Full Everex Cloudbook CE1200V Review by NotebookReview - Benchmarks Included!

by atticus ~ March 3, 2008

As promised, NotebookReview brings you a comprehensive review of Everex Cloudbook CE1200V. The review covers numerous aspects of the ultra portable and even contains benchmarks of the machine under PCMark05, wPrime and HDTune. The benchmarks are shown below.

PCMark05 Benchmark: Higher Scores Mean Better System Performance

Notebook	PCMark05 Score
Everex CloudBook (1.2GHz VIA C7-M ULV)	612 PCMarks
Asus Eee PC 701 4G (900MHz Intel Celeron M ULV)	1,132 PCMarks
Sony VAIO TZ (1.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7600)	2,446 PCMarks
Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 (1.2GHz Intel Core Solo U1400)	1,152 PCMarks
Sony VAIO VGN-G11XN/B (1.33GHz Core Solo U1500)	1,554 PCMarks
Toshiba Portege R500 (1.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo U7600)	1,839 PCMarks

wPrime Benchmark: Lower Scores Mean Better CPU Performance

Notebook (CPU)	wPrime 32M time
Everex CloudBook (VIA C7-M ULV @ 1.2GHz)	248.705 seconds
Asus Eee PC 701 4G (Intel Celeron M ULV @ 900MHz)	200.968 seconds
Fujitsu U810 Tablet PC (Intel A110 @ 800MHz)	209.980 seconds
Sony VAIO VGN-G11XN/B (Core Solo U1500 @ 1.33GHz)	124.581 seconds
Sony VAIO TZ (Core 2 Duo U7600 @ 1.2GHz)	76.240 seconds
Dell Inspiron 2650 (Pentium 4 Mobile @ 1.6GHz)	231.714 seconds

HDTune Benchmark: Higher Transfer Rate and Lower Access Time Mean Better Storage Drive Performance

Notebook (Storage Drive)	Transfer Rate	Access Time
Cloudbook (30GB Hard Drive)	18.3MB/sec	34.0ms
EeePC (4GB SSD)	24.3MB/sec	0.5ms
EeePC (16GB SDHC)	16.5MB/sec	0.8ms

I have to say that the scores are rather disappointing. Anyway, here are the conclusions from NotebookReview:

At first glance the CloudBook is an impressive design with some innovative features and some reasonably impressive specs for the $400 price tag. However, upon closer examination it’s clear that VIA and Everex had to make a number of sacrifices to bring this ultra-mobile notebook to the market for such a low price.

The low-capacity slow hard drive, and slow overall performance make the CloudBook a less than compelling purchase compared to the current generation Asus Eee PC 4G … despite the much smaller storage space. The fact that the CloudBook cannot support the correct resolutions for widescreen external monitors is another problem for anyone who wants to connect this laptop to a larger screen. The issue of excessive heat build up inside the CloudBook is perhaps the most obvious “deal killer.” Who wants to own a laptop that you can only use for 30-45 minutes when connected to the internet before you have to turn it off and let it cool down?

I do have to say the high-resolution scaling on the tiny screen and 30GB of storage space are very nice features, but these benefits pale in comparison to the other problems and limitations the CloudBook brings to the table. In short, I have a hard time recommending the current generation of the Everex CloudBook for any consumer. Given the strength of the Asus Eee PC and upcoming budget subnotebooks from other manufacturers, there simply isn’t a compelling reason to purchase the CloudBook.

Pros

Excellent high-resolution scaling on the tiny screen

Innovative design

Cons

Very low performance

Included gOS operating system is a joke (a bad joke at that)

Horrible touchpad interface

No easy upgrades, opening chassis voids warranty

System gets too hot … overheats and stops working

Loud cooling fan that is constantly on when plugged in