01-06-2006, 06:17 PM

Look at this, i think it has almost the same specs as the intel powerbooks,

Acer Inc.
http://www.acer.com

Type: Business, Gaming, General Purpose, Media
Operating System: MS Windows XP Professional
Processor Name: Intel Pentium M T2500
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Hard Drive Capacity: 120 GB
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600
Primary Optical Drive: Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW
Wireless: 802.11a/g
Screen Size: 15.4 inches
System Weight: 6.7 lbs

1.3 mp webcam, like built in iSight!

EDIT: forgot to mention that it is dual core..

look at artical: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1907007,00.asp

and

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1907155,00.asp

01-06-2006, 06:34 PM

Presumably Lenovo's new ThinkPad T60/T60p will be of a similar taste of what to expect in terms of specs PowerBook wise.

Vicky

01-06-2006, 06:38 PM

You can get a Dell Inspiron E1705, Dual Core, 17in, Nvidia 7800 for right around $1500 right now.

01-06-2006, 07:47 PM

Almost,
Here are the specs:

Dell Inspiron e1705 Specs:

Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.86 GHz) or T2500 (2.0 GHz)
Windows XP Pro or Media Center Edition
17" WXGA+ or 17" UXGA screen with TrueLife
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz or 2GB
60GB - 100GB HardDrive with up to 7200RPM speed ***(not quite 120 gb)
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g
nVidia GeForce Go 7800 256MB graphics card
External TV Tuner option
Same build and ports as the Dell Inspiron 9300, and equivalent to the Dell Inspiron 9400

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I wonder why they put a 60 gb hd in

apple is up to 120 gb now in notebooks

EDIT-XTREEM

01-06-2006, 08:23 PM

http://www.slickdeals.net/#p6930

$1549, 1.86Ghz, 1GB RAM, WXGA, 7800

edit: Just realized it expired, but like all Dell deals, it'll be back, just wait a week.

01-06-2006, 08:29 PM

here is a review onthe centrio duo: http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=2663