Packard Bell has even remembered to add a number pad, which will be a plus point for many users.Īll special functions have been assigned to the F-keys. Consequently, typos made by unintentionally hitting another key should rather be an exception. The single keys have been given an adequate size of 15x15 millimeters and the gap between the keys is also pleasant. The single, detached keys are supposed to facilitate typing.

The keyboard is a model made in the chiclet design. It supports MMC, SD, Memory Stick (Pro) and xD card formats. Merely the 5in1 cardreader is found on the front. Moreover, the USB ports are so close together that many USB devices will block the other port. These connections have also been placed quite far front. Two more USB ports (one a USB 3.0), the optical drive and the Kensington Lock are found on the right. This could get annoying especially for those who use the mouse on the laptop's left. Therefore, they may get in the way when the according devices are connected. The power socket and the network socket are placed quite near the front. On the notebook's left side you'll find the power adapter socket, the network port, the VGA out, the HDMI port, a USB 2.0 port and both audio sockets made up of headphone out and microphone in.

The rest is more or less the current standard for notebooks of this size and price range. Otherwise, there isn't anything unusual among the interfaces. The Packard Bell EasyNote TS11 has the new USB 3.0 port. Color falsifications didn't turn up, though. In return, the display can be twisted with little force. Merely the edge directly above the optical drive isn't quite as stable as the rest. The wrist-rest, the keyboard bezel and the keyboard itself are very stable and hardly yield under pressure. The EasyNote TS11 even scores well in terms of stability. Although Packard Bell exclusively use plastic, it has been well-manufactured. We can't find anything to complain about in the EasyNote TS 11's workmanship. The design looks very much like that of the Packard Bell EasyNote LS11 ( recently in review by us) – just that everything's a bit bigger since it's a 17 inch model. Therefore, a cleaning cloth should be part of the basic supplies. Alike all high-gloss lids, the EasyNote TS11's lid also has to struggle with smears and fingerprints. Additionally, a quite elegantly designed Packard Bell logo is on the display's right edge. A pattern underneath the high-gloss finish livens up the lid. While Acer do not use a high-gloss lid, Packard Bell use it again. However, Packard Bell have modified the design a bit.

The chassis is based on the same case as, for example, was used for the Acer Aspire 5741G-334G50Mn.

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