This pair of laptops are a nice addition the Packard Bell range of computers, they offer the user a decent choice of features and the only real difference is the size of the display. It would depend on the consumers needs and price range to determine which is more suitable, but it is good to have a choice in the first place.
Specs:
Dot S has a 10.1 inch display
Dot M has an 11.6 inch
Both machines feature
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
3G options
Multitouch track pads
1GB of RAM
160GB hard drive
Webcam
5-in-1 flash memory card reader
The Dot M is powered by a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU
The Dot S will be released very soon and will be priced at $394
The Dot M will be available later in April this will have a price tag of $526
Source [Tech Fresh]
I bought this laptop a few weeks ago (date of writing is 30th August 2009). So far I am extremely happy with it. I didn't realise but it comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0 which is very useful. I originally planned just to use it on the train along with my t-mobile G1 phone to get 3G internet while travelling. This works great and I use it while on the 2 hour journey to london. I now use it as my day to day pc! It fits into my tank bag on my motorbike and takes up very little room.
Packard Bell also give you a cool soft protective case to carry it around in. I've also installed iTunes, Microsoft Expression Web 2 (like Dreamweaver) and they all run really well. I had a Dell Inspiron 1525 before with a faster processor but the Dot S runs faster! Probably because it comes with XP instead of Vista (which is useless!). Anyway, just wanted to let anyone who reads this know that it is a great pc – I hope I still think the same in a year, but as long as it lasts until then I'll be happy. If you don't have another PC that you can use to create CD images so you can install programs onto the Dot S, you will probably want to get an external DVD/CD player as the Dot S only has an SD memory card reader.