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Do you think this one is worth $AU500 more?? Keeping in mind I still need an
external DVD burner and possibly HDD...
a.. PROCESSOR - Mobile Intel Pentium 4 supporting Hyper-Threading Technology
3.06GHz (533MHz)
a.. MEMORY - 256MB, total memory expandable to 1280MB
a.. HARD DRIVE - 30GB
a.. OPTICAL DRIVE - CD-RW?DVD Combo
a.. READ AND WRITE SPEED - Read: CD-ROM?CD-Rx24, CD-RWx12, DVD-ROMx8,
DVD-R?-RWx4, DVD-RAMx2, Write: CD-Rx16,CD-RWx4, HS CD-RWx10
a.. COLOUR DISPLAY - 15" XGA Active Matrix colour display
a.. RESOLUTION - 1024 x 768
a.. VIDEO - ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP UMA video memory 3D Graphics
accelerator support for DirectX 9.0, 64Bit Bus Width
a.. TV-OUT PORT - S-Video
a.. AUDIO - AC '97 Software Sound with Direct3DSound
a.. LAN - 10?100 Base TX Ethernet
a.. MODEM - International V.90 modem + fax
a.. SPEAKERS - Stereo loudspeakers
a.. CARD READER - 3-in-1 card reader (Secure Digital, MMC, Memory Stick)
a.. DISKETTE DRIVE - Nil
a.. USB PORT - Hi-Speed USB 2.0
a.. PARALLEL PORT - Yes
a.. SERIAL PORT - Not specified by manufacturer
a.. PC CARD SLOT - One PC Card slot supports one Type II PC Card
a.. IEEE1394 PORT - Yes
a.. INFRA-RED PORT - Fast InfraRed
a.. BLUETOOTH - Nil
a.. SECURITY OPTIONS - Not specified by manufacturer
a.. SOFTWARE - Microsoft Windows XP Home SP2 (OEM), Microsoft Office OneNote
2003, Toshiba hardware drivers, Toshiba utilities, RecordNow! CD+DVD,
ConfigFree, Win DVD Creator 2 Platinum, WIN DVD, Toshiba Speech System,
Adobe Acrobat Reader
a.. ESTIMATED BATTERY LIFE - 2.0 hours
a.. WEIGHT - Not specified by manufacturer
a.. WARRANTY - 1 year international parts and labour warranty
"James" <john@none.come> wrote in message
news:41e22c38$0$5058$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Thanks,
>
> a.. PROCESSOR - Intel Celeron M processor 340 1.5Ghz (400 MHz FSB)
> a.. MEMORY - 256MB DDR memory
> a.. HARD DRIVE - 40GB 4200rpm
> a.. OPTICAL DRIVE - CDRW?DVD ROM Drive
> a.. READ AND WRITE SPEED - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. COLOUR DISPLAY - 15" XGA
> a.. RESOLUTION - 1024 x 768 resolution
> a.. VIDEO - Integrated Intel Graphics with up to 64MB of shared system
> memory for graphics
> a.. TV-OUT PORT - TV-out (S-video)
> a.. AUDIO - 16 bit stereo; Volume up?down?mute buttons
> a.. LAN - Yes
> a.. MODEM - High speed 56K modem
> a.. SPEAKERS - 2 Pro speakers
> a.. CARD READER - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. DISKETTE DRIVE - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. USB PORT - Two USB 2.0
> a.. PARALLEL PORT - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. SERIAL PORT - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. PC CARD SLOT - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. IEEE1394 PORT - Yes
> a.. INFRA-RED PORT - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. BLUETOOTH - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. SECURITY OPTIONS - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. SOFTWARE - Microsoft Windows XP Home, Microsoft Works 7.0, Microsoft
> Money 2004, Microsoft Encarta 2004 (CD), Microsoft Windows Media Player 9,
> Microsoft Windows MovieMaker 2.0, Sonic RecordNow, Intervideo WinDVD,
> InterVideo WinDVD Creator, Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, Apple iTunes for
> Windows, Symantec Norton Anti-Virus 2004 (60 days live update)
> a.. ESTIMATED BATTERY LIFE - Not specified by Manufacturer
> a.. WEIGHT - 3.09kg
> a.. WARRANTY - 12 month warranty
>
>
> They are the actual specs I've just found them online. What is a PC Card
> slot, Serial port, Parallel port... does this mean I can't upgrade the RAM
> etc?? Is parallel port for the printer??? If so that is ok, I'll be
> connected to a network most of the time with printer.
>
> Thanks again.
>
>
>
>
> "Cory" <here@there.com> wrote in message
> news:6WpEd.50465$8e5.32289@fed1read07...
>> Yeah I'm not just talking about render times. The actual playback in your
>> timeline with any transitions or effects might be a little choppy, and
>> you
>> may have problems with dropped frames, too. But I wouldn't know because I
>> don't have that amount of memory to try it with.
>>
>> Cory
>>
>> "James" <john@none.come> wrote in message
>> news:41e22777$0$13283$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> I have a desktop at home, P4 256mb ram, 2.4Ghz and it runs fine although
>>> I
>>> know what you mean about render times. If a notebook is plugged into the
>> AC
>>> can you leave it run all night rendering or will it overheat. (I know
>>> nothing about notebooks, if there is anything else I should know will
>>> you
>>> please tell me...) As for the amount of editing it really is only a
>>> small
>>> amount.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> "Cory" <here@there.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7%oEd.50446$8e5.31000@fed1read07...
>>> > No and here's why. You're going to want at least 512MB for video
>> editing,
>>> > and you're probably going to fall asleep with that speed of a
>>> > processor.
>> I
>>> > don't know what other people think but I'd go for at least 2.0GHz,
>>> > maybe
>>> > more. And that hard drive...unless you're just doing a LITTLE bit of
>>> > editing, you're going to need like an 80GB, or maybe just an external
>>> > drive.
>>> > Just my opinion...
>>> >
>>> > Cory
>>> >
>>> > "James" <john@none.come> wrote in message
>>> > news:41e21053$0$3788$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>>> >> I'm travelling overseas soon for 10months and I want a notebook to do
>>> >> some
>>> >> work (student related work such as word, internet and maybe a few
>> games -
>>> >> nothing serious) and I also want to do some video editing. Not heaps
>> just
>>> > a
>>> >> bit of home footage taken on my camcorder using Premiere Pro.
>>> >>
>>> >> I have found a notebook that sounds perfect but just need a second
>>> > opinion.
>>> >>
>>> >> Compaq Presario 2267AP
>>> >>
>>> >> Intel Celeron M Processor - 1.5Ghz
>>> >> 15' XGA
>>> >> 256MB DDR
>>> >> 40GB HAA
>>> >> Combo Drive (I will purchase an external DVD burner)
>>> >> 56k modem
>>> >> 10/100 NIC
>>> >> IEEE1394
>>> >> JBL Pro Speakers
>>> >> XP Home
>>> >> 802.11 b/g wireless
>>> >>
>>> >> It sounds perfect for $1300, do you think it will do the trick??
>>> >>
>>> >> Thanks
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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