Thursday, March 25, 2010

LG X300, good but has its flaws

LaptopMag was pretty amazed at the LG X300. Who wouldn't be? It was extremely thin and light, almost smartbook-like. But the specs were clear that this was no smartbook; it had a 2GHz Atom Z550 processor and a 64GB SSD for fast performance. The keyboard also was pretty solid by their account since it was built similar to the unibody Macbook Pro with the keys embedded in the chassis.

I'm not too crazy about having no buttons at all in a trackpad but having an invisible trackpad altogether? The Eee PC Seashell netbooks had tiny grooves to signify where the trackpad was but this model integrates the touchpad into the chassis itself. Sure there are LED beacons at the corners but it still makes clicking and tapping quite difficult, according to the review. The webcam is also not in its usual nesting place at the top of the monitor so don't expect to be centered when you use Chatroulette.

source LaptopMag

A post from the Asus Eee PC blog.

LG X300, good but has its flaws