Hi,

Seen the philips freevents X51 in PC world and it looks like a great deal at 799. Any thoughts/opinions/reviews?

hi, i've seen this too , just read the thread here on its predecessor? i think , the x50 , mostly positive reviews . anyone bought one yet or do we have to be the guinea pigs ??
dave

You can buy it at 749.99 from currys.co.uk
Just use voucher CURRYS50.

i just bought the x51 today and on a first impressions its a really nice laptop,was considering purchasing the sony TX2 but for £1,400 it seemed a little over priced for the low spec on it. early days yet but i been on the laptop for a few hours now and i cant really fault anything at the moment. any problems that happen ill post them.

Screen Flicker

I bought my machine end of Feb '06 and immediately noticed a slight intermittent screen flicker - almost like the screen is thinking about blanking out. Got a replacement from Currys but immediately noticed the same problem. Tried everything the help desk could throw at me and still have the problem. I love the machine apart from this annoying querk.

Has anybody had the same problem and resolved it? I would like to keep the machine but cannot put up with this annoying habit during prolonged use.

Hey All, Picking up my X51 in 24hrs! U guessed it, from PC World! Studying a Bsc In Multimedia Computing, so al let you all know, how it fairs with the Uni Life, and 3D animation! Can give you a real review!!

Is the X51 £749.99 at Currys or is it the X50 only - anyonelse had the flickering of the screen - just been to PC World and seriously impressed - would like to buy - but why spend an extra £50 when you do not have to??

Looked at one of these today and must say it's a lovely piece of kit. The nicest keyboard of any of the laptops on offer there and a very bright, sharp screen, though of course quite compact. On looking at the X51 and other laptops around it in the shop one thing became very noticeable after about an hour's running. The top of the case - next to the touchpad- was getting really hot. Significantly more so than the larger models. Since my last laptop was killed by the heat (more or less melted the case in the end) that put me off a bit.

Hi,

Just wondering about the screen ficker issue. I have the same problem on my X51 which I bought in March 06. I must say that it's an excellent machine, and I love working with it ... except for the screen flicker which will give you a headache after prolonged use. I think that I'll go back to the shop and see if the display machines have the same problem.

Did anybody have the problem and solve it with new drivers or BIOS update or something?