Archive for the 'Laptop Review Quotes' Category

NotebookReview web site has published the review of the MSI M677 Crystal Collection laptop. This exclusive notebook, featuring ring on notebook lid made of 120 pieces of genuine SWAROVSKI crystals, is claimed to be better product than competing Acer’s Ferrari and Asus’ Lamborghini luxury laptops.

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Laptop Magazine has reviewed Samsung’s Q1P SSD ultra-mobile PC (UMPC), which features flash memory based solid-state drive instead of a standard mechanical hard disc. Although the SSDs are claimed to use less power than HDDs, the Magazine found that one of the main Samsung Q1P SSD’s disadvantages is the battery life of “little more than two hours”. On the other side, the review says the Q1P SSD UMPC enables full Windows XP/Tablet functionality in a light and highly portable package and very fast application loading thanks to flash based drive.

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Dell recently unveiled Latitude ATG D620, its first notebook PC designed for work in tough environments. Right after the release of the semi-rugged All-Terrain Grade D620, PC Magazine, NotebookReview, CNet and Laptop Magazine reviewed the new laptop. It is said that D620 ATG is good for outdoors, but it also expensive.

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Hewlett-Packard’s the latest HP Pavilion tx1000 Tablet PC, with AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core processor, 12.1-inch WXGA touch-screen display and Windows Vista OS, was recently reviewed by Laptop Magazine, CNet and PC Magazine. The HP tx1000 is said to have innovative design and a lot of features, as same as affordable price. But, it also has “mediocre tablet implementation”, according to the reviews.

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Acer’s 20.1-inch widescreen Aspire 9800 notebook was reviewed by Trusted Reviews, Laptop Magazine and CNet. Acer Aspire 9800 incorporates Intel Centrino Duo mobile processing technology, NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics and up to 4GB of DDR2 main memory. The 9800 is said to be heavy and too large to carry, but also provides decent multimedia experience.

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Asus G1 gaming 15.4-inch widescreen laptop, introduced last month, was recently reviewed by CNet, Notebook Review and Xotic PC. The G1 incorporates Core 2 Duo processor and NVidia GeForce Go7700 graphics with 512MB of video memory.

Here are the Asus G1 review quotes with links to full stories:

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After the long awaited Apple’s MacBook Pro refresh with Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the reviews said the 15-inch versiron of this notebook is one of the best mobile PCs on the market. But, the 15-inch MacBook Pro should get a little cheaper, according to the reviews.

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Dell Inspiron E1501 is a laptop with the same basic design and build as Dell’s popular 15.4-inch widescreen E1505 notebook. But, inside these laptops there is a big difference: unlike Intel-based E1505, the Inspiron E1501 is powered by AMD’s Sempron, Turion or Turion X2 processor and ATI graphics. The recent NotebookReview’s and Laptop Magazine’s reviews say the Dell Inspron E1505 is better choice, although E1501 is slightly cheaper.

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The 15.4-inch widescreen Fujitsu LifeBook A6010 desktop replacement laptop, was reviewed recently by CNet, NotebookReview and StrikeMobile. The multimedia A6010 notebook, featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processor and Intel’s integrated graphics was said to be good desktop replacement in terms of performance, but also to have poor battery life.

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Just after the Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC was released, the 12-inch convertible incorporating new screen, wireless, and security features was reviewed by several web-sites. C Net gave 7.5 out of 10 mark to new ThinkPad tablet, while the Tablet PC Review says the engineers at Lenovo “hit a homerun” with X60 convertible. Gotta Be Mobile says the new tablet PC will have a large impact on the Tablet PC market.

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After long awaited MacBook Pro’s upgrade to Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom), the first tests show boost in its performance compared to older Core Duo (Yonah)-powered models. According to the Mac World, when comparing the 15-inch 2.16GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo to its comparable Core Duo counterpart, the Speedmark improvement is 10 percent. We have posted earlier Geek Patrol’s benchmark test result (Geekbench 2006) which indicates that moving from the Core Duo to the Core 2 Duo means 32-bit MacBook Pro performance is up 10% without an increase in processor clock speed. Also, the Core 2 Duo is 20% faster (when executing 64-bit code) than the Core Duo (when executing 32-bit code), the Geek Patrol reported.

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Geek Patrol has published performance test results of the new MacBook Pro laptops with the latest 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors (Meroms) compared against the 32-bit Core Duo (Yonah) MacBook Pros. Moving from the Core Duo to the Core 2 Duo means 32-bit MacBook Pro performance is up 10% without an increase in processor clock speed. Also, the Core 2 Duo is 20% faster (when executing 64-bit code) than the Core Duo (when executing 32-bit code), the Geek Patrol said.

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Dell Inspiron E1705 is a 17-inch widescreen laptop which features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile (Merom) processor. The E1705 was reviewed recently by NotebookReview.

The Inspiron E1705 entertainment notebook can be configured with T5600, T7200 or T7400 Core 2 Duo CPU, as same as with older Intel’s Core Duo. It has a 2GB of SDRAM memory, up to 200GB SATA hard drive and a DVD burner. It’s graphics is powered by ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 with 256MB memory (128MB dedicated + up to 128MB shared), but it can be upgraded with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS with 256MB of dedicated video RAM.

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The 17-inch widescreen Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G entertainment laptop, featuring Blu-ray drive with writing capabilities, Intel’s Core Duo T2500 processor and NVDIA GeForce Go 7600GT graphics card with 256MB VRAM, was recently reviewed by Laptop Magazine and PC Magazine.

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HP Compaq nc2400, 12.1-inch widescreen ultra-portable laptop, was recently reviewed by various web sites. It’s powered by Intel Core Solo U1400 or Core Duo U2500 ultra-low voltage processors, both running at 1.2GHz with 2MB of cache. HP Compaq nc2400 supports up to 2GB of memory, and has 40GB or 60GB hard drive, which spins at 4200rpm. The nc2400 ultraportable also features DVD burner, optional Intel Pro a/b/g wireless, a 10/100/1000 NIC network card, a 56K modem and a fingerprint reader.

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