Nobody seems to produce the laptop that I want. :( - Page 6

Gee im still waiting on my 15.4 inch widescreen plus 9600.Oh well maybe January...

Does anyone know when a better 17" screen will be out?
sxga/uxga, anything better than xga.

Thats what I am holding out for.

The Thinkpad R50p but with a 15.4 inch screen is nearly the perfect machine. Minus the cost, there is not much to complain about.

Gateway M505 notebook

Gateway is launching a Pentium M / ATi 9600 notebook called the M505 as the successor to their M500 model:

Gateway M505 specifications

Gateway M505 pictures

Gateway M505 User's Guide

Gateway M505 other support information

It seems to be a nice looking laptop.

The Gateway M505 is now available for sale with a starting price of $1599.

It seems that Gateway is buying the M505 from Gigabyte since it is identical to the Gigabyte N601 as seen in this Russian photo:

Pic of the Gigabyte N601 (photo thanks to manko).

I respect your decision.

In the mean time, I (and others) have been using the thread you started as a convenient place to post breaking information on Pentium M laptops with ATi 9600 graphics.

Speaking of which, it looks like HP/Compaq is getting ready to release a successor to the X1000 called the X1200 which MAY offer ATi 9600 graphics. See the thread here.

According to Tom's Hardware Guide, ECS is showing a new Centrino / ATi 9600 laptop at Comdex (look at the bottom of the page). The new model is called the ECS G552. You can download the user manual complete with pictures and specifications at the bottom of this ECS G552 support page.

ECS G552 notebook

It is not a centrino notebook. If you go to ECS.com you will see that the G552 contains the Pentium 4 mobile chip. They really should choose the new dothan chip or the current centrino.
If you go to the following sit they sell centrino notebooks with the m10 64 mb ram:

www.internetishop.com


The only thing I have not found out if you can change the configuration of these preconfigured systems

I agree that the current specifications of the ECS G552 show that it has the Pentium 4-M CPU. Nonetheless, the BIOS Setup section of the G552 English user manual (page 63 of 108 in the pdf file) shows that it has a Pentium M CPU. Also, the article in Tom's Hardware Guide states that they are showing a Centrino (i.e., Pentium M) laptop at Comdex with ATI's Mobility Radeon 9600.

Edit 12/1/2003:
According to this DigiTimes article, the new Centrino / ATi 9600 laptop from ECS will be called the G556 and NOT the G552. Here is a description of the laptop from the article:

"The G556 Centrino notebook features a 15-inch TFT LCD display, a 1.7GHz Intel Pentium M processor, a 855PM chipset, a Radeon 9600 graphics chip from ATI Technologies, a 60GB hard disk and a DVD-RW drive. Positioned as a flagship notebook product, the G556 is priced at around NT$73,999 (about US$2,176)." The article also shows a picture of it.

Edit 12/3/2003:
Here is the page on the G556 from the ECS global website.

Here is Voodoo PC's version of the ECS G556.


I have browsed and searched this website and can only find Centrino notebooks with the M9 and not the M10. Can you provide a more specific link?

Yes I agree , I see what you where talking about in regards to the G552.

In reference to the centrino notebooks just follow the instructions below:

go to www.internetishop.com..........

On the left side of the screen, click on Laptop complete solution.
Next screen, click on Intel centrino series. The next screen should reveal 10 models. Go to model # A057C15G and A057C13F. The only problem I can see with those models is the hard drive speed and the screen display ( No SXGA+ listed ).

Hope this helps you.

OK, here are the links to the laptops you found at Internetishop.com:

Internetishop model AO57C13F

Internetishop model AO57C15G

The new Voodoo Envy M460

Here's a new high end Centrino notebook with ATi 9600 Pro 128MB graphics. The Voodoo Envy M460.

Eurocom has announced a Pentium M (Centrino) notebook with 128MB ATi 9600 Pro graphics. Eurocom calls their new model the M375E (based on the Clevo model M375E). Here are the basic specifications on this new laptop from the Eurocom website:

Description: High-end fully upgradeable "Centrino" notebook with 15.4-inch WUXGA 16:10 widescreen and 128MB DDR ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro graphics. Built-in CCD WebCam for video conferencing and subwoofer. Up to 6 hours of battery time.
Display: 15.4-inch WXGA/WSXGA+/WUXGA 16:10 Widescreen for Business and Pleasure

Base Specs:
- 128MB DDR video with ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro
- choice of Intel Pentium M Processor (Centrino)
- up to 2GB DDR333 SDRAM
- up to 80GB 7,200rpm hard drive
- built-in CCD webCam for Video Conferencing
- choice of optical drives: DVD-ROM; COMBO or DVD-R/-RW
- internal four speakers and subwoofer
- internal 3-in-1 card reader (SD/MS/MMC)
- internal 802.11b (11Mbps) or 802.11b/g Dual-Mode (11/54Mbps) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- 10/100/1Gigabit LAN and 56K V90/V92 Modem on-board
- up to 6 hours battery life with 12-cells battery
Perfect for all-day Business and Pleasure Computing

Launch Date: January 15, 2004


I expect that other Clevo resellers such as Sager and ProStar will also offer the Clevo M375E under their own model numbers.

8600 has a new 9600 pro ati

Any word on a price of this model? I am really liking this, especially if it's forty percnet less than the price of the Thinkpad R50p (he he he). Powerwise it can give the R50p a run for its money; its only missing UltraNav

[edit]To answer my own question pricing will not be available in December[/edit]

Two things to consider real quick about the t41p/r50p. If you know someone who works for IBM, they can buy them for you at an employee discount, which is 10-15% less (2900 for the t41p and 3500 for the R50p).

Unfortunately I am not lucky enough to know of any IBM employees. Plus, the M375 has 15.4 WUXGA, a feature I'm really drawn too. After that, both models are speced out similarly;that is aside from UltraNav . Everything would come down to cost and performance. I'm not sure if the R50p would greatly outperform this M375E to justify over a potential thousand (plus) dollar difference.

Extra money could purchase new software

The idea of the Gateway m505 is starting to grow on me.