Friday, July 18, 2008

HCL G28 CP

At Rs 22,490, the G28 CP is positioned as an entry level solution, and for this price we wouldn’t expect much. However, it’s got a solid, robust, (if bulky), feel. Thanks to a total lack of design attention, it also feels very clunky. The good thing about it is that if you’re ever going to get caught in an alley by a mugger, then this is the notebook you would probably wish you had. The keypad isn’t too bad, and the keys, although lacking any kind of comfort contouring, are rather well laid out, with acceptable levels of feedback.

An entry-level Core 2 Duo does duty here (T2310). In fact, these processors are little more than dual core Celerons, so don’t expect much performance from this notebook. The 1 GB of RAM is decent enough for the target audience who will mostly be using this at office or home for very basic tasks.

If you’re even remotely interested in multimedia or a fancy notebook, or even powerful desktop replacement, then you’d do well to steer clear of this. For someone looking for an entry level notebook, however, this one may be worth considering.

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