Desktop replacement notebooks Continuedfrom page 62 The 12.1-inch active matrix screen can produce impressive looking images at 800x600 resolution, with 2 MB of video RAM, Whereas most notebooks give you two PCMCIA slots, Eurocom's 6200T goes a step further, offering you three. With this configuration, it's possible to have two type-II cards, and one type-III in the notebook at the same time. With standard configurations on most notebooks, you' re allowed to use two type-II cards, or one type-ill at the same time. The notebook also gives you the capability of outputting your video to a television set. A port on the back of the unit makes it very easy to accomplish this — particularly useful if you' re in the mood to take out your frustrations on your friends over a friendly game of Quake on your 30-inch TV. Now that's fun, Priced at $5,299, the system comes with a one-year warranty, with the option of extending to two or three years.
Sysmark of 92. The 800CT sells for $6,490 as configured, and comes with a three-year warranty.
the unit, you' ll find both a 6x CD-ROM drive and floppy drive built-in. The video subsystem consists of 2 MB of EDO RAM, and will allow resolutions of 800x600 i nternally or up
Hyperoata 7$9MX
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The second lowest-priced system in this survey, HyperData's 759MX is a great value if you' re looking for a notebook that leaves little to be desired. The configuration we tested consisted of a 133 MHz Pentium processor, 256K cache, 16 MB of RAM, a large 2.1 GB hard drive and 16-bit sound. On the side of
monitor. If y ou r m e mory requirements should increase, the notebook will accommodate you with up to 64 MB of EDO RAM using four DIMM (dual inline memory module) sockets. The keyboard makes use of the popular Windows 95 keys and uses a touchpad for its primary pointing device.
Hewlett-Packard 9rnnl8ook 8OOCT
Hewlett-Packard's latest in its OmniBook lineup is the 800 series. Our test model was an 800CT, which managed to throw a few surprises our way. When you first look at an OmniBook, you see an ultra-slim, very lightweight notebook. It's hard to imagine the power that lurks behind that gentle exterior. The 800CT is powered by a Pentium 133 MHz processor with 256K of external cache on board. Our test unit was configured with 16 MB of EDO RAM, which is expandable to 48 MB, and a 1.4 GB hard drive. With a 10.4-inch active matrix screen, graphics quality was superb. Video consists of a 32-bit PCI chip with a 128-bit graphics controller from NeoMagic. With 1 MB of video RAM, resolutions of 1024x768 are possible when an external monitor is used. As is common with HP OmniBooks, you get a built-in two-button mouse which pops out at the right side of the computer at the press of a button. Certainly different from touchpad devices, but very similar to a desktop mouse, except for the range of motion allowed. The mouse connects to the computer with a cord that is 9 cm (3,5 in,) long. If you happen to pull too far, don't worry — the device is completely removable. The 800 series also features a docking station where you will find a port replicator, including SCSI-2 and SVGA-out ports, support for an industry-standard half-length 16bit ISA card or a 32-bit PCI card. The Cocking system supports what is commonly referred to as "hot docking" which means that you
can dock and undock the system while under power in an operating system enviroment. Due to dock's slim nature, the 4x SCSI CD-
ROM and floppy drives are external. Performance on the OmniBook was on the higher end of the scale, with an overall WINI/I/. tCP.CCI
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