Verbatim Travel Pack Laptop Essentials Notebook accessories bundle

Advantages: small, light, inexpensive, fingerprint sensor
Disadvantages: 512mb RAM with 128 of that devoted to graphics card, no infrared

...Laptops are a pretty boring subject to write a review about. We all know what they do, so what makes this one special. Well first let me quickly run through the specs so that you know what we're dealing with here. It weighs in at just under 3kg which is not bad at all for a laptop/notebook. Mind you HP call it a notebook which I would disagree with. There are Sony VIAO's out there that are real notebooks. This baby however is bigger than what I could consider to be a notebook so I'm going to refer to it as a laptop. I do a fair amount of travel on business and this machine is just about right for long distance travel to far away countries. The last thing you want is to lug around a fat heavy laptop along with your luggage at airports. It comes with a standard 15 TFT screen capable of supporting a max 1600x1200 resolution... Read review

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Advantages: Offered a lot for the price at time of purchase
Disadvantages: Didn't survive its one-year warranty period

...This review is a warning to others. I'm a mature university student who travels about visiting friends and relatives so purchasing a laptop seemed the ideal solution. I could still do my rounds without feeling guilty about leaving my unfinished assignments at home. So, I took out a student loan of £500 and, after a bit of research, discovered this laptop (yes they're officially called Notebooks but lets face it, we all call them laptops) advertised on Somerfield supermarket's 'Great Deals' flyer with the claim 'too good to miss'. You may have seen them in your junk mail. Anyway this one came along at the optimum moment for me. I'll give you some details (taken from the flyer dated 13 April-26 April 2005) and you'll see how it sounded perfect. This Laptop Computer 'with Wireless Internet & CD/DVD Writer' has: Processor: Intel... Read review

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Advantages: Reasonable priced, robust, good specifications
Disadvantages: Heavy, side buttons spoil easily, slow start up

...I bought this laptop early Jan 2004 with much regrets later as the intel centrino came just a few weeks later. Weighing at 3.5kg and with the dimensions of: Width 32.9 cm, Depth 27.2 cm, Height 4.9 cm, it is rather bulky and inconvenient to carry around. I dread bringing my laptop when i travel especially when i have transits because it is rather heavy. Usually, I would remove the battery (if i do not plan to use the laptop during the journey) and the adaptors and place them in my trolley hand luggage to reduce the burden on my shoulder. This lap top has a slow start up and at first i thought it was due to the many programs i've installed. I've reformatted the computer but discovered that it still takes quite some time for startup. A year after buying this laptop, the problems started to come. My side buttons controlling... Read review

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