Month: May 2006

Video Review: Acer TravelMate C200

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GottaBeMobile.com has a 35 minute video review of the Acer TravelMate C200. The C200 series was launched back in November of 2005, and featured a unique sliding track mechanism that allowed it to convert from a regular notebook into a Tablet PC. It’s powered by an Intel Pentium M and features a 12-inch touchscreen display (non-widescreen).

One interesting thing – he mentions that their supplier – Allegiance Technology Partners, offers a 48-hour demo for the cost of shipping if you are interested in testing this computer or one of their others out

Video Review: Fujitsu P1510D

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GottaBeMobile.com has put together a video review of the Fujitsu P1510D which is one of the smaller ultraportables around – an 8.9-inch widescreen display powered by an Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) Pentium M. This is one of the convertibles – a notebook with Tablet PC/touchscreen functionality.

Review: HP Compaq

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CNET Asia has one of the first reviews of the HP Compaq nc2400, the new ultraportable from HP Compaq that features a 1.2GHz Low Voltage Core Solo from Intel. It has a 12-inch display, is just under an inch thick, and weighs under three pounds. As they point out, you don’t get the same power as you do from Core Duo-powered notebooks such as the ThinkPad X60s. As a result, they gave it a 6.3 out of 10.

Announced: LG T1 Express Dual

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DailyTech has news of a 14.1-inch notebook that should fall into the ultraportable category – the new LG T1 Express Dual. Yes, it has a 14.1-inch widescreen display (with a resolution of either 1280×800 or 1440×900), but get this – it’s 0.83 inches thick and only weighs 4.2 pounds, and yet still has an Intel Core Duo CPU (L2300 – 1.5GHz Low Power) and a dual-layer DVD writer!