The name BenQ is synonymous to affordable but quality notebooks. Athough not as famous as Dell and Acer, its built quality and performances is on par with its competitors.
From the outside, the Joybook S41 tooks plain and normal with nothing appealing to the eyes. The bubbly exterior is mediocre at best and not as prety as the S32 we had last month. But when the Joybook's latchess lid is opened, it reveals totally different story. The interior of the Joybook S41 is sophisticatedly enclosed in brushed aluminum. The speakers of the Joybook also blends in beautiful above the keyboard.
The trackpad is unlike other trackpads where the surface is smooth. the Joybook S41's trackpad has a slightly rough texture, providine a more tactical feedback to he fingers. The trackpad button has two buttons disguised as one. It looks a lot like the Macbook's trackpad button but of course has two buttons. A very sleek design from BneQ indeed. The Joybook S41 14.1 inch screen is just right by today standards and the display color are vibrant and crisp.
The Joybook S41 comes with a flock of ports, all neatly arranged a both sides. There are four USB 2.0 ports, two on each sides, a LAN and modem port, a FireWire port, an ExpressCard slot, a memory card reader a VGA port and best of all, a HDMI port. The HDMI port is nice addition from BneQ which allows you connect the Joyboook to other likewise HD-capable devices. This will bringall joy to all videophiles who just can 't live without the utmost clarity in all their video.
The Joybook S41 is powerred by intel's Core Duo T7100. Graphic are juiced by nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS. With these specs, this Joybook can certainly provide you with endless hours of gaming joy. It also comes with an integrated 1.3 megapixel camera on the lid. An 8x dual layer DVD writer is also bundled with the Joybook S41.
