Compal HGL-30 Reviewed

This notebook also comes with optional Bluetooth and TV tuner, neither of which I purchased. It has a standard 9 cell battery, biometric fingerprint reader, a hardware wireless on/off switch, as well as a 3 in 1 memory reader.

The Compal HGL-30 has nothing cheap feeling to it. There is no rippling of the screen even with consistent and hard pressure on the back of the screen. The screen hinges are solid almost to a fault. The hinges take a fair amount of pressure to open the screen, and if the screen is opened too fast then the bottom of the computer will pull up from the table until the weight brings it back down. The computer is made of all plastic but in my opinion (and this is very subjective) this is a very stylish computer. The back screen is of high quality plastic with a greenish blue cover that is very hard to show with pictures, but is no doubt better looking when seen live. The palm rests and around the screen are a slightly textured sliver, with the sides and the bottom of the computer a matte black. There are no curved edges save for the area reserved for the latch on the top of the computer lending to a slightly boxy design, but does not take away from the overall beauty of the computer.

There is an air intake on the bottom right of the computer, and two exhaust vents, one on the left rear and one on the back left of the computer. These vents are very well placed in my mind for several reasons. Two exhaust vents mean more efficient cooling and the vents are placed on the left, and with the majority of the people right handed the vents do not blow warm air on hands when using a cordless mouse. There are 3 USB ports, one on the left and two on the right. The placement of these ports makes for easy addition of peripherals without having everything cluttered on one side of the computer.

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