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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA["performs well" and "dies early" cant both be used when reviewing a notebook. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[OneLove]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 10:41AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[It performs well for a short amount of time]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lazarpandar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 9:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA["The Ford Fiesta compares favorably with the Mercedes Benz 450SL, both having four tires, glass windshields, and seats."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug Adams]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 10:52AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA["Ever since Mercedes removed all those safety features that made it safer than the average car, the idiots buying it have been paying so much more only for the brand name."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[10minutehobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 10:57AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[this looks like the poor-man's macbook - even though its a lot shittier. Why are they comparing it to the macbook air? It's almost an inch thick, and the macbook pro 13" is .95" i believe]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 11:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[*sigh* .95 of an inch is nearly an inch...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 12:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[Andy, what Matt's trying to say is that instead of comparing it with a MacBook Air, it should be compared with the MacBook Pro - 4.5 lbs with optical drive, 0.95 inches thick, (claimed) 7 hour battery life, and GeForce 9400m, for 50% more money, not "nearly twice as much".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[aliasfox]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 1:39PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[How can you talk about a new laptop and not mention the graphics chip? That's a deal breaker for a lot of us.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Exile]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 12:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[Did you not click the read link to the whole review? There are about 8 pages of info on it.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Monarch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 2:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA["Far Cry 2 returned a rate of 3 frames per second"<br><br>bhahahahahaha<br>Slide show at 1024x768 and optimal graphics.<br><br>Don't bother looking, its Intel GMA at its best. NOT for games. I'd love to see 9400M (at the very least) in it for that price, Intel GMA is a deal-breaker.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinigami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 6:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm no MacBook Air fan or anything, but why was that even mentioned in the summary?   This thing has garbage intel GMA graphics, this thing is just a typical low end laptop.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[justin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 12:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[You lost me at "glossy".  That and the dead space mentioning the graphics chip...  Laptops are like cable TV, tons of stuff to see, but all filled with useless crap.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[omegahelix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 12:31PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[This has always been my problem with Averatec. I have an old 3200 series that runs great and is absolutely unkillable - you wouldn't believe the abuse this thing has taken.<br><br>But battery life? Ffffft. It's about 5 minutes now so I only run it plugged, but even new it was lucky to get an hour. And yes, I've done the battery reconditioning step.<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sizer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 12:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[My 3225 refuses to die, despite the fact that's run hot as a furnace since day one and has the most horrendous battery life known to mankind.  Unlikeable is the best way to describe after unkillable.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[friendlyner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 2:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[not much to say about this laptop, maybe just "meh", but one thing struck me:<br>Why is it a bad thing to have the battery secured by a screw?<br>I fuckin hate this "not a screw" screws where you have to use a coin to open them. Wherever i am, the local currencys never have the right coin sizes, so i end up scratching and bending the fuckin thing while triing to open it with a screwdriver.<br>Screws and screwdricers where inventedt for a reason!<br>so why use coins? Would you rahter hammer in nails with stones, or use a twig instead of a fork?<br><br>qwert]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[qwert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 12:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[Take a closer look at hardware store - they have the screwdriver you need.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinigami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 6:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think the point is that it doesn't have a simple quick release latch like most laptops. It adds an unnecessary level of complexity for those wishing to swap their batteries on the go.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Plothole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 6:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[If a screwdriver ads any level of complexity for you, then you should get your damm monkey paws of technology.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[qwert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 3:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[How often do you carry a screw driver while traveling? Okay sure you might have swiss army knife, you still can't use that on a plane.<br><br>And it's not just a screw. If you read the actual review, they state that you must remove the bottom cover.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Plothole]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 6th 2009 4:29PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[Would rather spend the money on an Acer Timeline or Dell Studio 14z, both of which are comparable in dimensions but have way better battery life. The rounded MBA design is lame.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[molecule-eye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 2:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lenovo S12 FTW!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shinigami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 6:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Averatec's N3400 reviewed: looks good, performs well, dies early]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/05/averatecs-n3400-reviewed-looks-good-performs-well-dies-early/</guid><description><![CDATA[Lenovo S12 runs off an Atom, so no competition, even if it does have an Ion chipset, which just means ok graphics (though still not as good as the full-fledged notebook non-netbook 14z). S12 for the fail.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[molecule-eye]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Aug 5th 2009 10:54PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
