MSI Megabook L730 004NL - Mobile Sempron 3200+ 1.6 GHz - 17" TFT

Advantages: Really good calue for money
Disadvantages: Te keyboards too small and not set out too well

...I got this as a Christmas present last year as i needed a laptop to do school work surf the internet and just th usual sorts of things. This laptop is great for that and more. It comes with a 1.8 ghz AMD sempron processor which is pretty good for the £500 this laptop costs. It has 1 gb of ram and an 80 Gb hard disk which is big enough for the average home user. It has a 15.4" TFT monitor. It can play about 2 hours of DVD playback at full charge and it can do just under 3 hours while doing normal work on it. It's very good value for money but it does have bad things going for it aswell. The keyboard was the main let down for me as it has been crushed into a small space and i pretty hard to get used to it. They have tried to cram a whole numerical keypad onto the side of the keyboard which is only useful if you are doing alot... Read review

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Advantages: Have great features like picture quality, huge memory attractive model.
Disadvantages: weight is some what similar to other 15.4" models. It s should be less.

...HP 530 - Core Duo is best for business as well as other uses. Previously i was owned other company notebook and occurs some problems everyafter 15 days...so i switched to HP 530 - Core Duo T2050 1.6 GHz - 15.4" TFT notebook. I have noticed such good and wast difference beween both of this. HP 530 has a very good screen resolution and its very important to make impression while you give some demo about your product.Also helpful while watching movie. it has great 1.6 GHz processor , memory, and hard disk. can store huge data files. About its style is one of the best model. Impressive looks that others can attract. Have USB ports and availability of external card. This HP 530 - Core Duo T2050 1.6 GHz - 15.4" TFT model is one of the best model i am working on and i will recommand it to you guys.... Read review

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Advantages: Incredibly cheap, reliable CPU
Disadvantages: FSB+Cache could be better

...The Sempron 3000+, now a lower end, low cost CPU. Is it still worth buying? In short, yes. I have just this week purchased a new PC, decided on the socket AM2 sempron3000+. So far, so very, very good. This is a chip that impresses, at around £35, you'd expect a budget, just about usable chip. This is far from reality, running XP professional edition is no longer a hair-loss inducing experience, and even better, I no longer get horrible skips and jumps and pauses through music and video. For the overclockers, this is a recommended buy. We all know overclocking can be a risky business, but at this price, it really doesn't matter if you do need a new one. As far as overclocking goes, I've seen this chip OC at 50%, and heard it can run stable at more. Buying an AM2 mainboard for your new chip will also make life much... Read review

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