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» Packard Bell EasyNote XS mini Laptop with 7in Screen

(September 2007)

The EasyNote XS offers a 7in screen of an unspecified resolution (800 x 600 pix) 1GB DDR2 RAM and a 30GB hard drive based around a VIA C7-M processor. As already mentioned a full keyboard is on offer, although full in this case means "not a thumb-board" as opposed to a complete desktop board including numpad, as may be fairly obvious. This is along with a 4-in-1 card reader, VGA camera, two USB 2.0 ports and built-in Wi-Fi.

The operating system is Windows XP Home, which considering that the VIA chip is unable to run Vista's Aero interface is probably the right choice. Battery life is touted as 3 hours with the Wi-Fi on, which treads a middle ground between insufficient and acceptable. Finally the XS weighs in at 950 grams and measures 30mm thick, which is similar to the weight of the Asus U1F and Sony TZ but without the functionality. Or in other words, we expect it to be just another example of why the UMPC platform simply isn't needed.
 

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