Nov 11, 2009 01:19 PM
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This is the best laptop I have come across please used this laptop. it completely has an different enviroment to work with this laptop whether it is enviroment or software used. The Sony VAIO PCG-F520 (Mobile Pentium III/450, 64MB RAM,
6GB hard drive, 13-inch HPA display; $1, 799 direct) delivers
unique video-editing capabilities. Like all VAIO notebooks
and desktops, it comes with an IEEE-1394 high-speed port
(which Sony dubs the iLink) for connecting a digital video camera,
as well as Sony's fine DVgate software for capturing and managing still shots and video clips.
Our test VAIO's HPA screen wasn't as bright and clear as a TFT display,
but it certainly kept costs down. At 7.4 pounds, the VAIO is the heaviest of the notebooks in this group. In addition, we found its documentation (in print, on disk, and online) somewhat spotty: It lacked in-depth coverage of a number of topics, such as Windows configuration and audio settings. If you don't need video-editing capabilities, other models reviewed here would be more compelling values.
There's a lot to like about the Toshiba Satellite 2675DVD (Mobile Pentium III/ 450, 64MB RAM, 5.7GB hard drive, 12.1-inch TFT display; $1, 600 street), including long battery life (3:23) and a DVD-ROM drive. But the system isn't as good as it could be. The attractive 6.4-pound case houses CD control buttons, a hardware volume dial, and line-out jacks for patching video and stereo audio signals to an external monitor and stereo system. The unit can play audio CDs with the PC off and the lid closed. The Satellite's speakers provided the best sound of the tested consumer notebooks when playing audio CDs, but DVD playback was halting and choppy. Web support is excellent, featuring the Ask IRIS artificial-intelligence diagnostic tool.
