Recently PCMag just reviewed this ultra-portable and stylish laptop. With its score 3.5 out of 5, it weighs a svelte 2.7 pounds and rocks LED (light-emitting diode) screen backlighting technology. The U1F is a traveler’s delight?that is, if you can live with carrying an external DVD drive. Thanks to LED backlights technology, the thickness of screen is about half of traditional fluorescent-lamp backlighting systems screen.

The 11.1-inch screen looked magnificent when playing the DVD. The problem is that despite the fabulous colors, the screen is very sensitive to glare coming from any light source above you. Beside, the keyboard is horizontally challenged. The 92-percent-size keyboard is made for those with slender fingers.

On a brighter note, the U1F’s four USB ports (two on each side) are extremely rare on such a small system. In addition, you also get a FireWire port, ExpressCard slot, and a 4-in-1 card reader. The U1F doesn’t have integrated WWAN yet, unlike the Sony and Panasonic, but you can always occupy the ExpressCard slot with a WWAN card. Because of its size and shape, the U1F can fit only a 1.8-inch hard drive. This also means that the drive spins at only 4,200 rpm, which downgrades performance.

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