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4.5 stars
"Great mobile device."
Pros: Form factor, build quality, layout, features. Came with XP Professional installed, and NOT XP Home.
Cons: You can't swap in a floppy drive or extra battery for the DVD/CD-RW drive.
Summary: I travel for a living, and have been in search of a reasonably priced ultra-portable for some time now. I was originally looking for a 12" model, because I was concerned that the 10" models would be too small to be useful. Well, I had the opportunity to check one out at a CompUSA, and was really impressed. I also looked at the Sony VAIO 10" model, and it was very nice also, but it really didn't offer any additional features other than a DVD-RW, and I think the 1000 has a little cleaner layout.
I found the 1000 to be capable of handling any of the MS Office apps that I use regularly, and even handled a "Call of Duty" demo level with ease (to my surprise). In comparison to other modern laptops, you may consider the 1000 "slow", but it really is very capable. It might choke on some video editing, or current generation 3d games. The display might be a tad small for large spreadsheets, and if you are far sighted at all, you will likely need your reading glasses.
But for anything other than intensive 3d applications, or spreadsheets requiring lots of desktop realestate, this little laptop is a really slick machine. I also really like the built in card reader. Now I can leave behind the usb card reader. And I have no problem with not being able to re-program the quick launch button to another application, thats what the quicklaunch section tf the taskbar is for.
I still love the 19" display attached to my desktop at home, but for a road warrior, this one is hard to beat. I would have given a 10 rating if the DVD/CD-RW was swapable with a floppy, or an extra battery. Battery isn't AS good as others in its class, but it still lasts well over 4 hours, which is still awesome for a laptop.
