On 05/15/2011 12:07 PM, Niels de Vos wrote:
Hi list,
I know that some of you have an Efika Smartbook
(
http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook) and am interested in
your opinions on it. I'm looking to getting one myself, but only if
there are positive experiences with it.
My normal usage of such a netbook would be some browsing, emailing and
some development (mainly with vim) while traveling. I assume that the
10" display is just big enough for it (a 7" EeePC is a little too
small).
I really like mine. The only outstanding issue I have with mine is that
the video acceleration falls way, way short of expectations on video
playback. Other than that, it's great.
Another thing you may be interested in is that you can actually fit a
1280x720 screen into it (it comes with 1024x600 as standard). I have a
replacement screen on my shelf to do this at some point, but I haven't
gotten around to it yet. My main disappointment is that this isn't
available as an option when buying one, which inevitably means you end
up with a spare 1024x600 screen that you will never use again.
- How is the keyboard, are the keys (much) smaller than a standard
laptop keyboard?
It is the same as on any 10in netbook.
- Is the display good readable when sitting outside, possibly in the
sun?
It is on the par with any other similar netbook, the same screen is used
in a lot of them. But as I said, my recommendation would be to upgrade
it with a 1280x720 panel.
Gordan