Got really miffed with not being able to use the works laptop to do personal stuff on, especially as they say my new one will not have access on it. That means that I'll not be able to use the databases that I've made for the job.
Anyway, stumbled on this one<a href="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho ... ks_product" target="_blank">(Linky)</a>. Originally listed at £600, found in Comet for £550, then came across one in Amazon for £499.
Only just got it, not much chance to play with it, plus it's got Vista, which is completely new to me.
However I'm quite impressed with the graphics. Eve runs smoothly enough not tried BF2 etc on it yet though, but not really bought it for that.
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Impressed with this laptop.
Takes a while to get rid of all the freebie/trial software if you don't want it, and lacks the comfort of the restore discs, though there is the option to make your own, the restore function works off a partitioned drive, so get onto that backup job asap.
GFX are not top of the range but having said that, it copes with most games except the most up to date stuff. Nice crisp picture on the screen, although light reflection off the glossy surface can be distracting.
Wireless aerial is good, picks up signals as easily as the Belkin external aerial I tested out on it.
Not tried the LAN connection and there's always the good old 56k modem.
Card reader and firewire port are useful as are the little touches such as the wireless and mouse pad switches. Nice to see an entertainment device fitted with HDMI as well.
Could do with a few more USB ports, but a powerered USB hub is probably needed if you want to run many more USB devices anyway.
Internal Bluetooth and GSM mobile connection are the only other things I'd like to see, though USB devices are cheap enough even if they use up the slots.
Remote control is useful for the couch potatoes amongst us as well as nice to use if you're using it as a presentation machine as well. Fits so nicely into it's storage slot, I forgot it was there.
Overall decent machine for the price. Good build quality, looks nice (if it's important) and some nice features.
Takes a while to get rid of all the freebie/trial software if you don't want it, and lacks the comfort of the restore discs, though there is the option to make your own, the restore function works off a partitioned drive, so get onto that backup job asap.
GFX are not top of the range but having said that, it copes with most games except the most up to date stuff. Nice crisp picture on the screen, although light reflection off the glossy surface can be distracting.
Wireless aerial is good, picks up signals as easily as the Belkin external aerial I tested out on it.
Not tried the LAN connection and there's always the good old 56k modem.
Card reader and firewire port are useful as are the little touches such as the wireless and mouse pad switches. Nice to see an entertainment device fitted with HDMI as well.
Could do with a few more USB ports, but a powerered USB hub is probably needed if you want to run many more USB devices anyway.
Internal Bluetooth and GSM mobile connection are the only other things I'd like to see, though USB devices are cheap enough even if they use up the slots.
Remote control is useful for the couch potatoes amongst us as well as nice to use if you're using it as a presentation machine as well. Fits so nicely into it's storage slot, I forgot it was there.
Overall decent machine for the price. Good build quality, looks nice (if it's important) and some nice features.
