Packard Bell Butterfly S Series

Packard Bell Butterfly S-EC-100

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Average Score: 76.57% - good

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80% Float like a butterfly with this thin laptop
Source: Computer Active Archive.org version
The Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly is relatively expensive but a good computer for those who need portability but want style Good points Thin and light; powerful enough for most home tasks Bad points External CD/DVD drive is a hassle; uncomfortable keyboard
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/06/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

81% Packard Bell Butterfly S-EC-100
Source: Magnus.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Long, Date: 09/28/2009
Rating: Total score: 81% price: 80%

84% Note- oder Netbook?
Source: PC Praxis - 10/09
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 84% price: 80%

44% Subnotebook Packard Bell Easynote Butterfly s im Test
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/25/2009
Rating: Total score: 44% price: 80% performance: 1% features: 55% mobility: 72% ergonomy: 5%

75% Klein, aber fein!
Source: PC Go - 9/09
Comparison, , Long, Date: 08/01/2009
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 90%

92% Packard Bell Butterfly im Test: 10-Stunden-Notebook
Source: Onlinekosten.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/28/2009
Rating: Total score: 92% price: 90% performance: 80% features: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%

80% Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly S
Source: PC World Italia IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/14/2009
Rating: Total score: 80%

Packard Bell Butterfly S 1200

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Average Score: 70% - average

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80% Packard Bell EasyNote Butterfly Touch Review
Source: Trusted Reviews Archive.org version
A few minor niggles do little to distract from this stylish yet affordable convertible tablet laptop. Packard Bell's Butterfly Touch offers decent build quality, excellent battery life, flexible functionality and some great software without charging a significant premium. Even if its tablet capabilities aren't your main point of interest, it's still well worth checking out.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/18/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 70% features: 80% mobility: 90%

Foreign Reviews

60% Packard Bell Butterfly S 1200 Subnotebook
Source: Minitechnet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/23/2009
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% performance: 60% display: 80% mobility: 100% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 100%

Packard Bell Easy Note Butterfly S
Source: Pc Tuner IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/06/2010
Rating: price: 80% performance: 70% mobility: 80%

Packard Bell Easy Note Butterfly S: performance e portabilità
Source: Pc Tuner IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/06/2010
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 90%

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Packard Bell: Packard Bell is a subsidiary of Taiwan-based Acer. It is a name used by two different consumer electronics companies. The first was an American radio manufacturer founded in 1926, that later became a defense contractor and manufacturer of other consumer electronics, such as television sets. Teledyne acquired the business in 1978. In 1986, investors bought the name for a newly formed personal computer manufacturer. Originally the company produced discount computers in the US, later computers were produced for the European market. NEC took it over in the late 1990s. Acer acquired it in 2008. In spite of the similarity of their names, there has never been any corporate connection between the original or later Packard Bell and Hewlett Packard, or Bell System. Packard Bell is an international notebook manufacturer. Many years, the company focussed ruggedized laptops.

PB is not present in the smartphone/tablet market and a rather small manufacturer of laptops. There are hardly any reviews since 2015.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD: Onboard (shared Memory) GPU built in the GM45, GE45 and GS45 chipset (Montevina). Because of two more shaders and a higher core clock, much faster than the old GMA X3100. Still not advisable for gamers (DirectX 10 games not playable or only with very low settings). The integrated video processor is able to help decode HD videos (AVC/VC-2/MPEG2) , e.g., for a fluent Blu-Ray playback with slow CPUs.

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

Intel Core 2 Solo:

SU3500: Power efficient single core processor for small subnotebooks that is based on the Penryn core and includes all features (like Virtualization, C6 state, ...). The performance should be comparable with a 1.7 GHz Athlon II Neo K125.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

13.00:

There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.

The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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75.11%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

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

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