Packard Bell’s EasyNote TS11HR039 features an Intel Core i5 processor and because of this the performance is great. You might wonder how Packard Bell has managed to keep the price under £400.
In answer to that question, there’s no dedicated graphics card. Instead an integrated Intel HD chip does the work and it really struggled in the FEAR tests. There’s also only 3GB of RAM – half of that in the HP, Lenovo G570 and Toshiba models.
If you’re not interested in gaming, though, this is of little consequence. And if you want a bit more RAM then it’s easy enough to add more, requiring you to remove just two screws to access the RAM modules.
Overall, though, the Packard Bell is an excellent all-rounder. The keyboard is large enough for typing to be comfortable over long periods, even if the arrow keys are a little small. The screen is bright and sharp with a good viewing angle, though it does have the seemingly ubiquitous glossy finish that so irks us. It looks smart and has a distinctive pattern and will blend in nicely in most rooms. It’s fairly portable at 2.6kg and a battery life just short of six hours suggests that the Packard Bell would make a good travelling companion. There are three USB 2.0 ports, which is generous enough, and HDMI and VGA ports as you’d expect.
There are some other concerns, though – the optical drive seems to be a bit too easy to spring open, meaning that you’ll get a surprise if you don’t pick the EasyNote up gently. It could also offer a little more hard disk space than 500GB but this is a minor quibble, and you can’t argue with a price of £399.
Comments
Emmachambers said: what are the speakers like on this model
Robin Window said: Easynote ts11hr039 is being sold now in Currys or PC World as refurbished for 34999
Matt Egan said: Fair point All we can do is review products as they are sent to us by the manufacturers If subsequently the stocks are so limited it pushes up the price it does rather change the nature of the deal All I can say is that at the price we were given the product is as reviewed If it costs more reduce the star rating as appropriate
Jdunne1 said: read the review on theEasyNote TS11-HR-039 spent all day trying to find one near the advertised price but with no luck only one i can find was on amazoncom but at 53599I cant even find it on packard bells own web site
Matt Egan said: Hi Graham Bens checking with PB and well report back in time but we suspect it has been and gone With a good deal such as this often manufacturers put together a SKU with very little margin in order to entice purchasers but leave them on sale for only a couple of months or until stock runs out For obvious reasons these are often the products manufacturers are most keen for us to review
Graham said: PerhapsBen Camm-Jones can point interested buyers to a supplier that actually sells the Easynote ts11hr039 for under 400
peter said: The problem with the Easynote ts11hr039 is that it appears to be the best deal that cant be found at the moment