Comments on: Hands-On With the Sylvania g Netbook Meso http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: arcojos http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-22706 arcojos Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:59:01 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-22706 Paul, try exchanging your Sylvania 'Netbook G' to 'Netbook Meso', the OEM manufacturers are different. Paul, try exchanging your Sylvania ‘Netbook G’ to ‘Netbook Meso’, the OEM manufacturers are different.

]]> By: arcojos http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-22705 arcojos Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:48:42 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-22705 I have got my G-Meso last month and have no problems with it at all. It is a all round performance netbook. I have got my G-Meso last month and have no problems with it at all. It is a all round performance netbook.

]]> By: ajax http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-22563 ajax Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:51:35 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-22563 Got my G-Meso last week and its a definite winner. Fantastic netbook. Put Windows7 on it and zero problems. Even running Aero with all the bells and whistles turned on. IE8, WMP11 work great. Only quibble is keyboard somewhat cramped, but that's true of all the netbooks except models with 10" screen. @paul b, sorry you got a dud. you should be able to return it. Got my G-Meso last week and its a definite winner. Fantastic netbook. Put Windows7 on it and zero problems. Even running Aero with all the bells and whistles turned on. IE8, WMP11 work great. Only quibble is keyboard somewhat cramped, but that’s true of all the netbooks except models with 10″ screen.

@paul b, sorry you got a dud. you should be able to return it.

]]> By: Maggie Williams http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-19397 Maggie Williams Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:22:41 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-19397 Although I can't speak to his claims about Sylvania and Digital Gadgets, the companies, I'm surprised at Paul B's so called issues, listed above. Perhaps he was unfortunate enough to get a real lemon or something, I dunno. I've had my Sylvania g meso for a few months now and it works fine. My wi-fi works, video is sharp and not choppy at all, sound output to headphones is quite nice and I get between three and four hours on the battery if my wi-fi radio is off. I admit I have not bench marked the processor speed, but it sure doesn't act like a PC running at 600MHz. I've been quite happy with mine. Although I can’t speak to his claims about Sylvania and Digital Gadgets, the companies, I’m surprised at Paul B’s so called issues, listed above. Perhaps he was unfortunate enough to get a real lemon or something, I dunno.

I’ve had my Sylvania g meso for a few months now and it works fine. My wi-fi works, video is sharp and not choppy at all, sound output to headphones is quite nice and I get between three and four hours on the battery if my wi-fi radio is off. I admit I have not bench marked the processor speed, but it sure doesn’t act like a PC running at 600MHz.

I’ve been quite happy with mine.

]]> By: Manster http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-18483 Manster Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:08:17 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-18483 Oh well, it is SYLVANIA! Asus has already grabbed hold of this market segment with a vengeance. You get what you pay for...and in this case, less! Oh well, it is SYLVANIA!

Asus has already grabbed hold of this market segment with a vengeance.

You get what you pay for…and in this case, less!

]]> By: paul b http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-18218 paul b Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:51:41 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-18218 WARNING: never buy a Sylvania computer. I purchased a Netbook G last September and never have been able to get the unit to function properly. I contacted the manufacturer and discovered Sylvania is in name only - as Sylvania essentially leases their namesake to go on these units. It has been impossible to get a refund or exchange for another less problematic model. The best they have offered is a $179.99 refund to send my computer to some third party reseller in New York - even though I paid $313. Mind you, this unit supposedly comes with a one-year warranty. DigitalGadgets is the company that is selling these computers as Sylvania. DigitalGagets is simply a terrible and likely soon to be non-existant company. Good luck finding a name or number or anything tangible on them. Everything is done in email and most of the responses really leave you wondering what sort of operation they are running. To add to the foolishness, when you contact DigitalGadgets via their online form, you get a response from Levin Consulting, a Cleveland, Ohio, company. A company that specializes in trolling the far east digging up goods already made to be rebadged as a product from a known mega-corp. The issues: * Wifi does not work * The CPU scaling doesn't work - runs at 600Mhz always. * Video output is choppy - no driver support. * Sound output to headphone jack doesn't work * Battery life is not anything near 4 hours due to CPU scaling not working. AVOID SYLVANIA PRODUCTS. WARNING: never buy a Sylvania computer.

I purchased a Netbook G last September and never have been able to get the unit to function properly. I contacted the manufacturer and discovered Sylvania is in name only – as Sylvania essentially leases their namesake to go on these units. It has been impossible to get a refund or exchange for another less problematic model. The best they have offered is a $179.99 refund to send my computer to some third party reseller in New York – even though I paid $313. Mind you, this unit supposedly comes with a one-year warranty.

DigitalGadgets is the company that is selling these computers as Sylvania. DigitalGagets is simply a terrible and likely soon to be non-existant company. Good luck finding a name or number or anything tangible on them. Everything is done in email and most of the responses really leave you wondering what sort of operation they are running.

To add to the foolishness, when you contact DigitalGadgets via their online form, you get a response from Levin Consulting, a Cleveland, Ohio, company. A company that specializes in trolling the far east digging up goods already made to be rebadged as a product from a known mega-corp.

The issues:
* Wifi does not work
* The CPU scaling doesn’t work – runs at 600Mhz always.
* Video output is choppy – no driver support.
* Sound output to headphone jack doesn’t work
* Battery life is not anything near 4 hours due to CPU scaling not working.

AVOID SYLVANIA PRODUCTS.

]]> By: Arthur Huang http://blog.laptopmag.com/hands-on-with-the-sylvania-g-netbook-meso/comment-page-1#comment-12165 Arthur Huang Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:00:24 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/?p=2849#comment-12165 recommend one folding desk for laptop. recommend one folding desk for laptop.

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