The XNote 200 is a compact laptop with a 12.1 inch screen and is a good looker. The matte white finish on the inside is eye catching if not attractive. The R200 feels very well built with excellent fit and finish, and the slightly thicker screen holds another small LCD display built into the outer lid. This little LCD has a menu of its own, and you are informed of new mails, and get important updates on it without even opening the lid.

We really like the feel of LG’s keyboard; the keys exude a solid feeling of feedback, and a key press feels like your finger is working against a stiff little rubber spring behind each key. The keypad is well laid out too. LG drops in a surprisingly good configuration—a Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0 GHz), 2 GB of RAM and a Radeon HD2400 graphics solution with 128 MB of dedicated video memory. The R200 should be good as a desktop replacement except that it’s got a small screen and will serve portability seekers well.

At Rs 62,000 the XNote R200 is a well-priced notebook for its configuration and compact size. It’s not as compact as the slimmer Dell XPS M1330, which also manages a better configuration. The M1330 also kills it in the pricing department. If you don’t mind the stubby profile, and like the extra screen as much as to shell out Rs 10,000 more for it, then buy this by all means.