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4.5 stars
"Best Ultraportable I've Owned"
Pros: Features and performance best for the money (details below)
Cons: Black plastic shell; runs hot
Summary: I've owned many of the "ultraportables" over the years, beginning in 1986(?) with the Toshiba 1000, through my TX1120's predecessor, the ThinkPad X40. For the money, this is the best one yet. If you are a PDA veteran (particularly earlier Palm III's) the touch sensitive screen is easy to get used to - not as responsive as a Wacom, but no fears of losing the stylus - PLUS - when you just want to open, read, watch, listen, etc while in tablet mode (e.g. - when that 800 lb gorilla in the seat in front of you cranks it all the way back before the plane's wheels leave the ground and even the X40 screen gets crunched down over the keyboard) this unit in tablet mode is perfect. No need to fiddle with a stylus while you read email and control WM11 with your finger tip. I wouldn't want to write the great American novel on the screen, but short items are OK. Reading in portrait mode is a joy (full page view is very good)
PROS: for $1675 out the door (HP site) you get the touchscreen, 2ghz AMD 64 X2, 2gb ram, 160 GB hdd, lightscribe DVDRW, webcam, fingerprint ID, 802.11n, bluetooth and DVD restore media. Try to match that in a Dell, Sony, or Lenovo of any kind.
CONS: I hate the black plastic cover fingerprint magnet. Tends to look dirty all the time. A little heavier and thicker than the micro champs from Dell, Sony and Lenovo, and no Core 2 Duo available yet. Not a true tablet for delivery and inventory gurus. Tends to run hot at full speed (be sure to set processor frequency minimum to 5%).
