Review: Acer Aspire 8920G
The Acer Aspire 8920G is one of the new laptops enabled most of the features that is available in the market. The most striking features of this laptop is that it comes with Blue-ray disc and display of 18.4 in.
The Acer Aspire 8920G measures 441mm across, 300mm deep and 44.2mm thick it weighs 4.1 kilos and strikes an imposing figure on any desktop.
This laptop comes with Intel Core 2 Duo T9300. It has two cores running at a brisk 2.5GHz with an 800MHz Front Side Bus and 6MB L2 Cache, the latter of which is particularly advantageous when processing a large number of images.
The Acer Aspire 8920G features 4GB of RAM, though with 32-bit Windows Vista Ultimate OS installed, not all of this will be used. For storage you get two 320GB hard drives, 640GB total, graphics are powered by a 512MB nVidia 9650M GS, there’s Wireless-N Wi-Fi for seamless high definition content streaming, an HDMI output and let us not forget about the Blu-ray reader and DVD writer drive nestled in there.
Features
Processor: Intel 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo T9300/
Graphics Chipset: nVidia GeForce 9650M GS/
64 Bit Computing Yes
Bluetooth Yes
Chipset Type Intel P965 Express
Colour Black/Silver
Connectivity 3.5mm Input, 3.5mm Output, HDMI Output, Infrared, RJ-11, RJ-45, USB 2.0, VGA
Data Link Protocol 802.11a/b/g
Databus Speed 800
Dedicated/Shared Graphics Memory Dedicated
Dimensions 441 x 300 x 44
Display Resolution 1920 x 1080
Display Type Super TFT
Drive Speed 5400
Graphics Memory (Mb) 512
HDD Capacity (GB) 640
Infrared Yes
Installed Cache Memory (MB) 6
Installed RAM (GB) 4
Operating System Windows Vista Ultimate
Optical Storage Dual-Format DVD/Blu-Ray
Processor Speed (GHz) 2.5
RAM Type DDR2 SDRAM
Weight (kg) 4.1
Battery Life 2.5
Built-in devices Stereo speakers, subwoofer, wireless LAN aerial, Bluetooth aerial
Display Standard WUXGA
Notebooks & Tablet PCs Display Size 18.4
Pointing Device TP
No of Processing Cores 2
Review: Lenovo’s Thinkcentre A61e desktop
The Lenovo’s Thinkcentre A61e desktop runs on AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core and AMD Sempron single core processors. The desktop weighs only eight pounds which has become the norm of the day in today’s shrinking work environments.The ThinkCentre® A61e series offers a blend of essential features and technology, including the Microsoft™ Windows™ Vista operating system. The system is quite reliable and offers quietness whether it is in the idle mode or when stretched to the maximum for peak performance.
A61e offering a quiet small size and is consistent with a light weight, highly energy-efficient desktop that cuts energy costs in significant ways. With this model Lenovo is committed to providing a range of eco-friendly, energy-efficient technology.The Lenovo’s ThinkCentre A61e desktop is now available in India for a price of Rs.15,800.
Specification
Hardware
- Support for up to 4 GB of DDR2 SDRAM
- Integrated Gigabit Ethernet
- 48x-32x-48x-16x max combination drive (select models)
- 16x max DVD-ROM drive (select models)
- DVD Recordable (select models)
- Standard audio onboard
- Serial ATA HDD
- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support
- Six USB 2.0 ports — two front and four rear for easy connection of peripherals
- Mouse, keyboard, and VGA monitor ports
- Line-out, line-in, microphone audio jack-in, and headphone-out ports
Mechanical specifications
- Width: 275 mm (10.83 in)
- Depth: 242 mm (9.53 in)
- Height: 81 mm (3.19 in)
- Weight: 3.27 kg (7.2 lb) (minimum configuration)
- Weight: 3.72 kg (8.2 lb) (maximum configuration)
Electrical power specifications
- Low Range 100 to 127 (nominal) V ac; 50 to 60 Hz;
- High Range 200 to 240 (nominal) V ac; 50 to 60 Hz;
- Input kilovolt-amperes (kVA) (approximate):
- Minimum configuration as shipped: 0.05 kVA
- Maximum configuration: 0.12 kVA
Benefits of the ThinkCentre A61e systems
- Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP Professional preloads (selected models)
- Excellent performance and room for growth:
- High performance AMD processors
- Outstanding 2D/3D graphics performance for demanding graphics applications
- Support for Serial ATA devices
- Innovative toolless mechanical design for easy upgrades and service support
- ThinkVantage technologies that can help:
- Make computing simpler
- Lower your total cost
- Increase PC availability and control
Review : HP TouchSmart
The Hewlett-Packard TouchSmartis all-in-one desktop PC .Its screen is 22 inches of 1650-by-1080-resolution display. The Hewlett-Packard TouchSmartis cost $1500 (as of 6/25/08) is a powerhouse desktop machine which is capable to run intensive-graphic games. It is equipped with a multitouch screen that give you the fell of PC that’s a little ahead of its time.
The HP TouchSmart is is equipped with a 2.16-GHz Core 2 Duo ,T5850 Intel CPU, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB having 7200-rpm speed hard drive. The HP TouchSmart’s is equipped with nVidia GeForce 9300M GS graphics processor. It comes with five USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire port, gigabit Ethernet, a slot-loading DVD player, an S-Video input, and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built in it .We fell it misses Blue -ray disc burner .
The HP TouchSmartis included wireless keyboard/mouse combo in it. It also comes with HP’s excellent, touch-screen-enabled TouchSmart Software Suite which is easy to use and to customize, with mouse or fingers.
You have to pay $1500 to buys a HP TouchSmart is with classy design, which gives you the versatility to handle everyday tasks , and ability to do some multimedia tasks. It show lack of performance to deal with heavy graphic activities.
Specification
Processor: 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo T7400
Memory: 4GB DDR2
Storage: 500GB hard drive
Monitor: Integrated 22-inch LCD
Optical Drives 
ouble-layer DVD±RW with LightScribe
Graphics: Integrated nVidia GeForce 9300M GS
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)