I'm not understanding the hate here.

1) The performance is exactly what you'd expect for this form factor. As is the price.
2) Complaining that you can't use the laptop without power is just... idiotic.
3) Can't tell without trying it, but that goofy hinge may end up being extremely lap friendly. You'll always have plenty of circulation so it won't even so much as warm up your lap, and I doubt only 1.5lbs is going to get uncomfortable on the points of contact.

Am I wrong?

Wow, what a dumb comment. Larger fans spinning slower are quieter than smaller fans spinning faster.

If you have the space, duel slot cards are far superior. I can understand people needing single slot solutions for HTPCs, but why trash a duel slot card before it's even tested.

I love the fact that Engadget deleted my comments that were respectfully critical of this piece, all while trying to underhandedly make fun of a news organization.

CLASSY.

Jason you just unwittingly proved my point.

Tried and gave up /= Mastered, judge inferior, and switched back.

For example in the Windows/Mac analogy, it takes awhile to get used to a new OS like a Mac. But very few people buy a mac and turn around and get ride of it in a few months. No, they generally use it for a year or two or three, and then purchase a PC as their next computer. You would never take someone's word for it who stuck with it for 3 weeks.

The very fact that people didn't finish, and switched back, proves exactly why QWERTY is still around despite its inferiority. As the standard, there are OUTSIDE COSTS associated with switching that have nothing to do with the inherent quality of the keyboard layout.

Every single thing you mentioned is one of them. I've never denied the costs. But I still proclaim the significant superiority of Dvorak when objectively compared to Qwerty.

There are several simple java applets floating around that straight up prove how much more efficient it is just by copy/pasting some text in.

BTW, I don't think Dvorak is the best layout out there. On a scale of 1-10, if Qwerty is a 5, Dvorak is a 9 (nearly double), and Colemak is a 10. So you could ask me, why don't I switch to Colemak? Well, the costs you mentioned are not worth it to me for the small gain, although I often recommend new typists learn Colemak instead of Dovark even though the costs are higher (Colemak isn't built into the standard OSs, so you'll always have to load it instead of just changing a setting.)

@JWC

That article has been thoroughly debunked. Anyone who knows anything about how QWERTY and Dvorak compare can spot all sorts of errors just by reading it. The authors clearly used the Dvorak/Qwerty rivalry to highlight their economic theories, and didn't bother spending much time to make sure they got it right.

http://dvorak.mwbrooks.com/dissent.html

Qwerty was "good enough" for a day when converting a typewriter would have been extremely expensive. Now it's just crap.

I've meet dozens of one-time mac users switching back to Windows (heck, I'm one), I've never even heard of a Dvorak typist going back.

Awesome. I was really hoping this would happen. I love my PRS505. If it was a bit more responsive, I'd like it a lot better than my dad's Kindle2.

I think it's kinda odd that they're accusing a guy of dishonesty for a bit of snooping, all the while recording him intending to publish his face internationally.

Kinda seems like the repairman was the lessor of two evils here.

@ Ron

Wow, you posted this comment from your Xbox 360? Sounds to me like you need a computer anyway. That $200 "extra" could buy one hell of a screaming video card.

I could never be a console gamer. It costs way more and you get the same experience I had on my PC 3 years ago.

I'm glad you're happy with your purchase.

This post is awesome. Seriously, what the FUCK. ;)

Some people have no idea how bad this is... suppose you're upgrading from XP w/ new Raid hard disks. Here's the process:

A) Install XP, which is hugely complicated since XP requires a FLOPPY DISK for AHCI or RAID installs. Nobody has a floppy disk, so you have to create your own custom installation disk. So you'd have to:
1) Install XP in non-raid, create an image of your disk, use Nlite to put your RAID or AHCI drivers on your custom install disk
2) Wipe that XP, install new XP onto RAID disks.
3) Install Windows 7 onto XP raid disks.

Three installs, tons of time collecting drivers, activating, etc. Roughly 3-10 hours of work. Instead of:

1) Install Windows 7, imput Widows XP license into activation window.

I am SERIOUSLY ticked off at Microsoft for this. I am a HUGE Microsoft fan and constantly defend them and their products, but this is just asinine.