Laptops of Similar Price Jan2009 Part 2

3. SONY VAIO FW - VGN-FW23G/W


Price:
RM 3,488.00*

Operating System:
Windows Vista Home Premium

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 2.0GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 cache

Memory:
2GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM (1 x 2GB)

Hard Drive:
250GB Serial ATA 5400rpm

Graphics:
ATI Mobility Radeon HD3470 256MB Dedicated Memory**

Display:
16.4 inch Widescreen 1600 x 900 pixel resolution

Optical Drive:
8x DVD±RW/±R DL/RAM Drive

Wireless:
Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11a/b/g/Draft-n
Bluetooth Ver. 2.1 + EDR

Ethernet LAN:
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T

Expansion:
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x i.LINK (IEEE 1394) port
Memory Stick compatible card slot
SD compatible card slot

Video:
2.0 Megapixel Webcam
VGA-out port
HDMI output connector

Special Feature:
3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support)
Intelligent Touchpad

Size (W x H x D):
38.4 x 3.7 x 26.1 cm

Weight:
3.1 kg

Battery:
up to 2 hours of use

Warranty:
1 year limited warranty


4. DELL XPS M1530


Price:
RM 3,699.00 (Internet price offer)*

Operating System:
Windows Vista Home Premium

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2.0GHz 800MHz FSB 2MB L2 cache

Memory:
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (1 x 2GB)

Hard Drive:
250GB Serial ATA II 5400rpm

Graphics:
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256MB Dedicated Memory**

Display:
15.4 inch Widescreen 1280 x 800 pixel resolution

Optical Drive:
Slot Load DVD+/-RW drive

Wireless:
Intel 4965 Wireless-N Mini-card
Bluetooth 2.0

Ethernet LAN:
10/100 Ethernet

Expansion:
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x Firewire (IEEE 1394) port
1 x ExpressCard 54 mm slot
8-in-1 card reader

Video:
Integrated 2.0 MP camera
VGA-out port
HDMI output connector

Special Feature:
Dell MediaDirect
Media Buttons

Size (W x H x D):
35.7 x 3.51 x 26.3 cm

Weight:
2.62 kg

Battery:
56WHr Li-Ion Battery

Warranty:
1 year limited warranty


*Manufacturers' price at the time of this article is written.
**A shared video card memory is one that is built in, and shares memory with, the rest of the system. A dedicated video card is independent of the system, and has its own memory that it uses.
***Actual specification might be different from those listed.


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