There are a couple of ergonomic disappointments. The screen – due in part to the transflective technology – has poor viewing angles, so needs to be positioned at a precise point for perfect viewing. There’s also no lid catch, so if you sling the R600 into a bag be careful what you put in with it.
So this isn’t the perfect laptop, and as a sheer object of desire it falls short of the MacBook Air and the Sony Z21. But it’s eminently practical, and its price, integrated 3G modem and low weight all work in its favour. While the Z21 remains our outright favourite ultraportable, this is a great choice for mobile professionals – especially if they’ll take advantage of that transflective screen.
Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 3 year(s) return to base |
Physical specifications | |
| Dimensions | 283 x 216 x 25.5mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 1.2kg |
Processor and memory | |
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400 |
| RAM capacity | 3GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
Screen and video | |
| Screen size | 12.1in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,280 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 800 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA X4500MHD |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
Drives | |
| Capacity | 200GB |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
Networking | |
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support | yes |
| 802.11b support | yes |
| 802.11g support | yes |
| 802.11 draft-n support | yes |
| Integrated 3G adapter | yes |
Other Features | |
| Modem | no |
| ExpressCard34 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| eSATA ports | 1 |
| PS/2 mouse port | no |
| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| SD card reader | yes |
| Memory Stick reader | no |
| MMC (multimedia card) reader | yes |
| Smart Media reader | no |
| Compact Flash reader | no |
| xD-card reader | no |
| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Integrated webcam? | yes |
| Camera megapixel rating | 0.3MP |
| TPM | yes |
| Fingerprint reader | yes |
Battery and performance tests | |
| Battery life, light use | 420 |
| Battery life, heavy use | 188 |
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.72 |
| Office application benchmark score | 0.73 |
| 2D graphics application benchmark score | 0.79 |
| Encoding application benchmark score | 0.62 |
| Multitasking application benchmark score | 0.73 |
Operating system and software | |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business 32-bit |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
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