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I don’t know what Kohjinsha has done with the default install, but as I got it from DFJ after POST there was some sort of linux-looking bootloader, and then it loaded Windows. GUI performance was terrible. I also didn’t like the two partition layout. I reformatted and installed a fresh copy. Performance is MUCH better–generally quite nice, honestly.

The device doesn’t feel terribly heavy but I suppose it is probably heavier than its size might lead on. I don’t mind it–I comfortably cradle it in my left hand in portrait mode for tabletting often.

Video performance for anything non-high definition is quite fine. My 720p videos aren’t playing smoothly in MPC with the ffdshow and haali. Anything lower is smooth, though. I haven’t tried any games, but I’m going to be aiming for old games, like Planescape: Torment and maybe Giants.

Vista Aero Glass is probably not acceptable, performance-wise. It’s just a bit too laggy for my tastes. Again, I’m hoping this improves with drivers. Vista Aero, minus glass, is perfectly responsive.

I installed 2GB of RAM in it immediately. Given my memory utilisation figures, this is 100% necessary with Vista. Don’t run Vista with 1GB of RAM on anything. If you have to, get a memory card and use ReadyBoost. It will help.

I certainly hope that Intel fixes the drivers. Menlow sounded so good on paper. Even if they don’t I’ll be able to do most everything I want with this.

Battery life is surprisingly good: non-official tests give me about 3 hours with wireless on and half brightness with the standard battery, and about 2.5 hours streaming and playing a movie over wireless. Double those figures for the extended battery. With wireless off the projections have been in the 8-9 hour range with the extended battery.

The extended battery sticks out about an inch and adds another 5 ounces. It makes a fantastic handhold for portrait tablet mode though.

The device itself feels solidly built, and the access panels on the back for all of the components is most appreciated.

I’ve had a few instances of the BIOS not finishing POST–it hangs on detecting devices. It has happened twice in the week I’ve had it over many, many boots. I’m not certain what it’s about, but hard power off and power on again seems to get past it.

The keyboard is small but I’m able to adapt to it easily enough. The trackpad is surprisingly nice to use. The touchscreen is passive, but very accurate after calibration. The screen and resolution are *gorgeous* though vertical viewing angles could be better, primarily looking at it from below. It’s not an issue.

I appreciate the hotkey utilities that come with it: they’re small and non-resource intensive. A little strange is that there’s a hotkey for GPS and what appears to be the slot for the same GPS unit as is in the SC3. I haven’t fiddled with it, though.

This wasn’t intended to be a cohesive mini-review, just a list of bullet points from an owner. It’s a nice unit and while there are things I’d wish for (faster Atom, GPS included, active touchpad, matte screen, improved video drivers) I’m very happy with the purchase.

If anybody else has info on the problem please advise!

Can anybody comment on the weight? Is it abnormally heavy?

(yes, you can see the PC for more than 10 seconds )