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Sony Vaio VPCYA19FJ/B Review

| Reviews | November 12, 2010

Sony has a launched new VAIO Y Series notebooks with a 11.6-inch screen. It weighs 3.52 pounds and has a 380 million i3-Core Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) processor, 2GB of RAM (8 GB max), a 320GB hard drive, and a claimed six hours battery life. Other features include an HDMI port and Bluetooth.

The 11.6-inch Sony VAIO Y will be available on November 27 in Japan only, pricing is not yet known. No word on when it will make to the U.S.

quick comparison of the 11.6-inch Air and 11.6-inch Sony Vaio Y: Via Cnet
Weight: Air: 2.3 pounds; Vaio: 3.2 pounds
Thickness (at thickest point): Air: 0.68 inches; Vaio: 1.2 inches
Processor: Air: Intel Core 2 Duo; Vaio: Intel Core i3
Graphics chip: Air: Nvidia; Vaio: Intel
Battery life: Air: 5 hours; Vaio: 6 hours
Storage: Air: 128GB solid-state drive; Vaio: 320GB hard disk drive
Memory: Air: 2GB standard; Vaio: 2GB standard
Display resolution: Air: 1366 by 768; Vaio: 1366 by 768
Ethernet: Air: N/A; Vaio: standard
USB: Air: 2 connectors; Vaio: 3 connectors
Wireless: Wi-Fi; Vaio: Wi-Fi
Price: Air: $1,199 w/ 128GB SSD; Vaio: about $1,300 (in Japan)

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TravelMate® 8572 Review

| Uncategorized | November 11, 2010

Specs
Operating SystemGenuine Windows® 7 Professional
Processor


Intel® Core™ i7-620M Mobile Processor
(4MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.66GHz)
or
Intel® Core™ i5-560M Mobile Processor
(3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.66GHz)
or
Intel® Core™ i5-520M Mobile Processor
(3MB Intel® Smart Cache, 2.4GHz)
Chipset Mobile Intel® HM55 Express
Memory 4GB (2/2) DDR3 1066 SDRAM (32-bit operating system is limited to using 3GB of available memory)
Upgradeable up to 8GB (one 4GB memory card in each slot) with 64-bit OS*
Storage Up to 500GB* SATA hard drive, 7200RPM

Integrated variable-speed Super-Multi drive:
-Read – 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, 8X DVD-ROM, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 6X DVD-ROM DL, 6X DVD-R DL, 6X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 6X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
-Write – 24X CD-R, 16X CD-RW, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R, 4X DVD-R DL, 4X DVD+R DL, 6X DVD-RW, 8X DVD+RW, 5X DVD-RAM
5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™
Video 15.6" (1366 x 768) high-brightness TFT LCD with LED backlight
Integrated Intel® HD Graphics (128MB dedicated memory)
Microsoft® DirectX® 10.0 support Acer® Video Conference with integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam, 1280 x 1024 resolution, and Acer® Video Conference Manager software supporting 640 x 480 resolution online video calls

MPEG-2 DVD, WMV9/VC-1 (Windows® Media Video 9, VC-1 standard), H.264/AVC decoding

VGA port

Support for simultaneous display on notebook LCD and external monitor
Quality Tests Temperature and humidity, acoustics, electrostatic discharge immunity, hinge life, keyboard-switch life, free drop, weight and pressure, shock and vibration, spillage, MTBF (mean time between failure)
Audio Integrated microphone

Two integrated stereo speakers

High-definition audio support

Headphones/speakers/line-out and microphone ports

Microsoft® DirectSound® compatibility
Interface Ports DC-in
RJ-45 LAN
RJ-11 modem
VGA
Headphones/speaker/line-out
Microphone
Four USB 2.0
Connector for optional EasyPort IV port replicator
Card Slot5-in-1 card reader for optional MultiMediaCard™, Secure Digital card, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™ or xD-Picture Card™
Communications Acer® InviLink Nplify network connection supporting 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN, Acer® SignalUp technology for enhanced antenna efficiency, WI-FI CERTIFIED™
Bluetooth® v3.0 + HS (high speed) wireless PAN
Gigabit LAN, Wake-on-LAN ready

V.92 56Kbps* data/fax modem, PTT (postal, telegraph, telephone) certified in select countries, Wake-on-Ring ready
User Interface 105-key Acer® FineTouch keyboard, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support
Play/pause, stop, previous, next, volume up, volume down media control keys printed on keyboard
Power65-watt AC adapter

Six-cell lithium ion battery: up to 7.0 hours life with Acer® ePower Management enabled and depending on configuration and usage
ComplianceACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) 3.0
DMI (Desktop Management Interface) 2.0
Energy Star®
Mobile PC2002
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™

review

Powered with Intel® Core™ processor combines with advanced graphics,ePower Management enabled and depending on configuration and usage. TravelMate® 8572 is equipped with an array of choices: 802.11b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth®, webcam, gigabit LAN and V.92 modem.It has bio-protection system (only on selected models).Maximum Battery Run Time: 7 Hour

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Acer (Review) Aspire 5740

| Laptops refurbished - refurbished notebooks,used hardware | February 18, 2010

specs
Operating System * Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
* Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
* Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
Processor & Chipset * Intel® Centrino® 2 processor technology, featuring
* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor with up to 3 MB L2 Cache, supporting Intel® 64 architecture
* Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset
* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology or
* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350 Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™ dual-mode module, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology
Memory * Dual-channel DDR3 SDRAM support
* Up to 4 GB of DDR3 1066 MHz memory, upgradeable to 8 GB using two soDIMM modules (for 64-bit OS)
HDD One S-ATA hard disc drive
Storage * 4X Blu-ray Disc™/DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
* 8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive
* 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
Display * 15.6" HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (220-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD, supporting simultaneous multi-window viewing via Acer GridVista™
* 16.7 million colours
* 16:9 aspect ratio
* 8 ms high-def response time
* 60% color gamut
Graphics * Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD (Intel® GMA 4500MHD) with up to 1759 MB of Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 (64 MB of dedicated video memory, up to 1695 MB of shared system memory*), supporting Microsoft® DirectX® 10
(* depending on size of system memory)
* NVIDIA® GeForce® G105M with up to 2303 MB of TurboCache™ (512 MB of dedicated DDR2 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory*), supporting NVIDIA® CUDA™, PureVideo® HD technology, OpenEXR High Dynamic-Range (HDR) technology, Shader Model 4.0, Microsoft® DirectX® 10
(* depending on size of system memory)
* DualView™ support
* MEPG-2/DVD acceleration, decoding
* WMV9 (VC-1) and H.264 (AVC) decoding
* HDMI™ (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) with HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) support
* Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVision™ and Acer ClearVision™ technologies
Multimedia * Dolby®-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
* Optimized 3rd Generation Dolby Home Theater® audio enhancement, featuring Dolby® Digital Live, Dolby® Pro Logic® IIx, Dolby® Headphone, Dolby® Natural Bass, Dolby® Sound Space Expander, Dolby® Inverse Filtering, Dolby® High Frequency Enhancer technologies
* True5.1-channel surround sound output
* High-definition audio support
* S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) support for digital speakers
* MS-Sound compatible
* Built-in microphone
Communication * Acer Video Conference, featuring integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam supporting enhanced Acer PrimaLite™ technology
(manufacturing option)
* Optional Acer Xpress VoIP phone
* Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100/5300 (dual-band quad-mode 802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, featuring MIMO technology, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology or
* Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5150/5350 Wi-Fi®/WiMAX™ dual-mode module, supporting Acer SignalUp™ with Nplify™ wireless technology
* 56K ITU V.92 modem with PTT approval; Wake-on-Ring ready
* Gigabit Ethernet; Wake-on-LAN ready
* Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
(manufacturing option)
* UMTS/HSPA at 850/1900/2100 MHz and quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), upgradeable to 7.2 Mb/s HSDPA and 2 Mb/s HSUPA, supporting receiver diversity and equalizing at 2100 MHz
(manufacturing option)
I/O Interface * 5-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD)
* 4x USB 2.0 ports
* HDMI™ port with HDCP support
* 1x external display (VGA) port
* 1x Headphone/speaker/line-out jack
* 1x Microphone-in jack
* Line-in jack
* 1x Modem (RJ-11) port
* 1x Ethernet (RJ-45) port
* 1x DC-in jack for AC adapter
Security * Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint solution, featuring Windows® logon, computer protection, Acer FingerLaunch, ProfileLaunch, MusicLaunch, Password Bank, MyLaunch, FingerNav
(manufacturing option)
* Slot for Kensington lock
* BIOS user, supervisor, HDD passwords
Power Supply & Battery * ACPI 3.0 CPU power management standard: supports Standby and Hibernation power-saving modes
* 48.8 W (6-cell) Li-ion battery pack
* Up to 3-hour battery life
* • 2.5-hour rapid charge system-off
• 3.5-hour charge-in-use
* 65W AC adapter
* Energy Star®
Keyboard & Special Controls * 103-/104-/107-key keyboard, with inverted "T" cursor layout, 1.8 mm (minimum) key travel
* Multi-gesture touchpad pointing device, supporting:
• Circular-motion scrolling
• Pinch-action zoom
• Page flip
* Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function
(manufacturing option)
* 11 function keys, four cursor keys, two Windows® keys, hotkey controls, independent standard numeric keypad, international language support
* Acer PowerSmart key
* Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, 3G*, volume up/down, touchpad lock
(* manufacturing option)
* Media keys (printed on keyboard): play/pause, stop, previous, next
* Volume meter (up/down)
Weight & Dimensions * 383 (W) x 250 (D) x 26/37 (H) mm (15.1 x 9.9 x 1.03/1.5 inches)
* 2.8 kg (6.16 lbs.) with 6-cell battery pack
Quality & Reliability Tests * Temperature & humidity test
* Free drop test
* Acoustics test
* Weight and Pressure tests
* Spillage test
* Shock and Vibration tests
* Electrostatic discharge immunity test
* MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) test
* Hinge life test
* Keyboard-switch life test
Software * Acer Arcade™ Deluxe featuring Cinema, Album, Music, Acer HomeMedia, Online Media
* Acer Backup Manager
* Acer eRecovery Manager
* Acer PowerSmart Manager
* Acer Bio-Protection
(only on models with finger printer)
* Acer Crystal Eye
(only on models with webcam)
* Acer GridVista™
* Acer Game Console
* Acer GameZone
* Acer 3G Connection Manager
(only on 3G models)
* Adobe Flash® Player
* McAfee Internet Security Suite 60-day trial version
* Google Toolbar™
* Google Desktop™
* Adobe® Reader®
* NTI Media Maker™
* Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial (Service Pack 1)
Options * Acer Xpress VoIP phone and Acer Video Conference Manager pack
* Memory expansion modules
* Additional battery
* Additional AC adapter
* External USB floppy disk drive
Warranty One-year International Travellers Warranty (ITW)

review

If we talk about this laptop we can find that it is really beautiful and eye catching.It offer Intel HD Graphics – a low-powered integrated graphics solution with enough performance to play back high-definition movies.Style-wise, the Acer Aspire 5740 is the more attractive machine.Along with the Acer Bio-Protection fingerprint reader, featuring Acer FingerNav 4-way control function which is a manufacturing option.
It comes in the Acer Gemstone Blue design theme which includes a glossy blue finish to the lid and textured grey plastics for the palm rests. Though its battery is just you can say ok but i am impressed by its sound which includes two stereo speakers.
this gadget look cool.It is perfect desktop replacement for performance enthusiast at affordable price but lacks in terms of looks and battery life.

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Sony VPC-W121AX/P Review

| Reviews | February 1, 2010

Sony VAIO W Series VPC-W121AX/P

Intel® Atom Processor (1.66GHz)
Genuine Windows® 7 Starter Edition
Features: 10.1″ LED backlit LCD (1366×768), 1GB RAM, 250GB HDD, large capacity battery, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, webcam

While the laptop serves with the Built-in Wireless-N technology offers a boost in wireless connection speed and range.Lightweight and 1.66GHz Intel® processor, looks quite sufficient to me.For those like me who care much about environment this Sony W Series notebook is Energy Star 5.0 certified, and has received a Gold EPEAT designation for meeting standards to help reduce its environmental impact.

General* Built-in Devices Bluetooth antenna, Wireless LAN antenna
* Width 10.6 in
* Depth 7.1 in
* Height 2 in
* Weight 3 lbs
* Color Pink
* Notebook type Netbook, Budget
* Screen type Widescreen
* Wireless capabilities Bluetooth, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Processor
* Processor Intel Atom N280 / 1.66 GHz
* Data Bus Speed 667 MHz
* Chipset Type Mobile Intel 945GSE Express
Cache Memory * Type L2 cache
* Cache size 512 KB
RAM
* Installed Size 1 GB / 1 GB (max)
* Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 533 MHz
* RAM configuration features 1 x 1 GB
Environmental Parameters* Environmental standards RoHS, EPA Energy Star
Storage Controller * Storage controller type Serial ATA
* Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150
Storage * Floppy Drive None
* Hard Drive 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm
* Storage Removable None
* Hard drive type Portable
Optical Storage * Type None
Optical Storage (2nd)* 2nd optical storage type None
Card Reader * Card reader type Card reader

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Asus Eee PC 1005HA Review Buy at AmaZon

| cheap computers - refurbished computers - computer stores | December 18, 2009


specifications
Operating SystemGenuine Windows® XP Home
(*Pre-installed with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 60-day Trial and vary by country)

GNU Linux
(*Availability is dependent on selected model.)
Display10.1" LED Backlight WSVGA Screen (1024x600)
Intel CPU & ChipsetIntel® Atom™ N280/ N270

*Availability is dependent on selected model.
Memory1GB DDR2 SO-DIMM
Hybrid Storage 160GB HDD
10GB Eee Storage*

*Eee Storage service is complimentary for the first 18 months. Please register account information for 6 months extension (depend on country)
*Availability is dependent on selected model.
Wireless Data Network WLAN 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz
Bluetooth2.1 + EDR*

*Availability is dependent on selected model.
Camera1.3M Pixel / 0.3M Pixel*

*Availability is dependent on selected model.
AudioHi-Definition Audio CODEC
Stereo speaker
Digital Array Mic

*Availability is dependent on selected model.
Input / Output1 x VGA Port (D-sub 15-pin for external monitor)
3 x USB 2.0
1 x LAN RJ-45
2 x Audio Jack (Head Phone / Mic-in)
Card Reader: MMC/ SD(SDHC)
Battery10.5hrs*, 6-Cell 63Wh Li-ion Battery
8.5 hrs*, 6-Cell 48Wh Li-ion Battery
4 hrs*, 3-Cell 23Wh Li-ion Battery

*Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations.
Dimensions262mm(W) x 178mm(D) x 25.9mm~ 36.5mm(H)
Weight1.27Kg (with 6-Cell Battery)
1.1Kg (with3-Cell Battery)
InfusionWhite, Black, Pink, Blue

Review
Well if we talk about the product features and specs it has some cool features same as lie having the 10.1-inch 1005HA boasts an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB, 2.5-inch SATA II HDD, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, and a 6-cell battery.Mor eyou can read by pressing the tab button.

I liked its battery life which in the tested conditions are said to be still for 10.5 hours.They say it is due to the Super Hybrid Engine’s performance which helps to keep your power on for longer time period.It has 6 cells which is good but it feels a bit different from other laptops when you put it on your lap.Whatever it is good and works really well.They are also giving online storage space of 10 gb and the laptop HDD consists of 160GD

I liked its

Ergonomic keyboard
Low Price
Battery life
Faster speed of internet with Wi-Fi 802.11n and also bluetooth

Disliked
Heavy that is due to extra batteries

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Toshiba Satellite T135 (Review)

| cheap computers - refurbished computers - computer stores | December 1, 2009

Toshiba Satellite T135

Although Toshiba made a late but effective entry into the netbook market, the company has jumped right into the Ultra-Low Voltage (ULV) category: affordable thin-and-lights that are slightly larger and more powerful than mini-notebooks.This is a sleek, glossy machine that starts at around 3.9 pounds for the 13-inch models.It comes with Dual-core CULV processor; Windows 7 preinstalled; very good battery life.I would suggest you to go for dual-core

What i missed in it

It was very fast at resuming from sleep, but took more than two minutes to perform a restart with just three common programs running, and nearly two minutes to start up cold.
Weak speakers; uncomfortable touch pad.
T135’s keyboard feels a bit cramped which affects typing speed a bit

CPU: 1.3-GHz Intel Pentium SU4100
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
RAM/Expandable to: 4GB/8GB
Display Size/Resolution: 13.3 inches/1366 x 768
Graphics/Video Memory: Intel GMA 4500MHD/132MB
Hard Drive Size/Speed: 320GB/5,400 rpm

Price as Reviewed: $709.00 get cheaper on amazon.com here


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