I was initially surprised, and very pleased, to find that the A8 includes a pointing stick, along with the standard touchpad. I also liked the conventional look, which is mostly silver, though the LCD bezel and keyboard are black (as all keyboards should be). I did notice, however, that all 3 USB ports are at the rear of the notebook, which can be somewhat inconvenient. Overall, the A8 is rather close to my own notebook, a Dell Precision M65, in terms of size, weight and appearance, so it almost felt like I was dealing with the M65’s sibling: some noticeable differences, yes, especially the lower 1280 x 800 resolution of the A8, but similar enough to be part of the same lineage..



Link: NotebookReview