Expansive widescreens, powerful graphics, snappy processors, capable DVD drives, TV tuners and more; these multimedia laptops will keep you entertained whether at home or on the move.
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Sony VAIO VGN-AR
When: June 2006 Worth: €1800 - €3500
Multimedia comes first in Sony's new VGN-AR series, equipped with the worlds first Blu-Ray optical drive, a 17-inch display which tackles native 1080p and HDMI output for connecting to high-resolution TVs or monitors. Even sporting a specially textured palm rest to avoid reflections in the 256 MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7600-driven, dual-lamp display, the VGN-AR runs on Core Duo processors up to 2 GHz and offers 200 GB of storage. Also included: analog TV tuners - and the European edition also sports DVB-T. |
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HP Pavilion dv2000
When: May 2006 Worth: €1100
Making for a stylish departure from HP's more business-oriented design, the 14.1-inch Pavilion dv2000 takes aim at consumers with a piano black, high-gloss finish and a choice of various Nvidia chipsets for graphics. Also available is an array of processor options from Intel and AMD, ranging up to AMD's Turion 64 X2 for maximum performance. Other qualities include an integrated 1.3 Megapixel camera, a DVD+/-RW optical drive, up to 120 GB of storage and more. |
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Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch
When: May 2006 Worth: €2900
Claiming a 5x leap in performance over its Powerbook predecessor, Apple's 17-inch MacBook Pro runs at 2.16 GHz, holds up to 2 GB of RAM, dons a 256 MB ATI graphics card and an integrated iSight camera. |
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Dell Inspiron XPS M1710
When: April 2006 Worth: €2100
Stylin' in metallic red and black, 17-inch Dell XPS M1710 gaming notebook offers Intel Core Duo processors, a 512 MB Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics chipset, up to 4 GB of memory and up to 120 GB of storage. |
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Toshiba Qosmio F30
When: May 2006 Worth: €1600
Offering a less expensive brand of multimedia than its G30 sibling, Toshiba's Qosmio F30 packs a 15.4-inch widescreen display with glossy coating and Nvidia GeForce Go 7600 powered graphics with TurboCache. Also present are Intel Core Duo processors up to 2.16 GHz, up to 4 GB of main memory, up to 120 GB of SATA storage, a Dual Layer DVD-RW drive and an integrated analog TV tuner from which Windows Media Center Edition 2005 records. In addition: tri-mode Wi-Fi, TV out and Harman Kardon speakers. |
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