Measuring 490 x 380 x 60mm (W x D x H) and weighing in at a hefty 8.5kg (including the huge power brick), there’s no way you’ll be lugging this monster of a laptop around.ĭespite the size of the screen, its resolution is a disappointing 1,680 by 1,050 pixels, which is low when you consider that you can get 1,920 by 1,200 on some 17-inch displays. It's a box of talents, albeit one that would be an odd fit for the average living room.Īcer Aspire 9800 has huge size is the fact that it has a 20-inch screen.
The station also comes with a USB port into which you need to fit the supplied USB Bluetooth adapter. Likewise, there's a pad built onto the station that the mouse can sit on to charge up, and a couple of USB ports are mounted onto it for good measure. The station connects both to the mains and a spare USB port, and by resting the keyboard on it, the unit charges up. The package itself, on top of the stylish keyboard and mouse themselves - both wireless, thanks to Bluetooth technology - features a recharging station, and it's this box of tricks that Microsoft is pinning a good deal of its hopes on. Microsoft's latest keyboard and mouse set, the Entertainment Desktop 8000, attempts to straddle both environments, but ultimately struggles to satisfy either. Make no mistake about it: manufacturers are increasingly keen to move your computing away from a standard desk and into the domain of media and lounge-based computing.