Following the unveiling of their first ever showroom in Asia at Singapore’s Suntec City mall, Packard Bell launches the EasyNote MX36 series of notebooks that come equipped with Skype capability right out of the box. The specifications of this notebook can be customized to suit your computing preferences and the one we had is the Packard Bell EasyNote MX36-026. More about the exact specifications of this particular model will be revealed along the course of the review.
It functioned pretty well as a DVD player in our DVD playback test too. The 15.4-inch glossy screen was decidedly sharp and viewing angle was wide enough to entertain two people seated side by side.
The onboard speakers were a little disappointing though, lacking definition to project voice across – common for notebook speakers actually. It writes to DVDs as well, giving you options to back up gigabytes of data and also to make movies of your own.
Making life easier seems to be what the EasyNote MX36-026 symbolizes, what with its numeric keypad and provisions for VoIP applications. Further to that are quick access buttons to toggle Wi-Fi connectivity and power state of the notebook. The former is pretty standard fare but the latter, labeled as ‘ECO’, lets you put the EasyNote MX36-026 into power conservation mode instantly to get the most battery time possible when you’re on the go.
- Processor                    Core 2 Duo
- Processor speed         1.73GHz
- Amt of RAMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1024 MB
- Hard drive             120 GB
- Optical drive               DVD writer
- Graphics hardware       ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
- Diagonal screen size   15.4 inch
- Operating system        Win Vista Home Premium
- Weight w/battery         2.4 kg
- Wireless LANÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
- Webcam                    Yes
the Packard Bell EasyNote MX36-026 has all the necessary qualities to capture your attention. Not only is it packed with features, it also has processing power and entertainment qualities to boot as well. Most importantly however, it’s very affordable, costing just Php 39,995. So why don’t we try to buy this unit.