Packard Bell recently announced the launch of the new EasyNote XS, a notebook that looks very well. It is just 7 inch and has advanced portability with a fully features PD running Windows XP Home Edition. The EasyNote XS is just 30 mm thin and weighs 950 grams. You can not get any more portable than that. Packard Bell thought of it as being a mobile companion, something between the full size notebooks that are too big and PDAs that are to limited in features. Emmanuel Fromont, marketing vice president of Packard Bell said:

“For all of us who wants to stay connected in a comfortable way, this is the perfect companion. It has all the functionalities of a notebook – it just happens to be very small.”

When it comes to portability we all know that size matters so this notebook really looks good for me. The EasyNote XS is built on the VIA C7-M Ultra Mobile Platform and boasts a full size keyboard, has Wi-Fi, VGA webcam, two USB ports, stereo speakers and a 4 in 1 memory card reader. The hard disk is big enough for a notebook at 30 GB and the device supports up to 1024 MB RAM. It even works on Windows XP Home Edition, just like a personal computer. Fujitsu claims its battery life is longer than 3 hours, with Wi-Fi turned on. Inside sources claim it will be sold in UK at the end of the year although this and price were not confirmed in any way. What is for sure is that, for a lot of people out there that do not need too much from a laptop, the EasyNote XS might be bought for using it as a portable personal computer.