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Nokia 3G Booklet Review – 4.75/7

When Nokia announced that they were getting in on the netbook action, expectations were mixed. They have dominated the cellphone market for years on end, but translating that into a different product category has been fraught with uncertainties for many a dominant company in the past. What has tended to work in the netbook space has been fairly goodlooking models that are easy to use and that do not have a major flaw in any aspect. Let’s see how Nokia did.

Nokia 3G Booklet Review – Top Features

• Stylish – The Nokia Booklet is one beautiful netbook; that much we’ll give it gladly. It’s completely about the fine lines, aluminium casing, and pleasing box-like aesthetics which sees a battery integrated into the unit.
• Screen resolution higher – The 10.1″ screen has an above-average 1280×720 resolution.
• Touchpad is easy to use – The Booklet’s keyboard isn’t great, but it’s not bad either, while the touchpad is quite good.
• Battery life is good – The battery is embedded within the netbook, yet is still able to pump out juice to last close to nine hours.

Nokia 3G Booklet Review – Drawbacks and things to keep in mind

• Excessive Pricing – Yes the netbook looks good and it does have some nice tweaks, like an HDMI port and a SIM card slot for high-speed cellular access. But at $600, it’s almost double the price of some netbooks out there.
• Hard Drive lacks power – The Nokia 3G Booklet features a 120GB HDD which spins at 4200rpm. This affects the performance significantly.
• Performance is slow – Nokia have tried to team up the weaker Z-series of Intel processor, an insipid hard drive and Windows 7. The Booklet feels slow with desktop and folder navigation lagging. Installing software and booting up also feel slower.

Nokia 3G Booklet Review – Ratings

1. Price and Value for money – 0.25 Star. The Booklet drops massive points here. If you’re paying $600 for a netbook, it doesn’t matter how nice it looks – it needs to work decently at least.
2. Speed and Performance – 0.25 Star. The Nokia feels slow and lags at the simplest of tasks.
3. Screen – 0.75 Star. The 3G Booklet has a higher resolution 1280×720 glossy screen, which does its job fine but is a pain outdoors.
4. Keyboard, Touchpad, Useability – 0.75 Star. The keyboard is slightly small and not exactly comfortable to use. The touchpad buttons are crisp.
5. Portability and Battery Life – 1.0 Star. Kudos to Nokia here. The netbook looks good, the battery is integrated well and lasts over 8 hours. Also it weighs just 2.75lbs
6. Looks and Design – 1.0 Star. Nokia has excelled with its design, producing a sleek machine thats all about the lines.
7. Connectivity and Extensibility – 0.75 Star. The WiFi is above-average. It features a standard set of ports, plus HDMI.

That gives the Nokia 3G Booklet a rating of 4.75/7 stars.

Nokia 3G Booklet Review – Our Recommendation

There was supposed to be two ways to pick up a Nokia 3G Booklet, with an AT&T wireless connection or directly off Best Buy. The awaited subsidy hasn’t finalized yet, and we don’t really mind because you’re saving $300 now and spending $1440 over 2 years instead. The Booklet is available on Best Buy for $599.99. We don’t recommend this purchase. It’s all style and no substance. There are goodlooking netbooks out there which perform way better, and if you’re thinking of forking out $600 for this thing because of how it looks, you may as well spend a few hundred more and get yourself a macbook pro.

Nokia 3G Booklet Review – Technical Specifications

• OS: Windows 7 Starter
• CPU: Intel Atom Z530 1.6GHz processor
• RAM: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
• Storage Space: 120GB HDD (4200 rpm)
• Screen: 10.1″ antiglare 1280×720 LCD display
• Connectivity: HDMI output, 3 USB ports, Ethernet jack, Headphone & microphone slot, Multi card reader, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, 3G Modem
• Battery: 16 cell Li-Ion battery
• Weight: 2.75 lbs

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