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ARIMA M622 DK8X/UK8X - "Centrino Killer" ?

post #1 of 63
12/24/04 at 6:28am
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Some specifications:
  • AMD low-power Mobile Athlon 64
  • ATI RX480M/RS480M PCI Express chipset
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X600 graphics
  • 15" SXGA+ / UXGA LCD display
  • HD-Audio ("Azalia") surround sound system
  • 65 Watt AC adapter
  • 328mm x 268mm x 31.2mm dimensions
  • 2.48 kg (5.45lbs) weight
  • 4.5 hours battery life with 6 cells Li-ion battery

More details/specs here:
http://www.arima.com.tw/ViewProduct.asp?View=132

Perhaps this is the so-called "Centrino killer" ?
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post #2 of 63
12/24/04 at 6:39am
Wow that is one nice notebook!

That is definetely better than the CL56, at least from the looks of it. If you hear anything else, keep us updated snorre. Real nice find.

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post #3 of 63
12/24/04 at 6:48am
no widescreen version?
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post #4 of 63
12/24/04 at 6:54am
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Originally Posted by TriX
no widescreen version?
Yes, the ARIMA W622-DK8X/UK8X:
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=55559



Some specifications:
  • AMD low-power Mobile Athlon 64
  • ATI RX460/SB400 PCI Express chipset
  • ATI Mobility Radeon X600/X700 graphics
  • 15.4" WSXGA+ / WUXGA LCD display
  • HD-Audio ("Azalia") surround sound system
  • 90 Watt AC adapter
  • 355mm x 263mm x 31.2mm dimensions
  • 2.58 kg (5.67lbs) weight
  • 3.0 hours battery life with 6 cells Li-ion battery

More details/specs here:
http://www.arima.com.tw/ViewProduct.asp?View=130
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post #5 of 63
12/24/04 at 6:55am
Any idea if these two (widescreen/normal), will be making it to the states?
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post #6 of 63
12/24/04 at 9:15am
I want one!
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post #7 of 63
12/24/04 at 9:54am
No Gigabit LAN, no ExpressCard slot, no DVI. Interesting, though. Would be nice to see a 17-inch version...
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post #8 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:16pm
well, the 1st one looks quite like the M621-DC by arima, which never made it to the US.
except that its AMD not intel.
I'm not quite sure u could put the cooling architecture for the PCI-E into the same chassis.
but theres always hope
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post #9 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:19pm
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Originally Posted by BGD
No Gigabit LAN, no ExpressCard slot, no DVI. Interesting, though. Would be nice to see a 17-inch version...
Not to nitpick, but how likely is one to need those three things?...And the 15 is fine, I still like my portables to be...well, portable...
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post #10 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:31pm
Anyone with LCD-monitors, front projectors, LCD/Plasma TV etc is likely to need DVI output. As for Gigabit LAN and ExpressCard, well that's a matter of having a "future proof" system. I believe especially ExpressCard will come in handy as you get virtually unlimited add-on options through that interface due to the increased bandwidth...
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post #11 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:38pm
Well that's interesting... That's a new model...

*wonders if emachines or gateway will pick it up anytime soon*
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post #12 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:41pm
WOW, that look sweett!!!!!!!! DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
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post #13 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:41pm
I wonder who carries them. I want one!!!!
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post #14 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by BGD
No Gigabit LAN, no ExpressCard slot, no DVI. Interesting, though. Would be nice to see a 17-inch version...
I been told Gigabit lan brings nothing to notebooks. There is no harddrive that can sustain a data transfer-rate like that. Even the PCI buss can't either. And in a notebook like this I would use wireless networking anyway.

ExpressCard slot, not an issue to me. What do you wan't to put in it? A x800(MR9800), don't think the powerbrick will handle it and the cooling will not be enough either. And in two years, I'm probably buying a new system anyway. Even lower voltage, maybe with solid state harddrives, wirelss USB etc etc. PCI-Express slots seams alittle overrated to me.

WUXGA/UXGA is good enough for me anyway.


Question is where/when/how can I get it. And how about a bigger battery?
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post #15 of 63
12/24/04 at 3:57pm
4.5 hours battery life

And this is with a 6 cell battery?

I wonder why there is so little information yet about these systems.
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post #16 of 63
12/24/04 at 4:54pm
Quote:
Perhaps this is the so-called "Centrino killer" ?
Never!
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post #17 of 63
12/24/04 at 5:06pm
It's using a current generation AMD mobile processor. And the X600 with 64mb VRAM is about the same performance as a MR9700 with 64MB VRAM. So why would you expect any performance increases with this system? This is a Centrino killer if and only if you consider current mobile Athlon 64 laptops as Centrino-killers.
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post #18 of 63
12/24/04 at 5:08pm
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Originally Posted by snorre
Yes, it's right here:
http://www.arima.com.tw/ViewProduct.asp?View=130
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=55559

I'm guessing that the correct model name of the widescreen version is Arima M622-DK8X while the Arima M622-UK8X is the name of the fullscreen version.
Both M622s are 4:3 screen versions. Arima's naming convention: U denotes integrated graphics, D denotes discrete graphics (X600 in this case.)

The W622s are widescreen.

Interestingly enough, the W622 claims to have 3 hours of battery life while the M622 have 4.5 hours. Must be the screen!

There's also a M622-DCX/UCX. Identical to the M622-Dk8X/UK8X except the use of Intel chipset and Dothan processors.
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post #19 of 63
12/24/04 at 7:14pm
The W622 has a 6 cell battery. M622 has... what?
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post #20 of 63
12/24/04 at 7:23pm
Nice piece of lappy there... Looks like a gaming thin and light to me
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