Affordable real-world notebooks group test
(ACi, Evesham.com, NEC, Rock, Sony, Toshiba)
Introduction
ACi - Perfecta
Evesham.com - Voyager 5500A
NEC - Versa Premium
Rock - Sigma Si
Sony - Vaio PCG-FX405
Toshiba - Satellite Pro 6000
Features table
Verdict
Features table
(14/02/2002)
| Model | ACi Perfecta | Evesham.com Voyager 5500A | NEC Versa Premium | Rock Sigma Si | Sony Vaio PCG-FX405 | Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (ex-VAT) | £999.00 | £1,099.00 | £899.00 | £1,249.00 | £1,364.00 | £1,099.00 |
| Dimensions (W x D x H mm) | 320 x 275 x 43 | 310 x 265 x 45 | 310 x 265 x 45 | 310 x 255 x 44 | 325 x 260 x 49 | 330 x 280 x 42 |
| Weight | 3.2kg | 3.3kg | 3.5kg | 3.3kg | 3.3kg | 2.75kg (3kg including USB floppy drive) |
| CPU | PIII 1GHz (Flip Chip) | AMD Mobile 1500+ XP | PIII 1GHz (Flip Chip) | PIII 1.2GHz (Flip Chip) | AMD Athlon 1GHz | 1GHz Mobile PIII-M |
| Memory | 192MB | 384MB | 128MB | 256MB | 256MB | 128MB |
| Hard disk size | 20GB | 30GB | 20GB | 30GB | 20GB | 20GB |
| Screen | 14.1-inch XGA TFT | 14.1-inch XGA TFT | 14.1-inch XGA TFT | 14.1-inch XGA TFT | 15-inch XGA TFT | 14.1-inch XGA TFT |
| Graphics | S3-VIA Twister 8MB (shared) | S3-VIA Twister 8MB (shared) | SiS 630 8MB (shared) | SiS 630 16MB (shared) | ATI Rage Mobility-M1 8MB | Trident CyberBlade XP Ai1 16MB |
| Optical drive | 8x DVD-ROM | 8x DVD-ROM | 8 x DVD-ROM | Combo DVD/CD-RW 20x 4x 4x | Combo DVD/CD-RW 24x 8x 8x | Removable 24 x CD-ROM |
| Modem | V.90 | V.90 | V.90 | V.90 | V.90 | V.90 |
| Network adapter | 10/100 BaseTX | 10/100 BaseTX | Not fitted | 10/100 BaseTX | 10/100 BaseTX | 10/100 BaseTX |
| Ports | Parallel, VGA, PS/2, 2xUSB, Firewire, mic, headphones | Parallel, serial, VGA, PS/2, 2xUSB, TV-out, mic, headphones, line-in, IR | Parallel, serial, VGA, PS/2, 2xUSB, TV-out, mic, headphones, IR | Parallel, VGA, PS/2, 2xUSB, TV-out, mic, headphones, IR | Parallel, serial, VGA, 2xUSB, Firewire, TV-out, mic, headphones, port replicator | Parallel, serial, VGA, PS/2, 2xUSB, TV-out, mic, headphones, IR, port replicator |
| Expansion | 2 x Type II (1 x Type III) PC Card | 2 x Type II (1 x Type III) PC Card | 2 x Type II (1 x Type III) PC Card | 1 x Type II PC Card | 2 x Type II (1 x Type III) PC Card | 2 x Type II (1 x Type III) PC Card, SD flash memory slot |
| Battery | Li-Ion | Li-Ion | Li-Ion | Li-Ion | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Battery life (approx.) | 2 hours 20 minutes | 2 hours 45 minutes | 1 hour 50 minutes | 1 hour 30 minutes | 1 hour 10 minutes | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Software included | Windows XP Home, Lotus Smartsuite Millennium | Windows XP Home, Star Office | Windows 98 | Windows XP Pro | Windows XP Home, Sony utilities | Windows XP Pro/ Windows 2000 Pro |
| Warranty | 1 year collect & return | 2 years on-site, 3rd year RTB | 1 year collect & return | 1 year collect & return | 1 year RTB | 1 year international carry-in |
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