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Go to the movies: five home-theater laptops with 17-inch screens | | ||
 Justin Jaffe, senior associate editor | As the television is the nucleus of the home theater, the display is the central feature of the laptop. More and more laptops combine all the elements of home entertainment, including a CD and DVD player, a TV tuner, stereo speakers, and a digital video recorder. Still, none of these features matter if they're not backed by a big and bright display. We've rounded up five laptops with gigantic 17-inch displays that won't disappoint. | |||
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Sony VAIO VGN-A190 |
Sony VAIO VGN-A190 |
Toshiba Qosmio G15-AV501 |
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| Review date | July 20, 2004 | July 20, 2004 | October 12, 2004 |
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| Review summary | The VGN-A190, Sony's colossal VAIO mobile workstation, is a high-performance, digital jack-of-all-trades. | The VGN-A190, Sony's colossal VAIO mobile workstation, is a high-performance, digital jack-of-all-trades. | CNET editor's take |
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| User comments | 6.6 Good (from 63 users) | 6.6 Good (from 63 users) | 7.9 Very good (from 47 users) |
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| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 16 in x 11 in x 1.8 in | 16 in x 11 in x 1.8 in | 16 in x 11.2 in x 1.7 in |
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| Weight | 8.6 lbs | 8.6 lbs | 9.7 lbs |
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| Processor | Intel Pentium M 735 / 1.7 GHz | Intel Pentium M 735 / 1.7 GHz | Intel Pentium M 745 / 1.8 GHz |
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| Cache Memory | 2 MB - L2 cache | 2 MB - L2 cache | 2 MB - L2 cache |
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| RAM | 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz - PC2700 | 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz - PC2700 | 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz - PC2700 ( 2 x 256 MB ) |
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| Hard Drive | 80 GB - 4200 rpm | 80 GB - 4200 rpm | 100 GB - 5400 rpm |
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| Optical Storage | DVD?RW - Integrated | DVD?RW - Integrated | DVD?RW / DVD-RAM - Integrated |
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| Graphics Controller | ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 - 64 MB | ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 - 64 MB | NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5700 - 128 MB |
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| Networking | - IEEE 802.11g , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet , - Gigabit Ethernet | - IEEE 802.11g , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet , - Gigabit Ethernet | Network adapter - Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11g , - IEEE 802.11b , - Fast Ethernet , - Bluetooth |
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| Battery | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
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| OS Provided | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition | Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 |
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| Product name | Sony VAIO VGN-A190 | Sony VAIO VGN-A190 | Toshiba Qosmio G15-AV501 |
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