I see the Dell Inspiron XPS2 as a desktop replacement, and I don't quite expect the battery to last very long during intense gaming...
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Dell Inspiron XPS2
Evesham Zieo NX600-HDX
According to Cheap Laptops the processor used is the 2.8GHz Intel Core2Duo, which works hard with the 4GB of RAM, you get a 200GB 7200rpm hard
MSI GX620 And GX720 Gaming Laptop
Dell XPS M1330 Core 2 Cuo 2.2 Ghz
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz - T7500
Memory
2 Gb
Hard Drive
160 Gb
Display
13.3" TrueBrite
Optical Drive
DVD+RW
Bluetooth
Yes
FingerPrint
Yes
Camera
Yes
Video Memory
128 Mb
Interface
2 USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin connectors
IEEE 1394a
RJ45 Ethernet port (10/100)
Video: VGA
Video: HDMI
ExpressCard 54 mm slot
8-in-1 removable memory card reader
Audio jacks: Stereo in & headphone/speaker out (x2) dual digital array mics
Operating System
Vista Home Premium
MSI Enhanced Laptop
Toshiba Satellite P105
Gateway P-6831FX Gaming Laptop
Dell Vostro 1510 Notebook Specifications
Here are the specifications of Dell Vostro 1510:
- Intel Celeron or any 65nm and 45nm Core 2 Duo CPU models
- Up to 4GB memory
- Up to 320GB of HD space
- Slot-load optical drive
Other specs:
- Intel GMA X3100 and Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS 256MB for graphics
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Optional 1.3 megapixel web camera and microphone
- Wireless options including 802.11n & Bluetooth modules
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- Optional external 56k modem
- 4 USB ports
- ExpressCard slot
- Firewire port
- 8-in-1 media card reader
- VGA and S-Video outputs
- Security cable slot & fingerprint reader
DELL Vostro 1510 weighs 5.72lbs with a 6-cell battery.
HP G7000
MSI GX-6000 Gaming Laptop
Acer Aspire 8930
Maingear eX-L Gaming Laptop
3K Longitude 400 Mini-Notebook
3K Computers has released the Longitude 400, the company’s first low-cost mini-notebook PC.
The 3K Longitude 400 ultraportable notebook weighs under 2 pounds and includes a 7-inch display, Ingenic 400MHz single core processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of Flash memory-based storage, and a full-size keyboard.
Other features of 3K Longitude 400:
- Built-in wireless module
- Ethernet LAN port
- Three USB ports
- SD/SM media card reader
The 3K Longitude 400 costs $399 and is available for preorder through company’s online store. Its competitor, 7-inch Asus Eee PC costs $299.
The Dell XPS M1710
The Dell XPS M1710 has a perfect 17″ UltraSharp widescreen with ultra-high resolution for a clear, nice, vivid picture. It’s back having two choices of colors either red or black. In daylight the red or black colors will catch the eyes of anybody watch it. The amazing thing is that it glows in the dark.
It weights only 8.8 lbs, which make it more comfortable to carry with you and more comfortable for playing games. It has a 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 4 GB RAM and A hard disk of 100GB capacity at a speed of 7200 RPM. The graphic card is NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX with 512MB DDR memory, which is the latest. It has 9-cell lithium ion rechargeable battery that gives the power for about two hours.
X305-Q708 Gaming Laptop
Full-size keyboard with 10-key pad for greater comfort and proficiency.
Four Harman Kardon® stereo speakers with built-in subwoofer for a rich and cinematic gaming experience.
HDMI and DisplayPort connectors to multiply your viewing experience. A superior alternative to VGA and DVI, DisplayPort flat-panel displays in a resolution up to 2560x1600, while HDMI extends full 1080p support to HD displays.
A built-in 1.3 mega-pixel Webcam with Toshiba Face Recognition for convenient communication and security.
Wireless USB and USB Sleep-and-Charge(5)
Panasonic Updated Toughbook CF-19 with Core 2 Duo
Here are the specifications of Panasonic Toughbook CF-19:
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor U7500 (2MB L2 cache), Processor speed 1.06GHz, 533MHz FSB
- 80GB HDD (shock-mounted and user-removable)
- 1 GB SDRAM standard, expandable to 4 GB
- Optional external USB Combo Drive
- Full magnesium alloy case with hand strap
- Touchscreen Display version: 10.4? 1024 x 768 (XGA) transmissive, 500 nit daylight-readable TFT Active Matrix Color LCD
- Tablet Display version: 10.4? 1024 x 768 (XGA) transmissive, 550 nit daylight-readable TFT Active Matrix Color LCD with Digitizer
- Dimensions: 1.9? (H) x 10.7? (W) x 8.5? (D)
- Weight: 5.1 lbs.
- Battery Life: 7 hours, depending on use conditions
- Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth v2.0+EDR
- Optional integrated WWAN (EV-DO Rev. A or HSDPA)
- Optional integrated GPS receiver
- Optional integrated 2MP camera with 5 ft. LED flash
- Security features include: wireless on/off switch; Password Security: Supervisor, User; Hard Disk Lock; Cable lock slot; Trusted Platform Module (TPM) v.1.2 security chip; Computrace theft protection agent in BIOS; optional fingerprint scanner; optional SmartCard reader
- Genuine Windows Vista Business (with XP downgrade option), Setup, Diagnostics, DMI Viewer, Online Reference Manual, Adobe Reader, Panasonic Handwriting (with signature capture on Tablet PC version), Software Keyboard, Display Rotation Tool, Hard Disk Data Erase Utility, Recovery DVD
- 3-year limited warranty, parts & labor
Everex CloudBook MAX Ultraportable Laptop
The Everex CloudBook MAX is Everex newest laptop which is supposed to be an updated version of the company’s low-cost ultraportable laptop. Everex announced that CloudBook Max will become available second half of 2008.
Here are some of Everex CloudBook MAX specifications:
- Weighs less than 2.2 pounds
- 8.9-inch display with 1024-by-600 resolution
- 1.6GHz VIA C7-M ULV processor
- 1GB of DDR2 memory (expandable to 2GB)
- 80GB hard drive.
- Chrome9 HC3 integrated graphics
- Embedded single chip Mobile WiMAX solution
- Connection to the “ultra-fast Sprint Xohm wireless broadband network”
- 02.11b/g WiFi
- Bluetooth support
- GPS receiver
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- Dual built-in 2-megapixel webcams
- 3 USB ports
- VGA output
- 4-in-1 media card reader
- Four hours of battery life
- Runs Windows Vista Home Basic
OCZ Do-It-Yourself Barebone Gaming Notebook
OCZ Technology Group is set to start a new trend in laptop computers. The company has announced the release of its Do-It-Yourself (DIY) gaming notebook PCs, which are designed to allow consumers to build their own laptop.
The OCZ DIY program enables customers to purchase an unconfigured barebone notebook so they can customize it to their own specific needs. The OCZ’s guides and direct support will help the consumers go through the process and finally create their own laptop. They can even select operating system, processor, memory, and hard drive or solid state drive of choice.
A DIY barebone gaming notebook listed at OCZ website has these features:
- 15.4-inch display
- Intel’s PM965 chipset
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB video card
- Supports Intel Core 2 Duo processors
- Supports up tp 4GB of RAM
- 2.5-inch Serial ATA HDDs and SSDs.
New Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop
ASUS G71Gx Gaming 17-inch Laptop
Toshiba Satellite Pro U200 laptop
Dell Inspiron 1525
Price as reviewed / Starting price | $1,024 / $499 |
Processor | 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 |
Memory | 2GB, 667MHz DDR2 |
Hard drive | 120GB 5,400rpm |
Chipset | Intel GM965 |
Graphics | Mobile Intel Express 965GM (integrated) |
Operating System | Windows Vista Home |
Dimensions (WDH) | 14.0x10.1x1.45 inches |
Screen size (diagonal) | 15.4 inches |
System weight / Weight with AC adapter | 6.0/6.8 pounds |
Category | Mainstream |
Dell Inspiron 1525 | Average for mainstream category | |
Video | VGA-out, HDMI-out | VGA-out, S-Video |
Audio | Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks | Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks |
Data | 4 USB 2.0, mini-FireWire, mulitformat memory card reader | 4 USB 2.0, mini-FireWire, mulitformat memory card reader |
Expansion | Express card slot | PC Card or Express card slot |
Networking | Modem, Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | Modem, Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth |
Optical drive |
Asus unveils W90
The Asus W90 is comparable to a desktop PC with its ultra high performance powered by Intel's Core2Duo processor and the X38 Chipset. It has a maximum memory capacity of 6 GigaBytes of DDR2 type RAM. With Dual hard-disk drives providing a maximum disk space of 1 TeraBytes
The advanced model of W90 model is powered by Intel's Core2Quad processor. The graphics is powered either a dual graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4870, ATI Mobility Radeon HD3850 X2 or the Nvidia GeForce 9800M GS.
The W90 also delivers astounding multimedia performance, with full HD at 1080p and a wide screen display size of 18.4 inches.
The Rock Extreme 780 Q9000
Features Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Mobile Processor Q9000, 2GHz / Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS 512Mb DDR3 / Hi-res WUXGA+ X-Glass rock logo
64 Bit Computing Yes
Colour Black
Dedicated/Shared Graphics Memory Dedicated
Drive Speed 7200
Graphics Memory (Mb) 512
Graphics Memory Type GDDR3
HDD Capacity (GB) 250
Installed RAM (GB) 4
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Optical Storage Dual-Format DVD/DL
Processor Speed (GHz) 2
RAM Type DDR3
Display Standard WUXGA
Laptop Display Size 17
Laptop Form Factor Laptop
No of Processing Cores 2
Pointing Device TP
Type of Battery Required Lithium-Ion
Priced at Around $3,000
Alienware Area-51 m17x the Fastest Notebook
Make no joke, this is a beast of a laptop.
The m17x features dual SLI Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX, 8700M GT or 8600M GT graphics cards.
It is also available with a 45nm Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme processor, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, and up to 1 Terabyte of hard drive space.
Click More… for more details: The laptop also sports a 1080p 17-inch HD screen, the option of an illuminated keyboard, a smartbay that can house dvd or blu-ray drives, or an optional 500 gb hard drive. It also comes with 2 speakers and a subwoofer, integrated webcam, wireless draft-N, Bluetooth, a Gigabit Ethernet port, ExpressCard slot, 4 USB ports, 64-pin and 96-pin Firewire ports, and a 7-in-1 memory card reader.Alienware Area-51 m15x
Supercool Green Laptop from Sony
Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A
It’s pre-loaded with Apple’s Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, which enables easy backup of your most important data via Time Machine, a redesigned desktop that helps eliminate clutter. It also comes with the iLife ‘09 suite of applications–including the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie, and Garageband–and the newest version of the fast-loading Safari web browser. Other hardware features include a 320 GB hard drive, 4 GB of installed RAM (which can be upgraded to 8 GB), an 8x combo Superdrive (for burning dual-layer DVDs as well as CDs), built-in Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), FireWire 800 port, Mini DisplayPort video output (for DVI and VGA connections), and an ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot for expansion solutions such as 3G cellular networking.