Posts by nicke2323

[I posted this at notebookreview.com earlier today, but I think it deserves to be here as well.] I received my Asus W2V last Friday. I intended to test it thoroughly during the weekend to be able to give you a fairly comprehensive set...

Added a link to a review of the W2 (x600 version only), see above.

The MSI Megabook M715 is looking better and better - I just found some info from CeBIT in Polish which says that the M715 will have a WUXGA screen and a TV-tuner! If the rumored specs turn out to be true (Nvidia 6600go, 17" WUXGA,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Guspaz Two of those notebooks are desktop-replacement weight, and the rest are borderline if they could be considered thin and light. I would say that the MSI and the Samsung are...

Here is a shortlist of 17" thin-and-light notebooks (not very light, but at least they try to be). There is another thread here, but the emphasis seems to be on desktop replacements, which frankly speaking don't interest me at...

Pics of the (IMHO prettier) black version here: http://notebookforums.com/showthread...&highlight=w2v

The preview at Infosync and a PDF of specs say that the x50 has the x700 as an option. http://www.infosyncworld.com/news/n/5882.html http://www.samsungpc.com/gb/support/...cs/x50spec.pdf However, I've only seen two configs in...

You definitely want a Thinkpad. This will score full marks on every single one of your points - possibly with a small question mark on the $1500 budget - but even that should be OK since you don't need the latest and greatest. Go to...

The deal maker/breaker for me is noise. Please give your impressions on this! Do you hear the fan (or drive) in a quiet room? Does it completely turn off under light loads? How noisy does it get under high loads? Does it cycle? Thanks!

Here's another review that compares the new Travelmate 8100 (with X700) to two other notebooks with 9700s. http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...100/index.html