Advantages: Powerful laptop. Loads of memory. CDRW/DVD Combo drive. Fast booter. Good quality. large screen. Disadvantages: Crappy speakers. Skimped on the software.
...now the owner of a Packard Bell Igo 5581 after winning it recently in a competition. I may well be lucky owning two excellent laptops, but I can only use one at a time though! Right, enough waffle and let’s get down and dirty with the nitty gritty of my new PB Igo 5581, the specs, the good and the bad points so you can see what one of these machines is made of! -----
Price: … …: The PB Igo 5581 has a retail price of £1499 in Curry’s, Dixon’s, PCWorld ... ...least. There are several Packard Bell hard plastic logos on the cover and case, but they are clear plastic and quite attractive so add to the looks of the laptop. The case is made out of hard plastic, which most seem to be made out of, but it’s pretty durable.
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Hardware Overall: … … : That’s my finished rundown of the PB Igo 5581 and what’s inside it. Basically, it’s a solid performer, that’s stylish, durable, has plenty of power and can easily ...
Paddys_back 11.09.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Packard Bell IGO 5581
Advantages: The overall design of the laptop seems pretty good to me, it stands out, maybe too much. Disadvantages: The biggest disappointment is the graphics card. A 32 MB TwisterK + S3Hotkey, which seems to do less than a 16 MB Ati Radeon.
My friend owned a Packard Bell IGO 5581 one and it was incredible. Upon upgrading he assumed that the IGO 5581 would be of equal quality. It has great specs but is made REALLY cheaply, probably because of the reducing cost of LCD screens worldwide. Just touching it feels as though it will fall apart. CD drive feels though it will fall off the rails. As the keyboard is designed to lift out, many keys clunk and it is not smooth to type on. It's annoying ... ...Power cable keeps falling out the back. List goes on. Its specification is Amd Athlon 1900+ (1600Mhz)Quite fast in laptop terms, 4 usb ports (very nice for scanner, printer, gamepad and DEC2000 freeview), It looks stylish and the screen has got very good image. Battery lasts for a very long time. ...
Xeeshan 17.05.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Packard Bell IGO 5581
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