Yesterday I received my new laptop ordered online on www.compaq.com.
Here are the specs:
AMD Turion ML-34 1,8 Mhz 1Mb Cache
15` Brightview TFT Matrix
1 Gb RAM
ATI Express 200M Integrated video (up to 128 Mb of video memory)
60 Gb Hitachi Hard Drive 4200 RPM
DVD burner with dual layer support
Wifi + Bluetooth
12 cell battery.
The whole thing was for 1373 USD.
My first impression is very positive about this laptop. It looks very solid and well made. All materials used seem to be high quality.
The screen gives good vision(no dead pixels). I picked a 15` model because I don`t like wide-view screens (I`m just not used to them).
Keyboard is also very high-quality. Most of the keys are well placed.
When it comes to the speed of this laptop I have to say that the new Turion processor is a good alternative for Pentium M (and it`s cheaper). On the 12 cell battery I was surfing the web and listening to the music for 5 hours 20 minutes. I think it`s a pretty good result.
The heat generated by the components is not too big - the fan turns on every 5 minutes for a couple of seconds (exept when the 3D scenes are generated - than it works almost all the time but it`s still quiet).
The efficency of Turion is very high but I was a little bit disappointed with the new ATI Radeon 200M Integrated graphics. I know that it`s not a dedicated one but I thought it wil be a bit faster.
My 3D Marks results are:
3DMark 2001 2823 points
3DMark 2003 970 points
3DMark 2005 88 points :-)
Anyway I think that older games will be running ok on this machine.
I`m very satisfied with this purchase and I`m giving this laptop 9,5/10 points (because of this poor 3D).
Greeting for everyone!!!
Here are the specs:
AMD Turion ML-34 1,8 Mhz 1Mb Cache
15` Brightview TFT Matrix
1 Gb RAM
ATI Express 200M Integrated video (up to 128 Mb of video memory)
60 Gb Hitachi Hard Drive 4200 RPM
DVD burner with dual layer support
Wifi + Bluetooth
12 cell battery.
The whole thing was for 1373 USD.
My first impression is very positive about this laptop. It looks very solid and well made. All materials used seem to be high quality.
The screen gives good vision(no dead pixels). I picked a 15` model because I don`t like wide-view screens (I`m just not used to them).
Keyboard is also very high-quality. Most of the keys are well placed.
When it comes to the speed of this laptop I have to say that the new Turion processor is a good alternative for Pentium M (and it`s cheaper). On the 12 cell battery I was surfing the web and listening to the music for 5 hours 20 minutes. I think it`s a pretty good result.
The heat generated by the components is not too big - the fan turns on every 5 minutes for a couple of seconds (exept when the 3D scenes are generated - than it works almost all the time but it`s still quiet).
The efficency of Turion is very high but I was a little bit disappointed with the new ATI Radeon 200M Integrated graphics. I know that it`s not a dedicated one but I thought it wil be a bit faster.
My 3D Marks results are:
3DMark 2001 2823 points
3DMark 2003 970 points
3DMark 2005 88 points :-)
Anyway I think that older games will be running ok on this machine.
I`m very satisfied with this purchase and I`m giving this laptop 9,5/10 points (because of this poor 3D).
Greeting for everyone!!!
