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Laptops for growing mobile businesses
Your business is taking off, and you're spending even more time on the road. It's time to upgrade to a more portable laptop, but you still don't want to break the bank. These laptops provide the power and battery life you need, they're easy to carry, and they'll be gentle on your expense account. Add a cellular modem PC card and cellular data access subscription, and you can truly work from anywhere in style.

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Product name Sony VAIO S470P/S (Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD)
Sony VAIO S470P/S (Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB HDD)
Acer TravelMate TM3002WTCi
Acer TravelMate TM3002WTCi
Averatec 1000
Averatec 1000
Novatel Wireless V620 Wireless WAN Card (Verizon Wireless)
Novatel Wireless V620 Wireless WAN Card (Verizon Wireless)





Review date September 2, 2005 June 15, 2005 June 28, 2005 June 6, 2005





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6.9 out of 10 6.9
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6.2 out of 10 6.2
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Review summary The thin-and-light Sony VAIO VGN-S470P delivers an ideal combination of performance and features in a perfectly portable package. An inexpensive business ultraportable, the TravelMate TM3002WTCi offers an appealing design, plus lots of speed and battery life, but it lacks some security features and support niceties. The well-designed, ultraportable Averatec 1000 has neither the endless battery life nor the high price of the competition. The Novatel Wireless V620 PC Card is the fastest cellular modem we've seen so far.





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Basic Specs
  • 80 GB - 5400 rpm
• Intel Centrino
• Intel Pentium M 740 / 1.73 GHz
• Sony VAIO S470P/S - Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz - 13.3 in TFT active matrix
• Wireless LAN antenna , Stereo speakers
• Notebook
• 2 MB - L2 cache
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 400 MHz - PC2-3200
• NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200
• None
• None
• Keyboard , Touchpad
• 4.4 lbs
• Network adapter - Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11g , - IEEE 802.11b , - Fast Ethernet
• Sound card
• None
• 1 year warranty
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
• Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
• 3 hour(s)
• Card reader
• 12.3 in x 8.9 in x 1.4 in
• Lithium ion
• DVD?RW (+R DL) - Integrated

Full specifications
• 60 GB
• Intel Centrino
• Intel Pentium M 740 / 1.73 GHz
• Acer TravelMate 3002WTCi - Pentium M 740 1.73 GHz - 12.1 in TFT active matrix
• Wireless LAN antenna , Stereo speakers
• Notebook
• 2 MB - L2 cache
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM ( 2 x 256 MB )
• Intel GMA 900
• None
• None
• Keyboard , Touchpad
• 3.1 lbs
• - IEEE 802.11g , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet , - Gigabit Ethernet
• Sound card
• None
• 1 year warranty
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
• Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
• 4 in 1 card reader
• 11.7 in x 8.3 in x 1.3 in
• Lithium ion
• CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - External

Full specifications
• 80 GB - 4200 rpm
• Intel Centrino
• Intel Pentium M 733 / 1.1 GHz Ultra Low Voltage (ULV)
• AVERATEC AV1050-EB1 - Pentium M 733 1.1 GHz - 10.6 in TFT active matrix
• Wireless LAN antenna , Stereo speakers
• Notebook
• 2 MB - L2 cache
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• 512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR SDRAM - 333 MHz - PC2700
• Intel Extreme Graphics 2
• None
• None
• Keyboard , Touchpad
• 3.5 lbs
• - IEEE 802.11g , - Fast Ethernet , - IEEE 802.11b , Network adapter - Ethernet
• Sound card
• None
• 1 year warranty
• Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
• Fax / modem - 56 Kbps
• 3.75 hour(s)
• 4 in 1 card reader
• 10.5 in x 8 in x 1.4 in
• Lithium ion
• CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo - Integrated

Full specifications
• Plug-in module
• CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO , CDMA 2000

Full specifications