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Latest NEWSSaturday, 04. July 2009 12:09 - 3G Signal Booster11:48 - Netbook yes - keyboard noFriday, 03. July 2009 12:45 - Tongfong S30A Goes Thin & LightThursday, 02. July 2009 Home Reviews
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Problems with this kind of tests are numerous. First of all, gathering appropriate notebook models for this test took us a little while. As soon as we would finalize list, some unpredictable problems would occur. Biggest problem was variety of models that is present on the market, where differences between some models are only larger hard disk drive or slightly faster CPU. Lowering price range would solve some of those problems but then again, this kind of test couldn’t adequately represent current market situation. Other problem is price itself. Since this kind of review is time consuming, in that period some models would get cheaper and drop out and some would get onto our list. Since we already encountered similar problems before we decided for different strategy. Basic criteria for choosing notebooks for this test is: display that is between 15.4 and 15.6 inch in size and price tag below 500€.
Netbook fever is at its peak and new models are presented, almost, on weekly basis. This time we present you Lenovo IdeaPad S10e netbook. Although IdeaPad should be more vanguard series than ThinkPad series, Lenovo design of S10e cannot be described as excitable. Lenovo S10e is black “squarish” shaped, with kind of “neutral” looks which some will appreciate. We could say that it looks like some ThinkPad models and maybe this was the main idea of Lenovo designers.
One of the best netbooks that we tested so far, 
EliteBook is relatively new series of HP notebooks and it is intended for demanding business users. It was created with goal of creating better distinction between business and top-class notebooks that can withstand much tougher working conditions. Model that we got in our test lab is HP EliteBook 6930p and after first contact with this model it was clear that we got an “elite” notebook.
Vostro is brand of Dell notebooks that belongs to accessible business class. Vostro A860 is model that was designed with one goal: achieving as low as possible price tag that will be attached to it. Since manufacturer is trying to go with lowest price as possible, compromise between desires and possibilities has to be made. It will be very interesting to see how one of the largest notebook manufacturers is going to make his choices when it comes to components and build quality under these conditions. 
We are sure that most of you don’t fantasize about big and heavy notebook models, but then again, we are also sure that most of you would like to own a notebook like Acer Aspire 8730G. If multimedia features of notebook mean to you more than mobility and portability than this “giant” will draw your attention for sure. Don’t let this initial description scare you. Although dimensions of Acer Aspire 8730G are noticeable, its weight doesn’t go over 4kg which is not too much for a notebook with 18.4inch diagonal.