Thoughts
The V6-V is good, if you can stomach the screen. I despise it due to its reflective nature, which makes exploiting the rest of the spec a tedious chore unless lighting conditions are perfect. Pentium-M at 2GHz, lots of memory, good size screen and 3D chip to drive it, fat HDD and DVD burner all go to waste for me, because of that. They seemingly do a version without the added glare (and hilariously it's advertised as that on the side of the box), which I'd insist you seek out.The basic ergonomics are sound, it's good looking, and battery life is more than acceptable for road-warrior use. I never found myself swearing at it for losing charge too quickly, with good chunks of work doable before the battery ran out.
In short, a fine piece of kit, bar the screen. At over £1500 as tested from a bunch of retailers, it represents average value for money for a thin and light, so it'll pay to consider other options along with the V6-V at the very least, just to satisfy yourself that it's a good value proposition.
As for the Pakuma bag, I love it. Not much more to say, really, other than go forth and purchase. And that, as they say, is that; My train is pulling in to Newcastle station and I have a bunch of BSG episodes to watch on my change from Newcastle to Sheffield. Ta ta!
HEXUS Awards
ASUS V6-V Notebook (2GHz P-M, 1GiB, glare screen)
Pakuma Akara K1
