This comment might come off as somewhat hypocritical from someone who owns a Clevo M860ETU but I think laptop manufacturers are going in the wrong direction. Just thinking about gives me that 'what the hell is happening in the world' moment (in a somewhat positive way though).
I believe that the 480M might be too powerful for a laptop. Make no mistake, I like powerful but for a laptop shouldn't there be atleast _some_ semblance of battery life? My Clevo gives 2 hours tops, which I consider o-k, and if I recall the W860 had somewhere in the region of 60-90 minutes of battery right, or was that 64 tops? Shouldn't the manufacturers atleast supply a larger capacity battery. I might get responses on the lines of 'this is really just a portable desktop, and not meant for battery life', but deep down inside of me I believe that every manufacturer should strive for _atleast_ 2 hours of battery. I really really wish there'd be more breakthroughs that give us super-ultra battery life with very little performance loss that is associated with 'plugged-in' vs 'on battery'.
Also, for people who go 'get a desktop' I'm a student who's just moving around everywhere and a laptop/baggable computer is far more convenient since there's no issues of power outlets on college campus anyway.
P.S. My post may come out as incoherent but its just hard to absorb how much power is in a laptop nowadays.
If you read my review of the W870CU (http://www.anandtech.com/show/2858 -- it's essentially the same design as this one), the battery was a major complaint. It's not like this is a small notebook to begin with, and the battery compartment is actually reasonably large. That Clevo chooses to use a tiny 3-cell battery in a laptop this size is mind boggling to me. 3-cell batteries are what you put in small netbooks, not in DTRs! I agree with this complaint and think if nothing else Clevo should have a 6-cell or even 9-cell upgrade available. Not everyone will want that, but the option would be appreciated.
Considering my experience with breaking laptop hinges, which btw is a common issue across all brands, I see no point in spending a lot of money in a laptop, which will experience mechanical breakdown even before its electronics is outdated. Several years ago laptops were better quality as mechanical parts versus electronics, now is the other way around. So, thank you, but will pay close to nothing for a laptop that will last close to nothing, regardless the performance.
Maybe I'm just crazy, but nobody thought of splitting the keyboard in half (something similar to what Microsoft did with their old ergonomic keyboards) and putting the touchpad right in the center of the notebook? I just see wasted space there...
or wtf is up with that number pad design? they have more than enough room for the usual enter and+ keys, this isn't a 15" notebook they are trying to squeeze a number pad onto
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SimKill - Monday, June 28, 2010 - link
This comment might come off as somewhat hypocritical from someone who owns a Clevo M860ETU but I think laptop manufacturers are going in the wrong direction. Just thinking about gives me that 'what the hell is happening in the world' moment (in a somewhat positive way though).I believe that the 480M might be too powerful for a laptop. Make no mistake, I like powerful but for a laptop shouldn't there be atleast _some_ semblance of battery life? My Clevo gives 2 hours tops, which I consider o-k, and if I recall the W860 had somewhere in the region of 60-90 minutes of battery right, or was that 64 tops? Shouldn't the manufacturers atleast supply a larger capacity battery.
I might get responses on the lines of 'this is really just a portable desktop, and not meant for battery life', but deep down inside of me I believe that every manufacturer should strive for _atleast_ 2 hours of battery.
I really really wish there'd be more breakthroughs that give us super-ultra battery life with very little performance loss that is associated with 'plugged-in' vs 'on battery'.
Also, for people who go 'get a desktop' I'm a student who's just moving around everywhere and a laptop/baggable computer is far more convenient since there's no issues of power outlets on college campus anyway.
P.S. My post may come out as incoherent but its just hard to absorb how much power is in a laptop nowadays.
JarredWalton - Monday, June 28, 2010 - link
If you read my review of the W870CU (http://www.anandtech.com/show/2858 -- it's essentially the same design as this one), the battery was a major complaint. It's not like this is a small notebook to begin with, and the battery compartment is actually reasonably large. That Clevo chooses to use a tiny 3-cell battery in a laptop this size is mind boggling to me. 3-cell batteries are what you put in small netbooks, not in DTRs! I agree with this complaint and think if nothing else Clevo should have a 6-cell or even 9-cell upgrade available. Not everyone will want that, but the option would be appreciated.Ananke - Monday, June 28, 2010 - link
Considering my experience with breaking laptop hinges, which btw is a common issue across all brands, I see no point in spending a lot of money in a laptop, which will experience mechanical breakdown even before its electronics is outdated. Several years ago laptops were better quality as mechanical parts versus electronics, now is the other way around. So, thank you, but will pay close to nothing for a laptop that will last close to nothing, regardless the performance.Ethaniel - Monday, June 28, 2010 - link
Maybe I'm just crazy, but nobody thought of splitting the keyboard in half (something similar to what Microsoft did with their old ergonomic keyboards) and putting the touchpad right in the center of the notebook? I just see wasted space there...ggathagan - Monday, June 28, 2010 - link
There's not enough room to do that without making the keys the size of Chiclets or creating some other non-standard keyboard layout.strikeback03 - Tuesday, June 29, 2010 - link
or wtf is up with that number pad design? they have more than enough room for the usual enter and+ keys, this isn't a 15" notebook they are trying to squeeze a number pad onto