Sylvania g Netbook MESO Review by LaptopMag

by atticus ~ August 22, 2008

Considering the Sylvania g Netbook MESO preorder? Why not take a look at this review by LaptopMag first before deciding?

LaptopMag wasn’t too impressed with the new Netbook from Sylvania and rated it 2.5/5. Here’s an excerpt of their findings:

Pros

* Sleek, simple Linux OS
* Available in multiple colors
* Small footprint
* Decent battery life

Cons

* Off-putting design
* Cramped keyboard with missing right Shift key
* Slow boot time

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.