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Our high hopes for the Core Duo's power-conserving capabilities were dashed in CNET Labs' battery-drain tests; the TravelMate 8200's cell lasted for 3 hours, 20 minutes, which would be just average for even a single-core Pentium M processor. By contrast, the ThinkPad Z60t's battery lasted 4 hours, 15 minutes. At 3 hours, 52 minutes, the battery life of the ultraportable HP Pavilion dv1000 was the longest of any Core Duo portable we've tested to date.
Acer keeps the TravelMate 8200's costs down by shipping the system with a one-year warranty and abbreviated phone-support hours: Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m CT. The company's support Web site could use some work, as it lacks such helpful features as real-time chat with a tech-support rep. For more detailed information about warranties and service plans, check out Computer Shopper's overview of major computer vendors.
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System configurations:
Acer Aspire 1800
Windows XP Home; 3.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 540; 1GB PC2700 DDR SDRAM 333MHz; ATI Mobility Radeon X600 128MB; Seagate Momentus 5400.2 100GB 5,400rpm
Acer TravelMate 8200
Windows XP Professional; 2GHz Intel Core Duo T2500; 2GB PC4300 DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 512MB (256MB shared); Seagate Momentus 5400.2 120GB 5,400rpm
Dell Inspiron E1705
Windows XP Media Center; 2GHz Intel Pentium M-T2500 Core Duo; 1GB PC5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; Nvidia GeForce Go 7800 Go 256MB; Fujitsu MHV2080BH 80GB 5,400rpm
ThinkPad Z60t
Windows XP Professional; 2GHz Intel Pentium M 760; 1GB PC4300 DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz; Intel 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express 128MB; Toshiba MK1032GSX 100GB 5,400rpm
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