Medion RAM 2010 - Athlon 64 3000+ - 15.4" TFT

Advantages: looks great, does everything
Disadvantages: nothing

...I had this laptop for a while and it was the perfect machine i could ask for whilst it was mine. Before you ask, NO, i did not throw it away! i gave it to my sister and brought another desktop pc for myself. The Design Acer always seem to make nice looking machines in my opinion and this is no exception.The Travelmate 5520G-5A1G12 is a stylish laptop in full black casing apart from the mouse scrolling interface. I love the shiny finish and the toolbar of crystal blue quick launch buttons below the screen. It comes with a superb 15.4 inch widescreen TFT screen that is large enough for your working requirements and provides fantastic images in its 1280 by 800 resolution. It weighs 2.9 kg which is not very much, justifying its designation as a 'travelmate' laptop for on the move people. The Processor It's an Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 Mobile... Read review

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Advantages: Uses Athlon 64 processor
Disadvantages: heavy to carry

...This machine comes from the same stable as the other R3000 series machines. Cosmetically, it looks very similar in design. Where it differs, is the specification. I chose this machine since it is the only one in the series that sports the Athlon 64 processor. As the name sugests, it is a 64bit processsor which makes the machine very "future proof". The present OS supplied is XP home, so very little is gained at the moment. However there is a beta version of the 64bit XP Prof available for download and this ran on the machine without any problems. There is also 64bit Linux available. If your an enthusiast like me, this is a good laptop for the future. Like all HP products, it is well built allthough a bit on the heavy side weighing in at about 3.7Kg. It has a bright 15" TFT display with a max resolution of 1760 by 768, powered... Read review

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Advantages: Fast CPU
Disadvantages: On current standards dated graphics.

...I bought one of these laptops, it must be nearly 3 years ago now, and in short i am very impressed with its performance and value. I went for the best at the time, Athlon 64 3400+ if i remember correctly, 512MB RAM and 80GB hard drive. Although the 64MB GeForce FX 5700 is not the fastest it does a reasonable job at most of the games i have thrown at it. For example it will run Colin McRae Rally 4/Call of Duty 2 in 1024x768 on standard detail setting, smoothly. The 80GB hard drive was top end when new, but is now starting to look inadequate compared to new models on the market, but it is easily upgradeable. The 512MB RAM as standard consisted of 2 x 256MB sticks, i replaced one of these with a 1GB stick and it was well worth it. After less than a year the graphics board went belly up and was quickly replaced under warranty. This has... Read review

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