Laptop Mag’s conclusions about the attractive and ultra-this EeePC S101 are the proverbial mixed bag. Every angle has a pro and con to contend with: it’s far more attractive and svelte than other netbooks, but it’s got faffy bling like Swarovski crystals on it, too. It offers a MacBook Air-like form for about a third of the price–$700– but the specs are worse than the top-end normal Eee, which is just $480.
How much are you willing to pay for style? The Eee PC S101 ($699) is hands-down the best looking mini-notebook we have seen, and its thin size and small footprint make it a machine that you’ll want to show off to the world.
Asus Eee PC S101 [Laptop Mag]
Matt Miller, fewer pixels does make things bigger. No magic about it. Unless you’ve got a resolution independent OS, more pixels in the same area makes things smaller.
A 10″ LCD at 1024 x 600 is a pretty decent DPI; far better than a 19″ LCD running 1280×1024.
1024×600. “Best looking” if you’re not actually looking at it.
Nice laptop.
#1:
You know, this is a 10″ monitor. Don’t know about you but I like to leave my microscope at home when I’m traveling.
#2: I’m talking about screen resolution, not size. Having fewer pixels doesn’t magically make things bigger, except in that it mandates your fonts must be above a certain size to be readable.
A higher-resolution LCD would allow you to leave the microscope at home, read text more clearly, and fit more on the screen when you need to.