NEC PowerMate VL6 Celeron D 340 2.93 GHz

Advantages: Fully loaded for light user
Disadvantages: Heavy by weight

...A lower price laptop from top brand. It uses a celeron processor that is useful for a light user means for a user mainly use it for net surfing office work and playing and recording music movies. Looks are excellent but its bit heavy but no problem if you are looking for an affordable machine. The speed is moderate because it got a fast 2.93ghz processor with a lower bus speed any way its celeron. Ram is quite high but memory speed is moderate 266mhz that makes it an average laptop. No doubt keyboard feels comfortable and well designed. Apart from that machine is loaded with good features like firewire ports, usb 2.0 good for fast data tranfers using usb devices. Laptop is internet ready with eathernet and modem so you can straight way connect to broadband or dial up. In conclusion i can say if you are looking for a machine that will do... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Compact
Disadvantages: None come to mind at moment.

...Bought this computer around 2 months ago now. ( Aug 05) It couldnt be easier using this pc. Easy to use. Not bulky. Like having mic and earphones jacks at the front of tower . No more reaching behind to plug in the multi media headphones for skype and messenger. Ear phone sockets on speakers very useful to. Seems very fast to me, but maybe because our old one we wound up at the back. lol. Would highly recommend. Picked flat screen option at very little extra cost. £399 Comet online the complete package. Inc Dvd re writer and player. Sd card slot. . Comet very speedy free delivery service was great. You can choose the 48hr delivery for a small fee. Thank you.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: screen size, optical drive, TV out
Disadvantages: battery life, over heating tendency

...I have no problems with my Equium A60, which is almost two years old now, but the short battery life, about 1.5 hrs maximum, means it isn't really useful as a laptop for long periods. If used on your lap, it also has a tendency to over heat, which shuts it down without warning and was quite scary the first time. I don't know how common a problem this is with modern laptops, though, and a tray or other hard surface eliminates that problem. This model doesn't come with built in Wi-fi, which is, for me, not that big a deal since it does come with PCMCIA slot and 3 x USB2, so could have wi-fi fairly simply. Does have a Matshita DVD multi drive (CD, DVD +/- RW / DVD-RAM) which works quite well but is a bit fussy about brands of media, and comes with sonic record now installed, though it requires an upgrade to burn to DVD. The 2.9GHz... Read review

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