The Best of Both Phone, and Tablet
Our battery testing, using CNET Labs' DVD battery drain test, gave us 2 hours and 49 minutes of battery life, but at some expense of portability, as the 8-cell battery juts out prominently from the back of the system and makes it slightly awkward to hold in tablet mode (a smaller 6-cell battery is also available, but also sticks out a bit). Still, that's pretty impressive battery life, especially considering that our DVD test is very rigorous.
HP backs the system with the standard one-year parts-and-labor warranty. Extending the warranty to three years costs $269, with accidental damage protection available for an extra $60 for three years. The company's toll-free support lines are open 24-7 and the HP support Web site includes real-time chat with tech support and has a robust FAQ database for troubleshooting problems.
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HP Pavilion tx2000
Windows Vista Home Premium; 2.3GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 64MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150; 160GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
Fujitsu LifeBook S6510
Windows Vista Business Edition; 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7700; 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 128MB Mobile Intel 965GM Express; 120GB Toshiba 5,400rpm
Acer Ferrari 1100-5457
Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (64-bit); 2.3GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66; 4,096MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 256MB ATI Radeon X1270; 250GB Western Digital 5,400rpm
Dell Inspiron 1420
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition; 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300; 2,048MB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz; 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS; 160GB Hitachi 5,400rpm
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