We would have expected at least 65 Wh or more for this sort of system, but our test unit came with a 42 Wh battery. Considering the size of the battery, the capacity is more than a little surprising. The battery compartment is another oddity, with a strange geometry. On the bright side, the bottom panel is secured by quite a few screws and plastic latches, and it fits snugly into the rest of the chassis. Since most users will probably get 4GB of memory and stick with that for a long time, this isn't a serious concern.
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This is useful if you want to upgrade several components at once, but if all you need to do is upgrade memory it's less convenient. In another change from previous Clevo designs, access to the internals is provided by removing one large panel on the bottom of the notebook.
We also did not like the touchpad for some reason, it just didn't work as well as we're used to. The remainder of the notebook is fine, but the rear panel and "Style-Note" bar should be re-examined. The raised plastic section below the LCD isn't firmly connected to the rest of the chassis, with the right edge loose on our notebook. The construction on the notebook also feels somewhat chintzy in another area. Considering the poor battery life, blocking access to the power socket isn't beneficial and shouldn't have been done. Every time we need to connect/disconnect the power or Ethernet cable, it was inconvenient and we are very concerned about the long-term durability of the plastic cover.
This in itself isn't a problem, but the cheap plastic cover only serves to get in the way.
In striking contrast to the other notebooks, Clevo includes two of the USB ports along with the Ethernet port, HDMI port, and power adapter on the back of the notebook. Unfortunately, we can't say the same for the rear panel. Accessing the ports on the left and right sides isn't a problem. There are four USB ports, an eSATA port, and dual digital outputs - DVI and HDMI. Expansion options are similar to the M980NU and D900F.
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