On 05/15/2011 08:03 PM, Niels de Vos wrote: > 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. >>> > >>>> 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 Since a few of you have showed interest in doing this upgrade, here is a post detailing how to upgrade the TFT panel on the Genesi Efika Smartbook: http://www.altechnative.net/?p=152 HTH. Gordan _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
