On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 5:08 PM, Gordan Bobic <gordan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 05/15/2011 12:43 PM, Gordan Bobic wrote: >> On 05/15/2011 12:07 PM, Niels de Vos wrote: >>> Hi list, >>> >>> I know that some of you have an Efika Smartbook >>> (http://www.genesi-usa.com/products/smartbook) and am interested in >>> your opinions on it. I'm looking to getting one myself, but only if >>> there are positive experiences with it. >> Â > >>> My normal usage of such a netbook would be some browsing, emailing and >>> some development (mainly with vim) while traveling. I assume that the >>> 10" display is just big enough for it (a 7" EeePC is a little too >>> small). >> >> I really like mine. The only outstanding issue I have with mine is that >> the video acceleration falls way, way short of expectations on video >> playback. Other than that, it's great. >> >> Another thing you may be interested in is that you can actually fit a >> 1280x720 screen into it (it comes with 1024x600 as standard). I have a >> replacement screen on my shelf to do this at some point, but I haven't >> gotten around to it yet. My main disappointment is that this isn't >> available as an option when buying one, which inevitably means you end >> up with a spare 1024x600 screen that you will never use again. >> >>> - How is the keyboard, are the keys (much) smaller than a standard >>> laptop keyboard? >> >> It is the same as on any 10in netbook. >> >>> - Is the display good readable when sitting outside, possibly in the sun? >> >> It is on the par with any other similar netbook, the same screen is used >> in a lot of them. But as I said, my recommendation would be to upgrade >> it with a 1280x720 panel. > > And just to show I'm taking my own advice on this, I finally got around > to replacing the screen with a 1280x720 panel. The process is incredibly > easy to do, much easier than on other laptops. It took under 10 minutes, > start to finish. The clips that sandwich the screen panel in are quite > loose, so you don't have to leave nasty gauge marks on the bezel to get > them apart after you take the screws out. And as the guys from Genesi > reassured me it all "just works"! I now have a 1280x720 Efika, and as an > added bonus, I now have a matte screen rather than a glossy one, so I > can even use it outside in the sun. :) > > I have taken pictures and will put together a post detailing the > procedure, along with the exact screen panel to use for the upgrade. Sounds great! Looking forward for the details :) Thanks for sharing, Niels _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
