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Entertainment Notebook with blu ray drive Sony's Vaio VGN-FZ31Z is equipped with a built-in blu ray drive, an HDMI port, and a very bright 15.4 inch X-black display. It is designed as entertainment centre and supports watching HD videos from its Blu-ray drive. The T8300, an Intel Core2 Duo CPU, the fast GeForce T8300M GS graphics card, and 4 GB RAM ensure high performance. These powerful components are inside a stylish high-quality case which is made of magnesium parts.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

HP goes mini. HPs answer to the EEE PC by Asus is equipped with a VIA processor, and attracts attention by an elegant look and a complete equipment. The following short review covers how this small 8.9 inch notebook rates. We had the chance to test the UK version of this notebook during hardly a day.
VIA C7-M C7-M-1200 | VIA Chrome9 HC | 8.90" | 1.4 kg

Thinkpad Air. As slimmest and lightest ever model in the Thinkpad series, Lenovo shows off its most recent creation. The initial hype surrounding the compact notebook was only further heightened by the near simultaneous introduction of the MacBook Air. In complete contrast to the slick but air-headed Apple, Lenovo stayed down to earth with the business competence provided by the Thinkpad X300, particularly in terms of its extensive communicative capacity.
Intel Core 2 Duo L7100 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 13.30" | 1.5 kg

Innovation. In many aspects the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Si3655 is an innovative notebook.This compact 13 inch subnotebook comes in a brand new Amilo design and is equipped with the latest development by Intel: the Centrino 2. In detail it is equipped with a Core 2 Duo T9400 CPU with 2.53 GHz combined with the new GM45 chip-set, and an integrated Intel GMA X4500HD video chip. The following article covers the potentials of the new Amilo series and of Intel's latest technology.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD | 13.30" | 2.3 kg

Typical Desktop Replacement. Samsung's R700 Aura T9300 Dillen, a 17 inch notebook, offers a lot of performance at a moderate price. This thin 17 inch multimedia notebook comes with powerful and modern components and weighs just 3.1 kg. Due to an overall high performance, the R700 is also fit for demanding applications and computer games.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 17.00" | 3.1 kg

The Eee is growing up. Bigger display, more disk space and a full-featured OS sum up to clearly bring the Eee 900 ahead of its predecessor, the Eee 4G. Even so, the Eee 900 retains a compact and robust chassis with high mobility factor. In the following review you will see how the Asus Eee PC is growing ever closer to becoming a truly classic subnotebook machine.
Intel Celeron M 353 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 | 8.90" | 1 kg

Big display at a great price. The price of a notebook is the most important aspect for most customers. Nearly all manufacturers are responsive to this trend and also offer a number of low price models. Toshiba has already offered its Satellite L-series, which consists of very reasonable beginner's office notebooks, for a long time. The Satellite L350, which is equipped with a big 17 inch display and Intel's Dual-Core technology, is available at a great price.
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 17.00" | 3.2 kg

Lightweight Design The noble SZ series by Sony was again redesigned. Today these notebooks are equipped with most up-to-date processors. The Vaio VGN-SZ71WN/C is an ultra portable notebook with fast Penryn T9300 processor, a 2.5“-HDD with 200 GB capacity, a very bright 13.3" display with LED backlight and fast HSDPA Internet access.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | 13.30" | 1.8 kg

Gaming performance with compromises. The MSI Megabook GX 600 is nearly completely black. It does not look that pretentious and fancy than the previously reviewed Magabook GX 700 with Extreme Gaming design. Despite the somewhat more decent look, the target group is apparent. Strikingly red W/A/S/D buttons and a big turbo button at the right side above the keyboard, support gamers.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Multimedia vs. Gaming. Apart from the Asus G70, a notebook specifically designed for gaming, Asus also offers the M70S in its new 17” series of notebooks, which is targeted at users with less gaming ambitions. With its powerful T9300 processor, ATI Radeon HD3650 graphics, and Blu-Ray drive, the Asus M70S appeals mainly to multimedia users with a desire for a large FullHD display.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 | 17.10" | 4 kg

TV-Total. The Pavilion HDX enters the competition of XL notebooks about the biggest display. Although there are not many competitors in this category, this 20 inch notebook still tries to attract attention by an innovative opening mechanism. And obviously this is successful. Today, the shortcut 'HDX' is already known to hint on innovative design. Regarding equipment, this notebook scores points by coming with a Geforce 8800M GTS video card.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS | 20.10" | 7 kg

Mobile living room. We reviewed the bigger 18” 16:9 notebook after the Aspire 6920G, which is Acer's new compact multimedia class. The 8920G looks similar to the 6920G, but there are differences in their equipment. For example: the 8920G offers GeForce 9650M graphics and this graphic card is the successor of the GeForce 8700M GT chip.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 9650M GS | 18.40" | 4.2 kg

South wind. Although Zepto's Notus A12 is not light enough to fly, it is certainly lighter than many other notebooks, with only 1.37 kilogram. It is also well equipped, with Bluetooth 2.0, Draft-N-WLAN up to 300MBit/s, 6.5 millimeter thin 12.1" display with LED back light, TPM module for encryption, flat magnesium case and a battery that keeps it running for quite a while.
Intel Mobile A A110 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 | 12.10" | 1.4 kg

Danish Express. These days Zepto entices customers by a big price reduction for its Znote 3415W 'Power'. Besides a Penryn-CPU T9500 and a huge RAM capacity of 4GB also the mass storage capacity is big. The 200 GB hard disk runs at a revolution speed of 7,200 rpm, and a GeForce 8600M GT ensures high performance graphics. All aboard!
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.9 kg

Mobile Business. Dell's Vostro series offers robust business qualities for a fair price and thus becomes interesting for customers who value a stable and durable product. The Dell Vostro 1310 impresses mainly with it's good mobility, which it achieves with a compact case, long battery life, and an outdoor capable display.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 13.30" | 2.2 kg

14 inch Notebook More compact and lighter than a 15.4 inch notebook, this 14.1 inch notebook by the Danish manufacturer Zepto has not only a handy in-between size but is also potent multimedia computer. We reviewed this handy notebook with Core 2 Duo T7250, Geforce 8400M GS, and 250 GB hard disk. This review covers how it rates.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | 15.40" | 2.5 kg

Beginner. The Lenovo 3000 N200 should be a 15.4 inch notebook with good workmanship, belonging to the beginner category, which especially attracts price-conscious customers. It raises the level of the office category, by being equipped with a dual core processor, 160 GB hard disk, Bluetooth, fingerprint reader, and web cam and by being offered at a great price of below 600 Euro.
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Low cost worker. The HP Compaq 6720s offers a good base for daily work at the office or at home for little money. Due to modern dual-core technology made by Intel it is also able to complete extensive tasks quickly.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.6 kg

Professional Traveler. They are in fashion although they have almost nothing to do with the currently highly favored Netbooks – the ultra mobile office laptops. These laptops offer a combination of light weight, compact dimensions, a good battery life and extensive communication features. Models of Dell, in this league, include for example the Latitude E4300 with a display of 13.3 inches and a total weight of 1850 grams.
Intel Core 2 Duo SP9400 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD | 13.30" | 1.9 kg

After the introduction of the new Penryn processors, also Apple updates its MacBook and MacBook Pro series with these new 45nm Core 2 Duo processors. This article covers how the new top MacBook Pro notebook with 2.5 GHz processors differs from its predecessor.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.4 kg

Hand luggage. The 12.1" small and 2 kilogram light Acer Aspire 2920 is an attractive choice for home users, who are looking for a subnotebook with fully-fledged equipment and performance. Additionally, the 2920 offers plenty of space to store data and an excellent WXGA display.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 12.10" | 2 kg

Fully Loaded. The TravelMate 6592 is designed for businessmen who look for a powerful notebook equipped with many accessories and features. Besides brand new Intel Centrino PRO Mobile technology, the TravelMate 6592G also offers safety features, like fingerprint reader, TPM, a lot of interfaces, and a long battery life.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT | 15.40" | 3 kg

The empire strikes back. Alienware announced a compact high performance notebook a long time ago. But although it was already available in the USA for quite a while, it is just now finally coming to Europe. The Area-51 m15x notebook makes Alienware the first producer that offers a 15" gaming notebook with a 8800 GTX graphics card and Intel Core 2 extreme processor. This is also the current maximum of what's possible in the compact multimedia class.
Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX | 15.40" | 3.6 kg

Object of desire... Advertising the Asus U6S one word dominates – luxury. The piano finish as well as the great equipment including LED display, Penryn CPU, and GeForce 9300M, emphasize luxury. Even at the first glance the 12 inch Asus U6F looks luxurious. The same is true for the price of this 12 inch notebook, which is at least 1.799,- Euro.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 | NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G | 12.10" | 1.6 kg

G2 gaming update. Since the launch of the Asus G2 after the Cebit 2007 it has been offered in various configurations to keep it competitive. The current version of the gaming notebook in 17" format, called G2SG, comes with a new Penryn processor and a Geforce 8700M GT graphics card made by nVIDIA with 512MB GDDR3 video memory.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT | 17.10" | 4.1 kg

The New Middle-Class. Nearly all details were changed with the introduction of the new compact multimedia notebooks by Acer. Packed in a new distinctive Gemstone Blue design, equipped with a 16 inch 16:9 aspect ratio display, and up-to-date hardware, it should, according to Acer, stand as a reference for 'ultimate entertainment'. Therefore, it is furthermore equipped with a Blu-Ray drive and a Dolby certified sound system.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 | NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS | 16.40" | 3.3 kg

Straight Business. The HP Compaq 6715s appears to be a reasonable office notebook without ornaments designed for daily office work. Despite its low price, this 15.4 inch notebook with AMD technology convinces by good workmanship, ergonomics, and quality of the input devices. But, the interfaces equipment covers only the minimum requirements.
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-60 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

High-Fi Anlage zum Mitnehmen Multimedia all-rounder The HP Pavilion HDX 9130 EG is very attractive in several aspects. It's glossy case in dragon-design hints for a lot more features to come. Equipped with an Intel core 2 Duo processor and an ATI HD2600XT graphics card, it is a high performance multimedia all-rounder, ready to do a variety of tasks. We think this is a great thing, if only it wasn't so heavy.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT | 20.10" | 7.1 kg

(Office Power)². The HP Compaq 8710 series is especially designed for graphics and CAD professionals. Being equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 CPU with 2.6 GHz and a nVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M graphics card, the 8710w notebook is thereby today's most powerful notebook of this series. Furthermore, the 17 inch WUXGA display ensures due to a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels maximum clarity.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M | 17.10" | 3.4 kg

Multimedia all-rounder. A lot has changed on the notebook market since the appearance of the new graphics card series by nVIDIA. Various producers already started to sell models with the new Penryn processors and the new graphics chips. One of these notebooks is the Asus M51SN with Core 2 Duo T8300 processor and a Geforce 9500M GS graphics card.
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 | NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS | 15.40" | 2.9 kg

Upside Down. Although convertible notebooks like the Dell Latitude XT, which support being operated either as tablet PC or as standard notebook are still rare, they gain more and more market share, because of new technologies and increasing possible field of application. The Dell Latitude XT demonstrates how a good convertible PC should be.
Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 | 12.10" | 1.7 kg

Nice looking single core notebook The Acer Extensa 5220 (-100508) is an appealing office notebook equipped with a single core processor, which is available at a small price. It is suited to those who wish to have a reasonable second notebook or a cheap desktop replacement for browsing the Internet and all office work. Equipment, display, and workmanship or top, if you consider the price category.
Intel Celeron M 540 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.9 kg

14.1 inch - High Mobility The Esprimo Mobile M9400 tries to attract businessmen by a 14.1 inch display, integrated UMTS modem, and a weight of about 2.2 kg. This review uncovers whether this office notebook is able to hold a candle to the professional Lifebooks by Fujitsu Siemens.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 14.10" | 2.2 kg

Multimedia Notebook with powerful Penryn-CPU The Znote 6625WD launched by the Danish computer company Zepto, is a powerful general-purpose multimedia notebook, which belongs to the category of 15.4 inch multimedia notebooks fit for computer games. The advantages of this Scandinavian are, besides a powerful Penryn-CPU T9500, a fast Geforce 8600M GT notebook video card, and the brilliant WSXGA+ display.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.9 kg

Mobile Gaming Notebook. The Asus F8SN is a powerful 14" notebook with GeForce 9500M GS video card and Core 2 Duo T9300 "Penryn" processor. This review uncovers among others the disadvantages of this powerful equipment inside a small case.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS | 14.10" | 2.7 kg

DTR Entry-level solution. The Acer Aspire 7720 series's case has a gemstone design, which is already well-known. It is equipped with a 17 inch WXGA+ display which provides a good desktop size for multimedia applications. The G in the name hints on a dedicated video card, whereas the reviewed notebook was equipped with a Geforce 8400M GS by nVIDIA. Combined with a Dual Core CPU the Aspire 7720, which belongs to the 17 inch notebook category, is a bundle especially interesting for starter.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | 17.00" | 3.6 kg

Double Core. The XPS M1730 is now also available with two GeForce 8800M GTX SLI video cards for a surcharge of 490,- respectively 780,- Euro. Hence, Dell upgrades its signature gaming notebook with the newest and at the time of writing fastest video technology. This review uncovers, how these new video cards impact on performance and emissions and whether they are worth the surcharge.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 | NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI | 17.00" | 4.8 kg

More than just Office. The Dell Insprion 1525 scores not only points in typical aspects important for office notebooks, but also regarding a number of multimedia features. Besides a good workmanship, an user-friendly keyboard and a clear design, it also offers, e.g., an up-to-date HMDI port. Inside a Dual Core processor by Intel and two GB RAM ensure sufficient performance.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

First Class Travelling. The Portégé R500 can be called a prototype of Toshiba's product range. Not only the very interesting equipment - Core 2 Duo U7700 CPU, transreflective LED display, 64 Gigabyte solid state disk, and 3G/UMTS module - hints on this. Furthermore, it is only 810g (!!) light and costs as much as 2,500.- Euro.
Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 | 12.10" | 810 g

Heavy Worker. The Precision series by Dell was especially designed for professionals working with CAD applications and visualizations and demanding high video performance, reliability, and good support. The M6300 is a robust desktop replacement computer in 17 inch format. Various configuration options make it possible to turn it into a high-performance workstation.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M | 17.10" | 3.8 kg

Business dwarf with endurance. Optical drives and proper energy supply are usually the victims in the battle for the smallest subnotebook. Fujitsu-Siemens tackles exactly this problem, and offers with the Lifebook P7230 an ultra mobile 10.6 inch subnotebook with extensive communication-features and a DVD burner that can be replaced with an optional additional battery.
Intel Core Duo U2500 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 | 10.60" | 1.4 kg

Want to possess it? Today's thinnest notebook is small enough to fit into an envelope and pleases by its decent design and the high-quality materials used. This review describes, whether this bundle is able to convince despite its minimum interface equipment.
Intel Core 2 Duo SP7500 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 13.30" | 1.4 kg

Compact Gaming by Zepto. Some manufactures consider a Geforce 8600M GT video card only for notebooks which are at least 17 inch big. Zepto is completely different. Inside the 14 inch 6324W notebook there is a powerful 8600M GT video card by nVIDIA and also a brand new 2.5 GHz Penryn CPU by Intel.
Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 14.10" | 2.4 kg

Road Warrior. The Dell Latitude D430 proves to be an exemplary companion in our review. The up to now smallest notebook of the Latitude series is quiet, compact, light, and its workmanship is good. The runtime of the small 42 Wh battery is due to special energy-saving components up to 6 hours. Despite being equipped with low-energy components, the frugal Core 2 Duo processor with 1.2 GHz clock rate combined with very fast SSD hard disk is sufficiently powerful for daily business.
Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 | 12.10" | 1.5 kg

Family PC According to Asus this small and reasonable notebook is a notebook for the whole family. Here you can read how it performed in our technical tests and whether it is able to actually replace the classical PC.
Intel Celeron M 630 MHz | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 | 7.00" | 1 kg

Small, undemanding, but, powerful. This would be a suitable short description of the new mobile Penryn CPU by Intel. The main advantages of the new processor besides switching to 45nm production, which allowed a dramatically higher number of transistors, are a larger L2-cache and improved energy saving functions.

Quiet office notebook.The Samsung R60-Aura T2330 Deesan is a reasonable and quiet office notebook for starters without unnecessary details. The price performance ratio is alright. The R60-Aura is a robust notebook with bright display, low noise, and normal temperature increase. Furthermore, overall the performance of the R60-Aura is easily sufficient for office work.
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2330 | ATI Radeon Xpress X1250 | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Red-hot. The MSI Megabook GX700 Extreme is a serious competitor of every modding PC. A big logo on its lid, bright-red flames everywhere you look, and a deep black case are the trademarks of the Extreme model we reviewed. So, you'll surely recognize it even from a distance. Inside the 17-inch notebook there are a Core 2 Duo processor, a nVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT, two Gigabyte RAM, a HD-DVD drive, and a matte WUXGA-display. If you prefer a more decent design, the MSI GX700 provides you with nearly the same performance, but, has a more decent case.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 17.10" | 3.5 kg

Light noble subnotebook with two graphic adapters Others will definitely begrudge you the Sony Vaio VGN-SZ61WN/C, one of those light, compact, and fast subnotebooks. Designed in a preciously way, it combines performance and mobility in a new way. Furthermore, the VGN-SZ61WN/C attracts attention by modern and precious composite materials, additional security features, a switchable hybrid video solution, and a very bright 13.3 inch X-Black display.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | 13.30" | 1.8 kg

It's a hunk. The Toshiba Tecra M9 is a business notebook, which is made for mobile business work. Anyhow, it is a heavyset 14.1” notebook, which has an overall weight of 2.3 kg. That is very much compared to other notebooks of that type. However, its display is not reflecting, it offers many security features, and the keyboard is acceptable to use. Therefore, the Tecra M9 is a classical office notebook.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 14.10" | 2.3 kg

Unspectacular appearance The new Amilo PI 2515, made by the German/Japanese producer Fujitsu Siemens computers (FSC), doesen't take any risks regarding appearance. The plain but not ugly notebook Amilo Pi 2515 isn't an exception. Only the small Centrino Duo- and Vista-stickers indicate the modern technology inside this 15.4 inch notebook.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Consumer Market Notebook. The Toshiba Satellite A200 is one of the reasonable consumer notebooks. Equipped with moderate hardware, these focus on price-conscious customers. This notebook is optimized for typical office and Internet applications. Nonetheless, it has a appealing case, which looks good on every desk. Because it is equipped with an ATI Radeon HD 2400 video card you can also run non-demanding multimedia applications.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Attractive Multimedia Notebook with enormous Storage Capacity. In this review the Acer Aspire 7520G, a 17 inch notebook with modern look, proves a good performance. The workmanship of this wide-screen notebook's case is good. Input devices and operational ease of the 7520G leave all in all an entirely positive impression. Gigantic: with a hard-disk capacity of about 400 GByte the Aspire 7520G offers more than enough space for the private video collection.
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G | 17.00" | 3.8 kg

Already some time ago Dell introduced two series of entry-level notebooks intended for the emerging markets. Initially, we thought that the Vostro A860 won’t be available in developed countries, but the Texas-based vendor surprised us. We were promised a test sample just after it had been announced, but there was an unexpected delay. Finally we got hold of a test sample, which we'll describe in detail this test report.
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2390 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.00" | 2.6 kg

The HP 6735b is a variation of the HP 6730b based on the cheaper AMD technology. Therefore this model should be interesting for buyers with smaller budget. First of all it is noteworthy that the HP6735b has the slower CPU, but the better graphics processors, and furthermore it is noisier. The following report covers the details which enable you to decide whether it is worth to spend some more euros on the higher-priced model.
AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-82 | ATI Radeon HD 3200 | 15.00" | 2.8 kg

The Asus C90S is a portable 15.4" high performance notebook with desktop CPU, overclocking functionality and a fair price tag. To find out more about the downsides, consult our comprehensive test.
Intel Core 2 Duo (Desktop) E6600 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 3.2 kg

Gaming for everyone. Affordably cheap gaming pleasure for consumers is the aim of the Asus G2K. The visually outstanding 17 inch desktop replacement has a very bright display and a wide range of interfaces such as HDMI and S-ATA ports. An AMD Turion 64 X2 CPU with 2.2 GHz as well as an ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 graphics card take care of the performance. You will find out how this notebook is going to performance against its competitors equipped with Intel CPUs and nVidia GPUs in the following.
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 | 17.00" | 4 kg

Compact business companion The Samsung X22-Pro Boyar (NP-X22T001) is a modern, silent, and robust 14" notebook for daily office work. It is light, weighing just above two kilogram, and quiet while running. Business user in particular will appreciate the possibility to use an optional X-Dock docking station. Two batteries and recovery disks are included in the shipment and contribute to a business-like impression.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 | 14.10" | 2.2 kg

Strong multimedia all rounder. With the Amilo Xi2428, Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers a compact all rounder, equipped with powerful hardware. The rather attractive price gets you an excellent T7700 processor with 2.4 GHz, a nVIDIA Geforce 8600M GS graphic card and a fast 250 gigabyte hard disc plus useful extras like Bluetooth, webcam and HDMI respectively eSATA connection.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS | 15.40" | 3 kg

Vostro mobile edition. The small brother of the Vostro 1500 tries to impress through improved mobility and by offering the same qualities as the 15.4" version. The price matters as well of course. Depending on the configuration the price can be as low as 700.- Euro.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 14.10" | 2.6 kg

Bread and Games... This article describes another notebook of the Asus V series, a 15.4 inch business notebook which is also fit for multimedia applications. Whilst a non-glare display with high-resolution indicates that business is its intended field of operation, the built-in Geforce 8600M GT video card with 512MB reminds rather on a gaming notebook. Following review describes how this interesting bundle scores.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 3 kg

The Dell XPS M1730 got this high score not only because of the impressive LED illumination, but also the other aspects of this gaming laptop were convincing. For example, the WUXGA display, the superb performance (8700M GT SLI graphic cards), and suprisingly also the low operating noise played an important role.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI | 17.00" | 4.8 kg

Compact Gaming by Dell. Dell's XPS logo indicates highest performance and first-class design by Dell. Regardless, whether you look at 17 inch DTR gaming notebooks or at the compact Dell XPS M1530, you can be sure that XPS notebooks by Dell are always equipped with up-to-date hardware and, so, provide first-class performance. So, it's not surprising that the Dell XPS M1530 is also a very powerful multimedia notebook, which sets a high standard for competitors. Core 2 duo CPU and Geforce 8600M GT with GDDR3 memory in a high-quality and compact 2.6 kg aluminum case: Is there anything left to be desired?
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.6 kg

Back to the Roots. At the moment the Toshiba Satellite L40-14N is among others top in competition about the most reasonable available notebook. It tries to especially score points by a price of clearly below 1000.- Euro and should, thereby, attract possible customers who just demand basics. Light office applications, wireless Internet access, DVD and music playback are no problem for the Satellite L40-14N.
Intel Pentium Dual Core T2310 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Light, persistent, and powerful notebook. The Lifebook S6410 is a light, compact, and fast notebook, equipped with Dual-Core-Ultraportable processor, which rates good in our review. The solid and sophisticated case and the additional security features make it a general-purpose and reliable companion. The S6410 is suited for demanding business and private customers.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 13.30" | 1.8 kg

Powerful mobile workstation. The HP Compaq 8510W is a solid and strong mobile workstation, built for professional users who work with visualisation and graphic applications. Beside its high overall performance the 8510W is built solid and offers meaningful operating and security solutions.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 | NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Satego copy. Beside the Satego X200 gaming series, Toshiba also offers the Satellite X200 series, which does not differ to much from the former at the first glance. There is first-class hardware in a striking case, so, also the Satellite X200 is indeed a gaming notebook. Powerful Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a powerful video cards, like Geforce 8700m GT or 8600m GT SLI, which the reviewed notebook came with, grant excellent gaming performance.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT SLI | 17.00" | 4.1 kg

Solid Office Notebook. The ThinkPad T61 is a notebook which should especially attract business customers. Lenovo products are top regarding user-friendliness and data security. Here the Lenovo ThinkPad T61 scores points by many reasonable details. Furthermore Lenovo's customer support is excellent. Knowing the part number, it's pretty easy to quickly order most parts.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M | 14.10" | 2.5 kg

The next (last?) samurai. The currrent gaming-series by Toshiba is available in a number of different configurations. The 21D comes, e.g., with a more powerful CPU and a WSXGA display with a resolution of 1680x1050 pixel. Of course, these features raise the price, but, some potential buyers might still especially be attracted by the high-resolution display.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT | 17.10" | 4 kg

Some like it big. That`s it, for with the D901C wimps are at the wrong place. Big and heavy, but for a notebook a virtually incredible performance. That performance is provided by a Core 2 Extreme Quad QX6850 CPU with 3.0GHz together with two NVIDIA Geforce 8700M GT graphic cards with 512MB GDDR3 video memory each. O, yes, three hard disks with 250GB capacity each are also to be found in the casing. With this equipment the mySN D901C (Clevo D901C) represents the zenith of notebook technology at present.
Intel Core 2 Extreme (Desktop) QX6850 | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT SLI | 17.00" | 5.6 kg

Indigo Blue - This is the name of the reviewed Sony notebook. This office notebook with interesting price-performance ratio is, furthermore, also available in designs called 'Luxury Pink' and 'Pure White' and should, so, attract attention to a broad group of potential buyers sensible to design. As usually, the following review also informs about the other characteristics of the VGN-CR21S.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 14.10" | 2.5 kg

After having reviewed the powerful version of the MacBook Pro with a Santa Rosa interior, the smaller 2.2 GHz version now undergoes our endurance test. We intend to report about the first results of the endurance test of the Alu-Notebook as well as the Mac OS X 10.4.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.4 kg

Old Friend. At a closer look the Asus Pro31S, offered by MediaMarkt, turned actually out to be a F3SC, a well sold model of the well-known Asus F3 series. Obviously, the equipment was hardly changed: Core 2 Duo CPU, nVIDIA Geforce 8400M G, 2 GB main memory, and 160 GB harddisk capacity. However, the price has changed in the meanwhile - it was reduced.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G | 15.40" | 2.9 kg

The details of the Zepto Znote 6224W look like a wish-list of many notebook buyers: this black laptop from Denmark is supposed to be small, high-performance and at the same time very reasonably priced. But can this 14-inch laptop, which is based on the Intel Centrino generation and the potent Geforce 8600 M GT graphic of nVIDIA, indeed keep this promise? We made the test.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 14.10" | 2.4 kg

Office bargain. Notebooks from Sony do not always have to cost a lot of money: this proves the new Sony Vaio NR11S. Specifically developed for the “light user” with low hardware demands. This laptop offers no more one needs as basic equipment, but in good quality. “Simple, sporty and clever” – Rarely an advertising slogan fits a notebook so well as it fits the Vaio NR11S/S.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Compact Business by Asus. The Asus V2S tries to score points by mobility with a 14 inch format, and at the same time by an adequately big display and good equipment. The basic data of this notebook sound interesting: Compact 2.5kg case, 14" WXGA+ display with non-reflecting surface, Intel Core 2 Duo CPU with 2.0 GHz and nVIDIA Geforce 8600M GS video card. So, this laptop is even fit for multimedia and graphics.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS | 14.10" | 2.5 kg

Power-Sub. If Dell launches a subnotebook which belongs to the XPS series, you'll should already know what you can expect. Right, first-class performance. Although the aesthetically pleasing case is not spacious, Dell was able to put a powerful T7300 CPU and a Geforce 8400M GS video card in. Combined with a 13.3" LED display this notebook is attractive.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | 13.30" | 1.9 kg

Low Price Vostro. Since last year Dell has equipped its notebooks with AMD processors. The Vostro 1000 belongs to the second generation of these laptops based on Intel's competitor platform, which should be cheaper as a rule. This series, which is also meant for small companies, differs from other representatives of this new range, because it doesn't have a modern case. Actually, it got the one, which was already used for its predecessor.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Take a current Inspiron notebook providing high-quality components, colour it in an elegant but simple plain black, sprinkle the preparation with some business support and here we go – another addition of Dell’s already interesting range of products. With regard to performance some doubts might arise in its ability to facilitate business users’ needs, as it seemingly was targeted towards running games. It contains a GeForce 8600M GT which can passably master even the newest computer games.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 3.3 kg

The Satellite A200 Serie from Toshiba aims to the needs of a wide consumer market with a focus on the relation of price/value. What makes the difference between the series A210 and A200? Not really much. Besides the identical case and a partially identical display, only the implemented graphics hardware from AMD and ATI is different. You can get it starting with about 700 euro. Interested?
AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-52 | ATI Radeon Xpress X1200 | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Enlarge your Notebook! Connect a keyboard, a mouse, and a display to your dock and turn your notebook into a desktop computer.

Compact Middle Class. Mostly the user's demands on a notebook are rather indifferent. The notebook should have something of everything and especially the price should be interesting. The Sony Vaio FZ21E is one of these notebooks, which scores points first of all because of its interesting price - performance ratio. Furthermore, its design is aesthetically pleasing.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Sony and graphics… Besides a number of fine, small notebooks with LED display and elegant carbon fiber cases, Sony also offers at least one interesting series in the fields of desktop replacement notebooks, the AR models. Though big, these are aesthetically pleasing and score points especially by their bright display. Regarding video performance, Sony forges ahead anyway for a long time.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT | 17.10" | 3.9 kg

Pretty One. In the meanwhile most manufacturers know also a nice look of a notebook contributes to its success. The current HP Pavilion series covers a series of pretty notebooks, including even an elegant looking 17 inch desktop replacement notebook, the dv9580eg. Also the notebook specifications spark interest in it, even more, because of its reasonable price.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS | 17.10" | 3.6 kg

Business by Sam-Sung Even if Samsung advertises the X65 as business notebook, the good equipment with Geforce 8600M GS with GDDR3 memory might also make this notebook interesting for multimedia enthusiasts. Also the beautiful design and the high quality of workmanship of this notebook bear comparison with competitor notebooks.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS | 15.40" | 2.5 kg

Topseller? Late, but, finally we got the new 15 inch Inspiron 1520 notebook by Dell for a review. It is the successor of the 6400 series and a beginner's multimedia notebook. A variety of different configurations are available, so, the Dell Inspiron 1520 can even be enhanced to a professional multimedia notebook.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS | 15.40" | 3.3 kg

Master Shogun. Gaming enthusiasts will remember Toshiba's Satellite P100 series, which elated about one year ago with Geforce 7900 GS video card. The Satego X200 is the new top gaming notebook of Toshiba. The X200 is equipped with a Geforce 8700M GT, an up-to-date video hardware, and so very powerful. Furthermore, it comes with an excellent Harman/Kardon sound system. The provided second hard disk is another bonus.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT | 17.10" | 4 kg

The components of the Alienware Area-51 m9750 thrill gamers: Especially the two Geforce 7950 GTX in SLI-mode and the solid state disk as system hard disk stand for excellent performance. But, also the equipment is brilliant. There are ports for a surround sound system, a 200 GB data hard disk, a TV card, which are even not standard in 17" notebooks. The following comprehensive review explains, whether the Alienware can really set new standards.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 | NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX SLI | 17.00" | 4 kg

The outside's fine but underneath? Varnish and Leather. Something special came in our editorial office, the Asus U1F. Beginning with the nice package, an external drive, a Bluetooth mouse in a cloth bag to a supplement battery. But, the 11,1" small notebook did not only impress with accessories. The leathery palm rest areas are also one of the highlights of this completely designed piece. However, how does this Asus notebook rate in the main criteria? This is covered by the following review.

p as in Performance... Soon after the Thinkpad T61 series also the T61p serious was launched. They are in general based on T61 models, but trimmed for performance, so, that they meet evenhigher performance demands (NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M). These notebooks, which are especially liked by designers and 3D design engineers, are of course also equipped with a proper display, in our case with a WUXGA panel with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | NVIDIA Quadro FX 570M | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Business goes Gaming – This could be the slogan which Asus could use to advertise the V1S. Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, NVidia GeForce 8600M GT, 160GB hard disk: Is this a business notebook? Absolutely, because it is also complemented by Centrino-Pro functions: Intel Active Management Technology, TPM Security Chip, fingerprint reader, docking port. Together with eSATA-port, Modular Bay and movable 1,3 Mega Pixel camera, this should be the perfect notebook. Does it keep its promise? The following user review should clarify it.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 3 kg

The Zepto Znote 6625WD is, because of a Core 2 Duo processor and 8600M GT video card with 512 MB video memory, a powerful 15.4" notebook by the Danish company Zepto. In the following review you can read how "maati" one of our forum user liked this notebook.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Function follows Design? The Toshiba Satellite U300-114 is a classical subnotebook with 13,3" display and good looking design. A Core 2 Duo T5450, 2GB main memory and a 160GB hard disk provide sufficient power for office and Internet. However, games should not be tried with the integrated video card. The following review uncovers whether this Toshiba notebook is a good companion or whether it only looks good with its glossy display cover and LCD.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 13.00" | 2 kg

Petit noir. Not only is the Joybook S31's look appealing. It also seems to be useful right from the very beginning. The matte black case should be free from any visible signs of wear. It is a small and light notebook, so, you can easily tell that the intended focus group are business travelers.
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 | 13.30" | 2.1 kg

With the official arrival of the Sony Vaio notebooks to Poland, one of them, FZ11M, raised hope, because Sony is a respected brand in Poland. However, Sony provided contrary to the advertisement only 64MB of VRAM. Nevertheless, Micheal (known as kaaz in our forum), thinks that it is a nice machine for office and multimedia tasks, because of its reliability good workmanship, and quiet operation...
Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 | NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT | 15.00" | 2.7 kg

Hit of the summer. The Compal FL90 notebook is one of the VBI (Verified by Intel) notebooks. Performance and hardware were considered far more important than the look. Of course, also the price has to be reasonable. The Compal FL90 meets these requirements very well. Although, it might not look as elegant as 'brand notebooks', it is excellently equipped, e.g., with a GeForce 8600M GT video card.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT | 15.40" | 2.7 kg

Office Professional. Besides the big 17 inch series HP also offers a new series of compact 15 inch notebooks. One of these is the HP Compaq 6710b. Equipped with Core 2 Duo CPUs and integrated Intel X3100 video cards, the 6710b is a reasonable beginner's notebook of this series. This article provides further information beyond detailed hardware specifications.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 15.40" | 2.8 kg

Quadro Business Power. Also Hewlet-Packard reacted to the progress in CPU development and especially also to new video cards with the development of a new business series. The powerful 17" class is today represented by the HP Compaq 8710p and also the 8710w. Equipped with the new-generation Core 2 Duo processors and a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M video card this notebook provides top performance, also for 3D applications. More about how this notebook rates in our tests, can be read here.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 | NVIDIA Quadro NVS 320M | 17.00" | 3.4 kg

Santa Rosa at work. The Tecra M9, presented in May 2007, utilizes the new Santa Rosa technology and is a mobile computer for businessmen. Being equipped with a 14-inch matt screen, and weighing only a little more than two kilos, it should be ideal for hardworking businessmen. Furthermore, it's equipped with an up-to-date powerful Core 2 Duo T7500 processor.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100 | 14.10" | 2.4 kg

Wonder of Connectivity. While some other notebook manufacturers shift a plus on ports to optionally available docking stations, Fujitsu-Siemens provides an alternative with the Celsius H240. The H240 directly provides a variety of interfaces, among others also a serial and a parallel port. A matt 15.4“ WUXGA display with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels ensures overview.
Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 | ATI Mobility FireGL V5200 | 15.40" | 2.7 kg