Novatech Xplora E16

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70% Novatech Xplora E16 review
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version

The Novatech Xplora E16 comes close to filling the void between netbook and budget laptop. It's aimed at those looking for an affordable web-browsing machine with a little extra grunt than a netbook. While the Novatech Xplora E16's advantages over netbooks may tempt the odd customer from that sector, the Xplora's real competition comes from the other full-sized budget laptops. And compared to the cream of the sub-£500 models, it does sag. Too many of the components are underpowered compared to the alternatives at just £100 more. The likes of Sony and Toshiba offer considerably more for a little extra outlay.

Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/22/2009
Rating: Total score: 70% price: 70% features: 60% workmanship: 70%

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ATI Radeon Xpress X1200: This is an onboard video chip and according AMD optimized for a good price/value. It is based on a X700 design but with less pixel- and vertex-pipelines. ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 is hardly apt for gamers. The graphic chip supports Windows Vista Aero surface and all 3D effects run fluently. Sometimes also called Radeon X1200.

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

TF-20: Entry level single core processor based on the Sherman core. Due tot the low clock speed, small level 2 cache and old architecture only compareable to a 1.3 GHz Pentium SU2700 CPU.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

15.60":

15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.

2.9 kg:

With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.

Novatech: This British Computershop also sells laptops with its own brand. The marketshare is very low and there don't exist many laptop reviews for Novatech laptops.

70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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