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Entered CNET Catalog: 05/01/2004
SKU: SL3150H-01
Manufacturer: Averatec, Inc.
Manufacturer description
This ultra portable notebook weighs a mere 4.3 lbs and is only 1.2 inches thin. With an integrated DVD+CD-RW combo drive it makes mobile computing a breeze by eliminating the need for heavy external drives. The AMD Mobile Athlon XP-M 1600+ Processor will bring you ultimate efficiency for your everyday computing needs. With PowerNow! Technology, get optimum performance while managing battery consumption for extended life. With the use of QuantiSpeed Architecture, you will be able to access software applications at rapid speed.User opinions
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User Rating: 
5/10
COMPLETELY UNETHICAL!!!
Pros: Good Hardware
Cons: The Bios was poor.
BUYER BEWARE:
THEIR COMPUTERS OFFER VERY LITTLE SUPPORT SHOULD YOU HAVE TO REBOOT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.
MAKE SURE THEY OFFER RECOVERY DISKS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANY OF THEIR COMPUTERS. (THEY ARE VERY TRICKY, BY OFFERING CD-LESS BACKUP SYSTEMS, HOWEVER THE BACK UP SYSTEM (BIOS) WILL NEVER WORK. I ASSURE YOU! IT'S A SCAM. MAKE SURE YOU INSIST THEY PROVIDE CD'S FOR RECOVERY OR DON'T PURCHASE.
I LOVED MY AVERATEC, UNTIL I LEARNED THAT I HAD TO PAY AVERATEC 250 BUCKS TO REBOOT, (A PROCESS THAT IS SIMPLE ENOUGH TO DO BY ONESELF) BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T OFFER ANY RECOVERY CD'S NOR EVEN SELL THEM.
HAVING SAID THAT, I COULD NEVER RECCOMEND ANY AVERATEC NOR THINK OF PURCHASING AN AVERATEC PRODUCT EVER AGAIN.
DON'T GET LURED BY THEIR CHEAP PRICES!
User Rating: 
9/10
Now THAT's portability with oomf!
Pros: Luggable, Durable, Does everything I ask of it
Cons: Battery life lower than spec
User Rating: 
8/10
Works for me!
Pros: Small, lightweight; built-in wireless LAN
Cons: It has a few bugs...
User Rating: 8/10
Love the little sucker!
Pros: Light, small, easy to tote around. Looks cool, too. Has dvd-cd-rw. Keyboard has a good feel. 3 USB 2.0 connections.
Cons: Smallish hard drive, and not the quickest processor at 1.33ghz, but for internet, e-mailing and general usage it is a screaming bargain.
User Rating: 5/10
Freeze baby
Pros: Slim and awesome looking, price WAS right but now that I've seen what it'd done.. neh! Averatec tech support is ok. Called at 2 different times, the daytime one wasn't very helpful, called again after 11pm, sounded more knowledgeable. Should try callin
Cons: Froze right away, then finally got it working for a few moments, froze again.. and again.. and again..
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