best keyboard of the four ultra lightweight laptops covered here. Keys on the Libretto U100 travel just about the right amount vertically. However, I found them too stiff for my taste. The stiffness was probably designed in so fat fingered folk like me couldn't...

of cards in that read/write device. The small on/off switch for wireless components on the case's front is a slider type and relatively stiff. The wireless networking modules in the laptop support wireless LAN and/or Bluetooth networks. A stiff slider switch...

keys. The keyboard is rather stiff, but not uncomfortable. Around the keys in the middle, the keyboard bends a bit when pressed hard. The keyboard feels stiff, but not uncomfortable; the hand rests are large. Easy to see: The extra track point. The Fn key...

board sporting three pedals: gas, brake and clutch. Plastic holds stainless steel pedals, the gas, brake, and clutch. These pedals are very strong, yet the brake is too stiff. It should be noted that these pedals are not powered, and do not change based on...

by a brushed metal trim--a better idea than the chrome found elsewhere which easily picks up grimy fingerprints. Right at the edge of the laptop, the relatively stiff left and right click buttons are flush with the edge of the case. The sound is fine with...

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external noise. If you go for a large pair of headphones, think carefully about the small details, like the quality of the cabling provided.  It might seem like a needless detail, but there's nothing more annoying than a stiff cable that doesn't allow you...

too small, and if you have large fingers, it's very easy to find yourself pressing two or even three buttons at the same time.  The zoom control is also very small, and so stiff that it's hard to get the zoom right first time. The 2.5-inch...