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Article: Micro Express EL80: weak performance overshadows impressive specs.(NOTEBOOKS)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
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- Computer Shopper
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- October 1, 2006
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DESPITE ITS IMPRESSIVE spec list, which includes a fast Intel Core Duo processor and a discrete nVidia graphics processor, the Micro Express EL80 failed to impress us. This 7-pound laptop ($1,848 in our test configuration) suffers from one too many flaws.
For starters, the EL80's 15.4-inch wide-aspect screen is too glossy for its own good; it's prone to glare and reflections in every environment except a theater-dark room. Its keyboard, though full-size, is too loud and flexes even under light pressure. On the plus side, our unit featured a fingerprint reader, as well as media and quick-launch buttons that, because of their raised design, give the laptop a ...