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JVC Mini-Note MP-XP731 review

7.4

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.8

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1399

Verdict

JVC’s tiny Mini-Note MP-XP731 may be the smallest and lightest Centrino notebook around, but a few trade-offs have been made in order to achieve that goal... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Compact, lightweight system unit
  • Reasonable performance with mainstream applications
  • Very good battery life with second battery fitted

Cons

  • Pricey
  • Cramped keyboard, awkward pointing stick
  • External port replicator and DVD/CD drive require separate power supplies

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Ultra Low-Voltage Pentium M
Clock speed: 1 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Wireless LAN: Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection (802.11b)
Hard drive size: 40 GB
Graphics processor: Intel Extreme Graphics 2
Graphics RAM: 96 MB
Display diagonal size: 8.9 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 22.5x2.95x17.7 cm
Weight: 1.08 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Professional

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Member Opinion

8.8

Average Member Rating

Excellent

4 Members have reviewed this product

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Ruslan Kozybayev

Ruslan Kozybayev

super

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10

Perfect


John Campbell

John Campbell

Neat and perfect for requirements

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7.5

Very Good


Joseph Chan

Joseph Chan

If budget allows, don't let JVC's name deter you!

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Maximum transportability

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9.0

Spectacular


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Featured Talkback

Put simply, what is the compelling reason to pay ~$200 extra for an Eee with Windows XP? A Windows Eee won't come with any useful applications and you'll have to buy anti-virus software to boot. The truth about low cost computing is that nobody really cares whether the machine is running Windows or Linux as long as its cheap, its easy to use and it works.

By: dogStar

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Asus to ship 60 percent of Eee PCs with Windows XP

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