it goes missing.'
'There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic (if plain) design defined the modern business laptop.'
'The system adapts to your usage patterns and ignores steady, persistent vibrations, such as when you're working in a car or on a bumpy express train.'
'There's no shame there: the ThinkPad was revolutionary in its time, and the iconic (if plain) design defined the modern business laptop.'
'A gripe is the lack of DVD writer, Lenovo will send you a separate one for $459 but you'll, amazingly, have to remove the combo drive and replace it yourself.'
'A docking station ($279) and port replicator ($179) are optional, as is a viewing stand ($79), which raises your system up to eye level for more comfortable desktop use.'