New ATI HD 4650 is quite powerful ; DDR3 RAM ; Low noise emission under load ; Moderate heating ; Even illumination of the screen (thanks to LED backlight) ; Quite good battery life

Dull design ; Cheap materials on the exterior ; Unfavorable interfaces arrangement ; Poor contrast and viewing angles of the display ; No option for 9-cell battery (at least in the sample model)

As already mentioned, it is not possible to use the 9-cell battery of former models in the Compal KHLB2. Nevertheless, such a 9-cell battery could be available at the time the final version of this notebook is launched. The old style battery prevents...