A look around
Currently available in a shiny black that's almost mirror-like in finish, the Enigma has decent build quality with no obvious squeaks or rattles. The large, 9-cell battery makes it feel a little back-heavy, though.
Being wholly plastic, it's difficult to differentiate it from a glut of sub-£500 laptops, and there are no personalised touches as on the Zepto Nox.
The lower part of the front is home to an infrared sensor, audio and microphone ports.
Rotate it around to the left and the multicard reader is situated below the ExpressCard slot, alongside video-out (D-Sub) and modem ports. But before we can moan about not having a digital output, right next to it is an HDMI port, for one-cable audio and video transfer to an external display.
A large vent spews hot air when the CPU and graphics card are placed under load, and it's warm enough for you not to keep a hand next to it for long - left-handed people may want to move an external mouse farther away. Finishing off the busy side are a Gigabit Ethernet port and wireless switch.
The big battery takes centre stage on the back. Coming out rearwards, it doesn't force the laptop to be pushed up, which is thoughtful, and the 7,200mAh capacity should fare well in battery-life tests. Screen hinges are such that you can push the panel out 180° and not run foul of the battery, but you can see why no further ports are located on the rear.
Access to the innards is made easy by having three panels which hide the various components. User-upgrading, then, is easy.
