All the power in half the size

Designed to be your everyday mobile companion, it's the perfect choice for mobile users that find full-sized notebooks too big and PDAs too limited.

"For all of us who wants to stay connected in a comfortable way, this is the perfect companion," says Emmanuel Fromont, sales and marketing Vice President, Packard Bell. "It has all the functionalities of a notebook – it just happens to be very small."

The EasyNote XS is ideal for a wide range of mobile applications. It features a built-in Wi-Fi and VGA webcam, cleverly positioned touchpad and buttons, stereo speakers, a built-in 4-in-1 memory card reader, and two USB 2.0 connectors which makes it easy to add peripherals such as external storage devices, optical disc drives and printers.

It's powered by the VIA Ultra Mobility Platform which solves three challenges – size, cooling and power consumption – to bring PC-power to the EasyNote XS.

The EasyNote XS also features up to 1024 MB of RAM and 30 GB hard drive. It runs the same full version of Windows XP Home Edition as a desktop PC does. This means the user has access to a full computing, entertainment and internet experience.

The ultra-low power consumption of VIA Ultra Mobile Platform gives the Packard Bell XS extra-long battery life – over 3 hours with Wi-Fi on.

"VIA is extremely pleased to have Packard Bell choose our VIA C7-M Ultra Mobile Platform as the core of the EasyNote XS," says Richard Brown, Vice President of Corporate Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. "Packard Bell customers are sure to appreciate the extended productivity and creativity enabled by the small form factor and the long battery life."

Slim and sleek, the Packard Bell EasyNote XS tips the scales at under a kilo (950 grams) and is not much bigger than a paperback book at 30mm thick. To protect it from nicks and scrapes it comes with a protective suede carrying case. Although it's small, it comes with a full-size keyboard and 7-inch display.

The Packard Bell EasyNote XS notebook is now available in European retail outlets. Availability and price vary according to country and models.