Editorial Review

The luxuriously sleek, black Sony Vaio VGN-AR190G AR Digital Studio notebook PC is more than just a computing showpiece. It's a powerful, portable multimedia/entertainment PC that can nimbly handle the most advanced graphics for both video and immersive 3D games, watch and record high-definition TV programming, and communicate with pals all around with world via VoIP calling and video conferencing using the built-in microphone and camera. It has a stunning 17-inch display with an anti-reflective coating to keep everything in view even in bright sunlight. Read more

Features

• Powerful portable digital studio notebook PC with 17-inch screen and 2.0 GHz Core Duo T2500 processor
• 200 GB hard drive, 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB max), high-definition Blu-Ray DVD playback and recording as well as standard DVD and dual-layer disc compatibility
• Three USB 2.0, one FireWire, HDMI out, S-Video and RF in, ExpressCard/54 slot, S/PDIF digital audio out, memory card reader (SD, Memory Stick)
• NTSC TV tuner, Nvidia GeForce Go 7600GT with 256 MB video RAM, tri-mode wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g), Bluetooth, Ethernet, modem
• Windows XP Media Center 2005, Update Rollup 2

Reviews (3)

The screen isn't blu-ray compliant... it's not 1080p
The screen resolution is not 1920x1080 so it can't harness the power of the blu-ray drive.The only laptop that I've seen with a compatible resolution is the dell 17" series with the optional 1920x1200 resolution screen.

buggy??
i needed a desktop replacement notebook for when i'm not at my desktop at home, with a big enough screen to do work with large Excel spreadsheets, stats and graphics programs, and read long pdfs comfortably.the computer and screen are gorgeous to say the least.the Blu-ray DVD movie looked pretty unbelievable.
Excellent Laptop, but wait at least 6 months before buying
This is a fantastic laptop.Beautiful design, not too heavy for a 17" notebook, massive hard drive, BLU RAY DISC DRIVE, fast processor, plenty of RAM... it's all good.But here in lies the problem, it's $3500!
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Editorial Review

Satisfy your multimedia and gaming needs wherever you roam with the thin, light Toshiba Satellite P105-S6104 laptop. It runs the powerful Windows XP Media Center operating system, which offers a wide assortment of features to make it easy to create and manage digital photos, videos, and music. It's also great for using as an entertainment center, with Toshiba's unique Express Media Player enabling you to bypass the system and access CDs and DVDs with a touch of button. You'll enjoy fantastic DVD viewing as well as immersive gaming graphics thanks to the 17-inch TruBrite display. Read more

Features

• Powerful multimedia, gaming PC with 17-inch LCD; 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 processor
• Large 120 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM (4 GB max), dual-layer, multi-format DVD/CD burner
• Four USB 2.0, one FireWire, one S-Video, one PCMCIA, one Expresscard 54/34, multi-format memory card reader
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB of shared RAM); tri-mode 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity
• Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005--Windows Vista capable and Windows Vista Premium ready

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minus the crapware, this is a great laptop
I bought this laptop because I had to replace the one I had to turn back in to my client.
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Editorial Review

The Strobe XP 100 is the ideal companion for the mobile executive. It's compact enough to fit neatly on your desk, or to pack easily alongside your laptop or in your briefcase. It's portable enough to take anywhere because it's powered via USB. The XP 100 is also powerful enough to scan and organize your documents, photos, articles, brochures, and business cards. Whether you're in the office or on the road, the Strobe XP 100 will lighten your load.Read more

Features

• USB Bus-Powered
• Portable scanning solution
• 600 dpi, 36-bit color
• Inc. PaperPort 8, TextBridge Pro 9 OCR, ArcSoft PhotoImpression 3.0
• USB interface

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Wonderful Little Device
Scanning used to be a hideous ordeal for me--fire up the scanner software, wait for the scanner to warm up, position and re-position the item to be scanned on a huge flatbed scanner inconveniently out of reach of my desk.This tiny device has changed all that:It works quietly, instantaneously and seamlessly with my Windows XP system.I particularly love the tiny footprint and lack of a power cord.Serious paperless-office freaks should definitely consider this item.

Small footprint, perfect for digital document archives
Let me clear up a couple of mistakes other people have written in their reviews:
garbage!!!
terrible scans (the paper shifts causing crooked or wavy scans plus scan quality is poor), terrible OS - contantly crashes or even hangs up my pc, terrible tech support.my old Vx worked great for many years- even though it was just black and white and the tech support was almost useless - but it's was not compatible with XP so i had to get rid of it.do NOT buy the XP100 unless you really need more stress in your life. ... Read more

Editorial Review

The luxuriously designed Sony VAIO VGN-AR250G Digital Studio notebook PC provides a power multimedia computer platform for enhanced entertainment performance. But it can also be admired for its gorgeously appointed design, featuring a black exterior, sleek profile, and interfaces and ports that are easily accessible yet discreetly integrated. With Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, you can view your movies and photos with stunning clarity and brilliant, true-to-life color. NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics and GDDR3 memory deliver advanced graphics performance for immersive game play. You're also ready to capture and edit 1080i HD camcorder content. A built in camera and microphone means it's conference and VoIP ready. Read more

Features

• Multimedia studio notebook with 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor (4 MB L2 cache) and 17-inch LCD
• 200 GB hard drive, 2 GB installed RAM (max), dual-layer DVD+/-RW burner
• Three USB 2.0, one, FireWire, one HDMI output, S/PDIF audio output, ExpressCard 54 card slot, Memory Stick reader
• Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT graphics (128 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM), tri-mode 802.11a/b/g Wi-Fi
• Windows XP Media Center 2005; Windows Vista ready

Editorial Review

The sleekly designed, lightweight Sony VAIO VGN-SZ220/B notebook PC delivers intelligent mobile design while placing a priority on usability and performance. Coolly contemporary, it has a magnesium coating and aluminum finish on the palm rest for a great blend of the fashionable and the functional. It measures a mere 1.5 inches thin and features a superb 13.3-inch widescreen display with XBRITE LCD technology, long battery life, and a generous, comfortable keyboard. The integrated tri-mode 802.11 a/b/g wireless LAN enables wireless connectivity on the fly, while the integrated wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) technology helps keep you connected and productive when away from your workstation. It also offers the revolutionary Hybrid Graphics System lets toggle between internal and external graphics chips, enabling you to choose lighter battery consumption or better performance depending on the situation. Read more

Features

• Sleekly designed, lightweight notebook with 13.3-inch screen; powerful 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor T2400 (667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)
• 120 GB Serial ATA hard drive, 1 GB RAM (2 GB max), multi-format/dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive, multi-format memory card adapter
• Two USB 2.0, one FireWire, one PCMICIA, one VGA, Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN), tri-mode 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN, Bluetooth, Ethernet, modem
• Hybrid Graphics System lets toggle between NVidia GeForce Go 7400 (128 MB dedicated) and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB shared)
• Windows XP Home edition (SP2), biometric fingerprint scanning, integrated camera

Reviews (4)

Great item with Great AC adapter
I love this laptop. Although I've sold a lot of Sony laptop, this one is the first sony I bought for myself.
Awesome laptop!
This is the best thing that SONY has ever put out for me because this laptop is light weighing 4.1 pounds and have a solid desktop performance and solid battery life. When you set your battery Adjust Power Properties to the Ultimate Battery Life with "stamina" mode switched on instead of "speed", you can get over 4 hrs of computing time with full charged battery and with wireless lan and bluetooth on. This laptop can play any of today's video games, runs dvds smoothly, and that's why I LOVE IT!!!!
Just what I needed
I am a long time follower of VAIO models but when my last one became too heavy to be carrying around, I decided I had to switch to a smaller, lighter one. I shopped around and this model combined the best of everything I was looking for; small size and low weight but real power with its processor, memory and hard disk, not to mention the graphics capabilities that I need in a Laptop due to my work. I have had it for a month and I feel it definitely lives up to what I thought it would be. Possibly my only minor thing would be that I would have preffered a normal sized Memory Stick reader, it only accepts Memory Stick Duo, albeit it is something that is easily solved with a normal-sized sleeve.
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Editorial Review

The Acer TravelMate 2423 notebook PC is great choice mobile professionals as well as home users who are looking for superior work and entertainment options at a very affordable price. Weighing just 6 pounds, the TM2423 has a brightly colorful 14.1-inch LCD screen--perfect for presentations and watching DVD movies. In addition to an integrated 54g wireless LAN, this notebook also includes Acer's SignalUp technology--a super-efficient antenna is built into the case, creating an omni-directional sphere that extends signal range and quality. Other hardware features include an 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed DDR2 RAM (2 GB max), 1.5 GHz Intel Celeron M processor, combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, and Windows XP Professional. Read more

Features

• Highly affordable notebook with 14.1-inch LCD; 1.5 GHZ Intel Celeron M 370 with 1 MB L2 cache
• 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of RAM (2 GB max), combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive
• Four USB 2.0, Type II PCMCIA slot, headphone (with SPDIF support), microphone
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (128 MB of shared RAM); 54g wi-fi connectivity (802.11b/g)
• Windows XP Professional

Editorial Review

Featuring a sleek, streamlined design, the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650 notebook PC provides you a powerful media center that you can take anywhere. It runs the Windows XP Media Center operating system, which enables you to save TV programming from the built-in TV tuner and save shows to the hard drive or burn to DVD via the dual-layer, multi-format DVD burner (which can also view new HD-DVD discs). It's powered by Intel's new, groundbreaking processor--the powerful Core Duo T2500--which provides an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved gaming and multitasking performance and a more efficient power consumption. The dual execution core T2300 has a 2.0 GHz processor speed and 2 MB L2 cache. It features a widescreen 17-inch display, two 100 GB hard drives (for a massive 200 GB total), 1 GB of installed RAM (2 GB maximum), integrated tri-mode wi-fi connectivity (802.11a/b/g), and Bluetooth wireless connectivity. Read more

Features

• Multimedia-focused laptop with 17-inch LCD with TV tuner; 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo T2500 processor (2 MB L2 cache)
• Dual 100 MB hard drives (200 MB total), 1 GB 667 MHz installed RAM (2 GB max), dual-layer DVD burner
• Four USB 2.0, one FireWire, ExpressCard 54/34 card slot, mult-format memory card reader
• Tri-mode wi-fi connectivity (802.11a/b/g); Bluetooth wireless; 10/100 Ethernet; 56K modem
• Windows XP Media Center 2005 with composite/S-Video in and S-Video/HDMI out

Reviews (2)

Kosmik Qosmio Experiences
The Qosmio is very well constructed, sturdy, heavy, very heavy, but should stand up well to constant use as a desktop replacement.
No perfect in any shape or form, but still good for what it says it does...
I had a lot of mixed reactions about this laptop.Most of the features were like... "oh it has this" shortly followed by "but wait, why?"You'll understand what I mean later on.
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Editorial Review

Infused with Toshiba's most advanced technologies, the Portege M405-S8003 easily converts from a compact, lightweight notebook into a highly capable and versatile Tablet PC. The M405's 12-inch screen can be twisted 180 degrees and folded flat against the keyboard for full tablet mode, enabling you to take notes and write emails without using your keyboard and browse the Web with a digital-ink-enabled pen. On-demand productivity features include an integrated swappable dual-layer DVD optical drive and one-click docking. The shock protection system provides this notebook with a higher impact protection (via advanced rubber padding) around key hardware components. It also features Toshiba's EasyGuard security feature, which requires BIOS passwords in addition to user passwords to boot up the system.Read more

Features

• Tablet PC with 12-inch screen; 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo T2400 with 2 MB L2 cache
• 100 GB hard drive, 1 GB of RAM (2 GB max), dual-layer/multi-format DVD burner
• Three USB 2.0, one FireWire, one VGA, one S-Video, one PCMCIA, multi-format memory card reader
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB of shared RAM); tri-mode 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

Reviews (2)

I'm extremly pleased with this Tablet PC.
Okay, so if you are like me you want to hear from other buyers and see about the reviews for the products I plan on purchasing.