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May 15, 2017

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The glass multitouch touch pad is a bit small and has dedicated buttons beneath instead of a clickpad-style interface, but it's otherwise responsive and offers a similar level of traction to Apple's clickpads. One drawback: with frequent use, the black touch pad developed a patch of oily fingerprint smudges that were hard to remove. We're not saying all parts of the U260 experience smell of roses, however: we found the IdeaPad U260's boot-up time and general responsiveness to be sluggish compared with other laptops, which is largely because of the CULV Intel processor, which operates at a lower clock speed. We also weren't wild about the annoying smiley face icon called the Lenovo Smile Dock that kept appearing onscreen, which launched a toolbar with various program shortcuts. The toolbar can be deactivated, but it's a nuisance. Pop-up virus software warnings and other preinstalled bloatware spam occur in other Windows laptops, too, but in a premium product like the U260 it comes off as tacky.

The glossy, 16:9 LED-backlit 12.5-inch display on the IdeaPad U260 has a native resolution of 1,366x768 pixels, which is standard for most midsize laptops. The screen's unique size sounds jarring at first, but in use it feels nearly the same as a 13-inch. Icons and text were easy to read, and videos and pictures played back with vivid color and brightness.The stereo speakers embedded in grilles above the keyboard had decent enough sound for the U260's size, but weren't notably excellent. The 0.3-megapixel Webcam has a maximum image resolution of 640x480 pixels, and comes packed with Cyberlink YouCam software. It's a standard Webcam with no premium functionality.The IdeaPad U260 has Bluetooth, but only two USB 2.0 ports along its edges. The sparse collection of ports is a bit of a letdown: there is room for more, especially since the U260 lacks an optical drive. We were surprised that the U260 lacks an SD card slot, too; even 10-inch Lenovo Netbooks come with SD card compatibility.

The IdeaPad U260 has a limited number of configurations, with a choice of a 1.33GHz Intel Core i3-380UM CPU or a 1.33GHz Core i5-470UM CPU. Our review unit was the top-of-the-line $1,049 version, in Clementine Orange, with 4GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive. Opting for Mocha Brown and the Core i3 CULV processor will save you a few hundred dollars, at $899; and all configurations come with the same hard drive and RAM. Lenovo currently has an additional promotion on its site to save an extra $200 off certain U260 models, which could be worth your while if you're thinking of picking one up. At $699 to $799, we feel a lot more bullish about this laptop's value proposition.The Core i5-470UM CPU is one we've seen before, in the Dell Vostro V130. The Vostro is a similarly sized 13-inch laptop with an appealingly thin portable frame, but poor battery life. The IdeaPad U260, though boasting a better battery life, doesn't fare all that much differently. Intel's CULV processors aren't to be confused with their similarly branded standard-voltage siblings. While a "normal" standard-voltage Core i5 is great for most everyday use, the lower-performing, energy-saving Core i5-470UM CULV in this laptop feels sluggish on boot-ups, and though it will perform most everyday tasks well (and far better than any Netbook), including HD video streaming, its benchmark speeds lag well behind most mainstream 13-inch laptops. If you consider the IdeaPad U260 an ultraportable, it will likely exceed your expectations as a computer. If you consider it a full-fledged laptop, you may be disappointed.

The IdeaPad U260 has integrated Intel graphics, which allow for basic casual games and HD video playback, but won't satisfy anyone looking to edit or create high-res videos or play more graphically intensive mainstream games. This laptop doesn't yet feature Intel's new Sandy Bridge processors, which offer more-robust integrated graphics.The 10.1-inch N230 is the latest in the N-series netbook line-up. It packs a choice of Intel Atom 1.66GHz N450 or 1.83GHz N470 processor, with integrated graphics. It packs either 160 or 250GB hard drives.The case is a mix of glossy, matte and patterned black, with a chiclet keyboard and trackpad. Connect to other devices with Bluetooth 3, the Web with 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi or optional 3G, and Samsung cameras and televisions via DLNA.There are two battery options: one giving 7 hours, or a larger one with a whopping 13.8 hours of power. That's enough to watch a whole series of Doctor Who or get you through a flight to another continent.We have to admit that when Toshiba told us it was announcing a brand new product that wasn't quite a laptop, and wasn't quite a smartphone, we fully expected them to unveil a tablet PC -- something along the lines of the Dell Streak perhaps? But instead we got the AC100 -- an laptop that runs Android and makes some big promises when it comes to battery life and portability. Read on to check out our hands-on photos and our first impressions on this curious new machine...

Well, there you have it -- the AC100. Toshiba reckons that by combining the functionality of a high-end smartphone with the usability of a netbook, it can create something that's actually really good at web browsing, networking and editing your documents on the move.As you can see, it's sporting a bee-like black and yellow finish, a great big keyboard and a 10.1-inch screen. The starting weight is 870g, so it's looking to be plenty portable. Right -- let's get down to the photo-analysis... As you can see, the AC100 is thin. Really thin in fact -- 21 millimetres at its thickest point (the bevel) and just 14 millimetres at the front edge. On the right side of the machine you can see a USB socket, Mini USB socket and power input. Over on the other side, bear witness to an HDMI port, a 3.5mm microphone and audio combo socket and a multiformat card reader. Also witness our intrepid reporter's oddly twisted hand.That's not a huge array of ports -- we know Toshiba will be trying hard to keep weight and size down, but we can't help but think a second USB port might have been more useful than the HDMI output...

The keyboard is sensibly laid out -- we especially like the great big return key and proper direction arrows. These things are normally the first casualty of space-saving when it comes to laptops. Also note the rubber texture on the wrist-rest -- we found that to be pretty comfy.Likewise we were pleased with how the trackpad responded -- pleasingly sensitive and nicely textured, it made navigating the AC100's various menus rather pleasant. This is the 10.1-inch LED Backlit display, with a resolution of 1024x600 pixels. It looked pretty sharp to our discerning eyes, and crucially we didn't notice too many reflections. You've probably noticed that curious interface -- that's because the AC100 is running... Android 2.1! Yes -- check the firmware version on-screen right there. Android is best known as the Operating System de rigueur for smartphones like the HTC Desire and tablets like the Dell Streak. It looks a little out of place on a laptop screen, and we noticed a few people familiar with the system prodding ineffectually at the display, expecting to find a touchscreen...

Inside, the AC100 has an Nvidia Tegra 250 mobile processor, clocked at 1GHz -- that's the kind of processor we'd expect to find in a mobile phone. 512MB of RAM serves as the memory.Obviously that's not very much, but the operating system does look to be pretty basic, so we can't say for sure that the AC100 is slow until we get to grips with a final review model. However, with specs like these you may well find some memory-intensive websites make the AC100 a little wheezy.For hoarding your precious documents and photos, you get 8GB of flash storage on-board. Build quality seemed reasonably high, though we did notice a fair degree of flex in the keyboard, as this image demonstrates. That's a bit disappointing... That black textured finish extends to the lid. What's really interesting is that Toshiba claims you'll get a massive seven days of battery-life with the AC100 on standby. Furthermore, opening the lid will pull the machine out of standby in under one second. We tested this, and it sounded like a fair claim to us -- the display popped up almost instantaneously.Just how useful the AC100 turns out to be will depend largely on whether those battery-life claims turn out to be accurate, and of course how much it costs. We'll find out when it's released in August of this year, but until then, our curiosity is most definitely piqued.

There's a fingerprint reader over on the right, for example. The keyboard and trackpad are different too -- we'll get to them in a minute. The m6's chassis is black and sports a brushed metal effect that looks neat, but clashes with the black plastic gloss that surrounds the screen.Audio comes courtesy of Beats, though unfortunately I didn't get a chance to put the m6's speakers through their paces. Don't expect much -- laptop speakers generally sounds tinny regardless of who's providing the hardware, but previous HP efforts with Beats have featured special sound programs or Windows themes so don't be surprised if there are a few software surprises in store.The Beats tie-in means there's a little lowercase 'b' on the speaker grille -- how chuffed you are about that will depend on your feelings toward the hip-hopping audio brand. There's a bit of flair elsewhere, with silver trim around the edge of the lid, and that grey-ish hue is also present on the bottom of the chassis.All things considered, this design makes a decent first impression. It's far from ugly, though it's on the plasticky side, and doesn't feel as sturdy as the aluminium-addled Envy Spectre XT.

HP promises the m6 will play host to "the latest Intel and AMD processors", while the model I was toying with featured a 750GB hard drive. Discrete graphics are an option if you plan on performing more intensive tasks like gaming or photo editing. The 15.6-inch display crams in a respectable 1,366x768 pixels, and there's a DVD drive squeezed into the m6's right flank.Increasingly laptops are shedding disc drives, prioritising a slim build instead, but if you have a big DVD collection you may appreciate the option to pop in a disc.Next to the disc drive are two USB ports, while over on the left you get Ethernet, HDMI and VGA out, a 3.5mm headphone jack and two more USB sockets. There's a webcam above the monitor for video calls.HP promises up to eight hours of battery life -- we'll be putting that claim to the test when we give the m6 the full review treatment.The keyboard on the m6 is quite large, and even though the laptop isn't that massive HP's squeezed in a number pad. Handy perhaps -- though the 'Enter' key on this laptop is looking worryingly small -- that'll doubtless see you making the odd mistake as you rattle off emails. A backlight is optional should you want to type in the dark.

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