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The last LG C1 Tablet PC review we linked to was all in Korean, so all I could do was admire the pictures and try not to get drool on my keyboard. Apparently there are people out there testing who write in English, too, and one such place is Digital Media Thoughts; they got a C1 in and got a little hot under the collar at the slick looks and raw horsepower.
Of course the downside to all that is battery life; a rather appalling 1.5hrs from the standard 3-cell pack. Thankfully LG bundle a 6-cell one in there with it, although of course that has an impact on the convertible’s crisp appearance.
Nobody could ever call the C1 cheap, and with a passive touchscreen rather than a traditional active one there’ll be some of the Tablet faithful who dismiss it outright. However, it sounds like if you’re looking for a fast, efficient machine and know you’re not going to be too far from a power point then the C1 could be for you.
4 Responses to “LG C1 reviewed – in English this time”
manone June 3, 2007
Yuck ! A crap overpriced Laptop with POOR POOR (Crap? anyone?) Battery Life…
Personally I find most LG XNotes and this all overpriced and under-performing …
NeutralOlangu June 9, 2007
I myself own one of these beauties.
NeutralThe standard battery life-time is not very good. But its more than the 1.5hours listed here. Running in Linux without any fancy configuring i get about 1h 50min out of the battery, i guess I would get a bit over two hours if tweaking power settings.
The high-capacity battery is boundled and will give you 3.5-4.5 hours.
The touchscreen is not as nice as a real wacom active pen. But fast for being a passive one. Too bad that I can’t find any linux drivers, so I need to reboot to Windows for photo-editing purposes.
Even running a 1.2GHz ULV-processor this litlte thing is a real powerhorse. The graphics card perform way over my expectations. Quake never fall under 125FPS when running in native 1280×800. For newer games Ive only tested Command & Conquer 3, running it smooth in 1024×768 with medium graphics level.
But the best thing about it is the size, weight and looks. It makes the 13″ MacBook look big and ugly.
LG is the only company that gives you a great looking laptop in this size with a dedicated graphics card.
Olangu June 9, 2007
Quake 3 that is of course.
NeutralMarkz June 13, 2007
I was able to borrow a C1 from the store for an evening as I live in Asia where they have been selling for some months. Things I liked were: the touch screen was really well calibrated, I didn’t really notice any difference from a normal touch screen, apart from the fact that it isn’t pressure-sensitive. You can rest your hand on the screen and write with the pen and it doesn’t get confused with the pressure of your hand (I was using a PDA pen I have rather than the built-in one). Handwriting recognition was perfect and it seems to know when you are resting your hand on the screen and adds a pen cursur to anticipate your input (similar to when you put a Wacom pen near the screen on a regular tablet.
NeutralThe speed was good. For me, it has to run Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator and they performed well, even compared with my desktop.
I like the screen. It’s not built to operate in direct sunshine and it is a bit too reflective at times. In general I prefer “reflective” to “dull” though.
The C1’s that I have seen have 1G standard RAM, not the 1/2 G that I’ve read about. 2 USBs. External DVD drive.
The look and feel of the LG is not quite as “finished” and robust as my Toshiba M200. I was a little disappointed. For example the buttons on the screen seem more like an afterthought. Unlike Toshiba which has really added a lot of value add to the OS to make it more Tablet-friendly, LG doesn’t seem to have done anything. The “battery miser” feature is very basic. Nothing like the Toshiba which actually controls processor speed.
At the end of the day the decisive factor for me is the price. For this price, something better be perfect. It’s close, but not quite there.