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Rick Rizner, John Goddard
The Medion Akoya LS is a little white laptop with a baby-blue- ringed power button. This Microsoft Works 8-loaded starter is an okay choice for first-time buyers looking to get in the mobile game before moving up. But those who want a user-upgradable unit that will meet their needs for a long time to come may want to keep budget shopping. You can't upgrade the LS's 60GB hard drive, and to boost the 512MB of RAM it ships with you'll have to return the unit to Best Buy, currently the only place that sells (or upgrades) Medion notebooks.
What the LS does offer is a relatively low retail price of about $1100, a light weight of 4.8 pounds (not counting the power adapter), and a long battery life of almost 4 hours in our tests.
Moderately equipped for its class,...