No other laptop out now has that ‘fun' feeling that the W2 does.
Summary
The W2 is one of those rare head turners. No one in the States has probably seen one, and it looks different from everything else on the market. The combo drive loading mechanism is one of a kind, and, provided you don't end up turning the unit off when you're trying to show it off, makes for a nice feature demo in a coffee shop. The anime styling borders on fun and tacky, but that's one of the reasons we liked it. No other laptop out now has that ‘fun' feeling that the W2 does. While it may not be “business appropriate”, the W2 is an all around great second computer to have if you need the ultimate in portability and performance.
*Edit: We found out after the review that the model we recieved was in fact imported from Japan (model number CF-W2AW1AXP), but carries the identical specs to the US version. There is another model (CF-W2BW3AXP) available with a 1GHz CPU and which is upgradeable to 768MB of memory which is sold in Japan and imported here in the US by some retailers. Please be careful not to confuse the two models.
by SCP on November 8, 2009:
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