Posts by rtag

I posted my review in the review area: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=142006

Let's start with the specs. Here is what I ordered. Area-51® m5500 Processor: Intel® Pentium® M 760 2.0GHz 2MB L2 Cache 533MHz FSB Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Warranty: 3-Year...

I'm not very impressed with the sound. It's okay, but I'm used to my Klipsch 5.1 Ultras on my PC. I think the 5500's sound is comparable to a little 2 speaker radio.

I love the 1920x1600 resolution. I had to up the DPI setting to make icons and text a bit bigger, but it really is amazing how great it looks.

I think he was talking about the 5500's graphics card, the GeForce 6600 Go. The Sentia doesn't have a non integrated card.

Quote: Originally Posted by chessieman I would like to see some pics rtag as well as your thoughts on it, I want one almost exactly like but am having trouble deciding bewteen 550 and 5700???? Would really like to hear...

Well, I just went and weighed mine on the bathroom scale. It really is just around 6 lbs. Truthfully, I'd go with the 12" Sentia for ultra portability. I got the 5500 for more of a desktop replacement because I can't take my...

I got my laptop. It isn't too heavy, but I couldn't imagine getting the larger 5700 with how big the screen is on the 5500. I've gotten a little over 2 hours on the battery using the integrated graphics so far. This is with just...

Very nice! I'm sure you'll love it. Try to not go too crazy tomorrow waiting for FedEx. I know I was jumping at every noise and constantly looking out the window today waiting for my m5500 to be delivered.

It's here! And it's so beautiful!