PACKARD BELL DOT_A/R-010UK red small laptop

Features:

• AMD Athlon II Neo X2 K125 Processor, 1.7 GHz, 1MB L2 Cache
• 3GB DDR2 RAM
• Wi-fi enabled

PROS:

• Lightweight and slim
• Good battery life

CONS:

• No internal CD/DVD drive
• The price starts from £349.99 ($560)

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PACKARD BELL DOT_A/R-010UK red small laptop

Packard Bell DOT_A/R-010UK small laptop has stunning red and black shell and is slim and light in weight. Powered by AMD Athlon II Neo X2 K125 Processor, with 1.7 GHz clock speed and 1MB L2 Cache, the laptop has 3GB DDR2 RAM and 320 GB capacity hard disk.

The 11.6” widescreen LCD display has 1366 x 768 pixels resolution. There are no built in CD/DVD drive in this small laptop. There is Wi-fi and Ethernet for external connectivity apart from 3 USB 2.0 ports. Additionally there are stereo speakers, 1.3 MP webcam, HDMI output port for TV connection and 5 in 1 card reader.

PACKARD BELL DOT_A/R-010UK red small laptop

The OS is Windows Home Premium edition for this small laptop. The 6 cell 4400 mAh Li-Ion battery lasts up to 6 hours under normal usage. To sum up Packard Bell Dot A/R-010UK red laptop is highly portable and a useful travel companion.

Packard Bell DOT SE-110UK cheap and small laptop

Features:

• Intel Atom Processor N450, 1.66 GHz, 512 KB L2 Cache
• 1GB DDR2 RAM
• Wi-fi enabled

PROS:

• Lightweight and compact
• Affordable price

CONS:

• No internal CD/DVD drive
• The price starts from £199 ($326)

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Packard Bell DOT SE-110UK cheap and small laptop

Packard Bell DOT SE-110UK cheap and lightweight laptop is available in 3 colours: Red, Black and Pink. This small laptop is powered by energy efficient Intel Atom N450 processor with 1.66 GHz clock speed. The 1GB DDR2 RAM has another 1GB memory slot making it 2GB max.

The display is 10.1” diagonal widescreen LCD with LED backlight and 1024 x 600 pixels resolution. The small laptop has 160 GB capacity hard disk but no built in CD/DVD drive. For connectivity the lightweight laptop has Wi-fi and Ethernet LAN connections. Further there are 3 USB 2.0 ports. Other features include stereo speakers, 2 in 1 card reader, VGA out, microphone, and 1.3 MP webcam.

Packard Bell DOT SE-110UK cheap and small laptop

The 6 cell 4400 mAH Li-Ion battery lasts up to 3.5 hours under normal usage. The OS is Windows 7 Starter edition. Packard Bell provides standard 1 year collect-and-return warranty for this cheap laptop. To sum up Packard Bell DOT SE-110UK laptop is compact and lightweight with neces

Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly small laptop

Features:

• Intel Celeron M Processor ULV 743
• 2GB DDR2 RAM memory
• Wi-fi enabled

PROS:

• Lightweight and thin
• Swivelling touch screen

CONS:

• No internal CD/DVD drive
• The price starts from £415 ($640) exc VAT

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Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly small laptop

Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly touch screen laptop is an ultra portable device that is both a tablet and a laptop with swivel touch screen that can be folded over the keyboard. Powered by Intel Celeron M Processor ULV 743 with clock speed of 1.30 GHz, 800MHz FSB, and 1MB L2 Cache memory, the small laptop is both powerful and convenient to carry and use. With a thickness of just 1.0in, the lightweight laptop weighs 3.0lbs. The outer dimensions are 11.22 x 8.0 x 1.0 in which makes the laptop very compact. The display is 11.6” LCD screen with a pixel resolution of 1366 x 768 and LED backlighting. The main memory has a capacity of 2 GB and the hard disk 250 GB for the configuration reviewed here.

Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly small laptop

For external connectivity, there are Wi-fi, Ethernet and 3 USB 2.0 ports. There are Realtek sound card, stereo speakers, headphone and microphone jacks to take care of the audio. The small laptop has both VGA and HDMI output for connection to external monitor / TV. Further there is 5 in 1 memory card reader for external data transfer.

The 6-cell 4400 mAh Li-ion battery lasts up to 6 hours under normal usage. The OS is Windows 7 Home Premium edition. Packard Bell provides standard 1 year manufacturer warranty for this small laptop. To summarize, the Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly touch screen laptop has all the features of a regular laptop while doubling up as tablet PC when required.

Features:
• AMD Athlon™ 64 L110 low power processor
• 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Bluetooth
• Dimension 259 x 184 x 26.4 mm

PROS:
• Lightweight (1.25 kg)
• High quality graphics

CONS:
• The price is around £360 ($590)
• No Wireless PAN (Bluetooth) / No Wireless WAN (e.g. 3G cellular)

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Expert Review

This is the first time under the banner of Acer that Packard Bell has launched two net book models in the UK. When innovation in the fields of software and hardware are getting limited, the only way Packard Bell could have gathered the fair attention it did was by presenting itself in satin metallic red with a red lid which is all gloss. Even though certain wireless options are lacking, at the competitive price it is available and given its small size, it is an ideal buy for people who are looking for utility net books.

The coating in place for this particular model is pretty glossy with improved color and contrast, turning the panel into a reflective one. Hard black plastic is used to construct the chassis, the palmrest having a mottled design, and ideally suitable for those people who prefer to work on the move. It does not really bring about a revolution in the net book market, but even then it is worth a buy from many points of view, provided the touchpad issues are resolved.

Features:

• Intel Pentium Dual Core processor T2390
• Wifi connection
• Built in camera
• 3 cell Li-Ion battery

PROS:

• Lightweight (3.5lbs), and thin (1.5 in)
• 12.1″ Super TFT widescreen display

CONS:

• No built in Optical storage
• The price starts from £349.99 VAT incl.

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This Packard Bell EasyNote BG45 small laptop is light in weight and is highly portable. It is powered by Intel 1.86GHz Pentium Dual Core T2390 (533 MHz, 1 MB Cache) and Windows Vista Home Basic Edition operating system. It is reasonably priced at £349.99 which makes it affordable.

The display is 12.1 inch Super TFT widescreen, with 1280×800 pixel resolution. The graphics processor is integrated Intel GMA X3100 chip. The video RAM has 128 MB size and memory capacity is 1024MB size DDR2 SDRAM which is barely sufficient for Windows Vista OS. The hard disk has a capacity of 80 GB, which again is on the lower end of comparable models.

With outer dimensions of 11.6″(W) 1.5″(H) 7.6″(D) and a weight of 3.5lbs, the Packard Bell EasyNote BG45 small laptop is compact and portable. As regards external connectivity, the laptop has Wifi connection, traditional 10/100 Ethernet LAN and also 56 Kbps modem. It also has 3 USB 2.0 ports and a 4 in 1 multimedia card reader. Other connections like Bluetooth and Infra red are absent.

The laptop has built in speakers, microphone and headphone jacks and 1.3 Mp webcam. Additional storage through built in optical drive is also missing. The standard 90 keys QWERTY keyboard has Synaptics touchpad.

Other than Windows Vista Home Basic operating system, the Packard Bell small laptop is provided with software packages for managing photos, data security, office suite, anti virus etc depending on the dealer from whom the laptop is purchased. The 3 cells Li-Ion 2.6 WHr battery lasts about 2.5 hours under normal usage and the laptop is provided with standard 1-year warranty by the manufacturer.

Overall, the Packard Bell EasyNote BG45 small laptop is reasonably priced but lacks many standard features found in comparable models.

Features:

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5450
• Broadband Wireless WAN
• Built in camera
• External Slim ODD Optical Drives
• The price starts from £599.99 VAT incl.

PROS:

• Lightweight (3.5lbs), and ultra thin (1.25 in)
• Powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• 12.1” TFT widescreen display

CONS:

• No Bluetooth / Infra red connection

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This ultra portable Packard Bell BG46 laptop made by Packard Bell BV is lightweight and is packed with power and performance. It is driven by an Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo T5450 Processor (1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB, 2MB Cache) and Windows Vista Home premium Edition operating system. It is reasonably priced at £599 and is on the lower end of comparative models in terms of features. The display is a 12.1 inch Brightview, Transflective TFT widescreen, with a pixel resolution of 1280 x 800. The graphics is handled by Intel GMA X3100 processor. The video RAM has 358 MB size which is more than normal for displaying high quality images. The memory is 2048MB size DDR2 SDRAM and the hard disk has a capacity of 160 GB, which is enough storage space for all music and photos and also smooth running of applications.
With dimensions of 11.6″(W) 1.25″(H) 8.3″(D) and a weight of 3.5lbs, the Packard Bell BG46 laptop is highly portable. Regarding external connectivity, the BG46 has wireless Wifi connection and the traditional 10/100 Ethernet LAN. It also has 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting external devices like digital camcorder, etc. But it lacks other wireless connections like Bluetooth and Infra red for linking with peripherals. The laptop has built in speakers, microphone and headphone jacks and a 4 in 1 Multimedia card reader. Some of the flash memory formats supported by the card reader are SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard. There is also a 1.3Mp webcam for taking reasonably sharp pictures. Additional storage is through external slim ODD optical drive DVDRW (+R double layer) via CDs / DVDs. The keyboard is the standard 90 keys QWERTY keyboard with Synaptics touchpad.

The Packard Bell BG46 laptop lacks some of the standard features provided in comparative models of other manufacturers like Modem, Bluetooth, Infra red, remote, Firewire connection for quick download of videos from camcorders etc, but that is the price one has to pay for the relatively low cost of the laptop.

Some of the software packages other than Windows Vista Home Premium operating system provided with the system are Google Picasa for managing photos, Roxio Creator 9 for burning CD / DVDs, Cyberlink Power Cinema for playing DVDs, Internet Explorer / Mozilla Firefox for web browsing, Packard Bell Data Secure, Microsoft Works 9 SE home office suite, Packard Bell Info Centre, Norton 360 security software (with 3 months subscription) etc. The list is indicative. The actual packages vary with dealer. 4 cells Li-Ion battery is used for powering the laptop and the system is provided with standard 1-year warranty by the manufacturer.

Overall, the Packard Bell BG46 is a reasonably priced ultra portable laptop packed with powerful features and performance and can be considered value for money.