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Dell Inspiron 8200 Pentium 4-M 2.0GHz
by Matthew Witheiler on 10/23/2002

Equipped with a 2.0GHz processor, 512MB of PC2100 memory, a Mobility Radeon 9000 or a GeForce4 440 Go, a 5400RPM hard drive, and more, the Dell Inspiron 8200 is one powerful machine. Could it be the desktop replacement machine we have been waiting for?

ATI Mobility Radeon 9000: Raising the bar again
by Matthew Witheiler on 8/29/2002

Today ATI announces its third graphics chip in less than two months. The newest addition to the Radeon line is the Mobility Radeon 9000, a mobile RV250 based part. Will the Mobility Radeon 9000 complete the one-two-three punch that ATI was hoping to deliver to NVIDIA? We put the chip up against the GeForce4 440 Go to find out.

Compaq Presario 900 1500+: The Radeon IGP Goes Mobile
by Matthew Witheiler on 8/15/2002

It has taken a while for the Radeon IGP chipset to make its way into laptops. The chipset from ATI was announced back in March but it was not until recently that we got our hands on a Radeon IGP notebook. Does the Radeon IGP 320M in the Compaq Presario 1500+ have what it takes to breathe new life into the mobile AMD market?

WinBook J4 Pentium 4 2.4GHz
by Matthew Witheiler on 8/7/2002

Today we take a look at the top of the line WinBook model: the WinBook J4. Featuring a 2.4GHz processor, an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 graphics chip with 64MB of memory, and integrated 802.11b wireless, is the WinBook J4 the desktop replacement you have been waiting for? Read on to find out.

Shuttle SS51 XPC - A True High Performance Small Form Factor PC
by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/24/2002

The SS51 is the first Small Form Factor PC we would ever consider using as our personal system, but can you really use such a small machine as your primary PC?

ECS i-Buddie XP Athlon XP 2100+
by Matthew Witheiler on 7/10/2002

Today we take a look at a second offering in ECS' desknote like: the socket-A based i-Buddie XP. How does the i-Buddie XP with an Athlon XP 2100+ hold up against the competition? Only one way to find out...

NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go
by Matthew Witheiler on 6/21/2002

A month ago we took a look at the Mobility Radeon 7500 and proclaimed it king of mobile graphics. Today we look at NVIDIA's answer to the Mobility Radeon 7500, the GeForce4 440 Go. Does NVIDIA have what it takes to dethrone our previous king?

ASUS in the Mobile World
by Matthew Witheiler on 6/17/2002

At Computex last week, we got a chance to sit down and speak with the mobile team at ASUS. We grilled them on not only their current PDA, the MyPal 600, but also what future PDAs from ASUS may hold.

ECS i-Buddie 4 Pentium 4 1.6GHz
by Matthew Witheiler on 5/28/2002

A new type of mobile system is here. Called desknotes, they are PCs made of desktop components placed in a case the size of a notebook. Attach a screen, a keyboard, and some speakers and you have yourself a new style of computers. Follow us as we take a look at ECS's desknote: the i-Buddie 4.

ASUS S1 Mobile Pentium III-M 1.2GHz
by Matthew Witheiler on 5/21/2002

Thin-and-light class notebooks have been met with great success in the Eastern world but have only recently started to make an impact on Western consumers. Today we take a look at ASUS' thin-and-light system, the ASUS S1.

PaceBook PaceBlade: The Tablet PC Arrives
by Matthew Witheiler on 5/17/2002

A notebook PC, tablet PC, and desktop PC all in one. Sound too good to be true? Today we take a look at a completely new concept from a completely new company, PaceBlade. Their product, the PaceBook, has been making waves ever since it was first demoed last year. How does their Transmeta Crusoe based solution hold up in the cut throat mobile market? Let's find out.

Compaq Presario 2800 Pentium 4-M 1.7GHz Notebook
by Matthew Witheiler on 5/10/2002

The ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 promised to bring 3D gaming to places it has never been before: the backyard, the library, even the airplane. Continuing with our notebook reviews, today we take a look at the Compaq Presario 2800T outfitted with 256MB of DDR memory, a 1.7GHz Mobile Pentium 4-M processor, and a Mobility Radeon 7500 GPU. Will the Presario 2800T allow 3D games to boldly go places no games have gone before? Read on to find out.

WinBook N4 Pentium 4-M 1.8GHz Notebook
by Matthew Witheiler on 4/23/2002

Today Intel announced its latest Mobile Pentium 4-M chip clocked at 1.8GHz. We were recently given the opportunity to get our hands on a WinBook N4 notebook that uses none other than the same 1.8GHz Mobile Pentium 4-M just announced. See how the WinBook fared with Intel's latest mobile powerhouse at the wheel.

Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277 Notebook
by Matthew Witheiler on 3/29/2002

We continue our notebook reviews today with the Toshiba Satellite 1905-S277, a desktop replacement notebook featuring a 1.6GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor, 256MB of memory, a DVD/CDRW drive, and a Mobility Radeon graphics component. Is the Satellite 1905-S277 ready to replace your desktop? Read on to find out.

ASUS T9 Notebook
by Matthew Witheiler on 3/25/2002

Today we kick off what is going to be a new regular section of AnandTech: notebook reviews. Our first review is of the business targeted thin and light ASUS T9 notebook. See how the system performs in a notebook review done the right way, the AnandTech way.

AMD's K6-2+ in Notebooks - Evaluating Performance with PowerNow
by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/12/2000

AMD may be a very serious threat in the desktop CPU market, but what about their efforts in the mobile market? Their flagship technology in the mobile market is a feature AMD likes to call PowerNow! Let's find out exactly what PowerNow! is and what it does for their mobile processors.

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