'Ports and Features Port selection is very good even with no ports or slots added to the front or rear edge of the notebook.'
'Today’s mobile generation wants notebooks that are as unique and stylish as possible.'
'The keypad of this notebook is so soft and comfortable that it gives a great pleasure while type on which also delivers a soothing glowing dark white light when it is in use.'
'The keyboard is comfortable to type on and we like its glowing white backlight when in use.'
'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.'