While it is not the Apple MacBook Air at 13.3″ this is one of Apple's more portable notebooks. It uses the Intel's new Penryn, and is primarily designed just for portability. I have my hands on one and I'm going to let you know what it's loaded with as well as who will get the most out of this little notebook. Let me start with the basics.
Hardware:
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB shared L2 Cache (Penryn)
RAM: 2GB (SDRAM DDR2)
Storage: 250GB Hard drive
Optical Drive: CD R/RW with integrated DVD +/- Dual layer Drive
Video Card: Integrated Intel X3100 graphics card (using 144MB of system RAM as video memory)
As I mentioned this MacBook was designed for portability and it is very compact. It is very light and it gets great battery life at around 4 hours on a charge. I attribute this largely to the utilization of the “penryn” processor. While it isn't as strong it does offer great battery life. It also stays fairly cool, so you'll be able to drop it down into sleep mode and keep it in your bag without being concerned with overheating.
The screen on this MacBook is average. It runs at a resolution of 1280 x 800 which is pretty standard for a laptop. If you used to Apple's “above and beyond” displays then you might be a little disappointed. The screen also tends to wash out in direct sunlight a little quicker than I would like. Other than that it does fine. I like the 2GB of RAM especially since it has to share with the integrated video card.
Connectivity:
Bluetooth (to sync with other Bluetooth compatible devices)
1 FireWire (to be used to transfer video from your digital camcorder for example)
2 USB 2.0 ports (these can be used to connect things like your printer, iPod, or digital camera)
1 DVI output (to connect to some TV's or Monitors)
1 VGA output (to connect to your standard monitor)
1 S-video output (you can use this to connect to some TV's but it will be used for projectors for the most part)
1 composite video output (requires adapters, sold separately)
It has a great selection of connectivity options I particularly like the composite video options. All of the outputs are on the left side which works well for the right handed mouse user, not so great for the left handed mouse user (but who does that anyway). I would like to also see an additional USB port.
In the end this is a great option for the mobile user. It isn't going to run graphically intensive games or going to render any advanced 3d graphics. It would be great for the office or student looking to get a lot of mobile work done with the excellent battery life. However in the end unless you're a diehard Apple user I think for the money I would turn to another manufacturer for what this notebook offers.
from: Bobbys Weblog
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While there’s often a rivalry between the console and PC gamer, Best Buy is putting out bundle to please both. Starting May 23, 2010, the retailer is offering the Xbox 360 Arcade and a Blue Label 2.0 laptop as a combo at a $200 discount. Gamers can choose from a 14” Toshiba Satellite or 15.6” Dell Studio notebook. Whichever rig you choose the NETGEAR Push2TV™ adapter is thrown in as a bonus. With it, you can hook up your laptop to your television via HDMI or composite wireless connection.
Gamers can grab the bundle at Best Buy or www.bestbuy.com for $899.98 until June 5, 2010. Specifications on the Xbox 360 Arcade, Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904, and the Dell Studio s15z-2249CPN follow the break.
This is an interesting “starter” level gaming offer. Neither the Satellite or Studio notebooks are optimal gaming laptops but they’ll play older games pretty well.
Xbox 360 Arcade:
- Custom symmetrical triple-core CPU500MHz ATI graphics processor for powerful, high-speed gaming experiences
- 256MB internal memory
- Xbox LIVE to bring play online, access exclusive content, engage in voice chat and more
- HDMI port to experience games in up to full 1080p high definition
Toshiba Satellite E205-S1904
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- 14” screen size
- Up to 6 hours of battery life
- 5.1 pounds
- 4GB DDR3 memory
- 500GB hard drive
- Intel® Core™ i5 processor
- 12 months of anti-virus protection
- 30 days of Geek Squad support
- Intel GMA HD video chip
Dell Studio s15z-2249CPN
- Windows 7 Home Premium
- 15.6” screen size
- Up to 6 hours of battery life
- 5.5 pounds
- 4GB DDR3 memory
- 500GB hard drive
- Intel® Core™ i5 processor
- 12 months of anti-virus protection
- 30 days of Geek Squad support
- Intel GMA HD video chip
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