Sylvania G Netbook Meso

The Sylvania G Netbook Meso is an 8.9 inch netbook that is produced by Sylvania, a manufacturer of electrical equipment. It is available in onyx black, snow white, blossom pink and solar yellow. The Sylvania G Netbook Meso incorporates a 512 MB RAM and comes pre-installed with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. It sports a design that features a boxy look and a plastic chassis that makes it look somewhat more similar to a portable DVD player than a notebook.
Specifications
The Sylvania G Netbook Meso runs on a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU with an included RAM of up to 512 MB capacity as well as the option to upgrade to 1 GB. It comes with an internal hard disk drive that has a capacity of 80 GB with a hard disk drive speed of 5400 rpm. The hard disk is of a Serial ATA type. Besides that, there is also a display that measures 8.9 inches diagonally with a native resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The Sylvania G Netbook Meso also incorporates an Intel 945 Express Graphics graphic card with up to 64 MB of memory dedicated to graphics. As for video features, the Sylvania G Netbook Meso also has 64 MB dedicated for video graphics. In addition to that, the Sylvania G Netbook Meso also has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g capabilities. It runs on an Ubuntu Netbook Remix operating system. In terms of ports there is an Ethernet port, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, a microphone in and VGA port on the body of the Sylvania G Netbook Meso. Besides that, the Sylvania G Netbook Meso also has three USB ports. There is also a memory card reader that is compatible with SD memory cards for added conveniences. The Sylvania G Netbook Meso comes under a one year limited warranty, and a toll free customer support line that operates from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm. The Sylvania G Netbook Meso measures 9.2 in x 6.9 in x 1.3 in (W x H x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 2.6 pounds. Not only that, it also has a 0.3 mega pixel web camera that is situated right above the main display. In terms of sound system, the Sylvania G Netbook Meso has built-in speakers that are positioned below the screen on the bottom bezel. There is also a decently sized and textured touch pad with two mouse buttons below them, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard that is smaller than the normal keyboard size. The Sylvania G Netbook Meso also features Ubuntu Netbook Remix’s customized Ubuntu Mobile Edition Launcher desktop which displays a series of application categories such as Favourites, Accessories, Games, Graphics, Internet, Office and Sound/ Video on the left side of the launcher. This provides for easy access to applications as well as other important system controls. Not only that, the Ubuntu Remix operating system displays each open window as a tabbed icon in the switcher bar on the top right corner of the screen with the active window highlighted to make multitasking easier. The Sylvania G Netbook Meso is powered by a four-cell battery that can provide up to 3 hours of battery life.
Reviews

“The $399 Sylvania g Netbook Meso has some features we like: Its Atom processor offers strong performance with decent battery life, and its Ubuntu Netbook Remix OS is the best iteration of Linux we’ve seen in a mini-notebook. However, Sylvania should have paid more attention to its design. In the realm of 8.9-inch mini-notebooks we continue to prefer the Acer Aspire one. Although you’ll need to fork over an extra $129 to get the six-cell battery and you get only 8GB of storage space in the Linux version, we prefer Acer’s mini-notebook because of its sleeker build, roomier keyboard, and its slightly cheaper $379 price.” (LaptopMag, 2008)

“Sylvania’s g Netbook Meso is somewhat of a contradtictory mix of features that make it a less than perfect choice for a netbook. It has decent performance and one of the best Linux operating systems in the netbook market, but the less then optimal keyboard design make it more difficult to use for extended periods compared to other Linux based netbooks.” (CompReview, 2008)

“We won’t say it got picked dead last in kickball or anything, but Sylvania’s G Netbook Meso certainly isn’t the class king. The ho hum netbook was recently reviewed over at Laptop Mag, and while critics did applaud the Ubuntu Netbook Remix operating system and relatively great battery life, the 512MB of RAM hindered performance. Additionally, the design was harshed on quite heavily, eventually leading to a perfectly middle-of-the-road 2.5 out of 5 stars. Be honest, though — did you really expect anything different?” (Engadget, 2008)