Combining powerful mobility features with an affordable price tag, the Averatec AV6128H1-01 notebook PC will keep you productive when away from the office. Featuring a large, widescreen 15.4-inch screen, the AV6128H1-01 also offers an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 with 64 MB of video memory for crisp rendering of graphics and DVD movies. Other features include a 40 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM, a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, and 54g wireless connectivity.
The Basics
- Hard Drive: The 40 GB hard drive (4200 RPM) is smaller in comparison to other business-oriented notebooks. However, it will offer a decent enough capacity for storing documents and productivity software for road warriors--though not much multimedia storage.
- Processor: The 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor offers the speed you'll need for today's demanding office productivity software and multimedia presentations. It features a 533 MHz front-side bus (FSB), which measures how fast a processor and the main memory communicate, and a 256 KB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance.)
- Memory: The 512 MB of built-in memory (2 x 256 MB, PC2700, DDR SDRAM) is a good start for power users. It has two memory slots in total, with a maximum memory expansion up to 2 GB (2 x 1024 MB).
- CD/DVD Drive: This notebook includes a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive, with 24x write/read and 10x rewrite speed for CDs and 8x read speed for DVDs.
- Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a standard 86-key keyboard and electro-static two-button touchpad.
Screen, Graphcs and Sound The 15.4-inch widescreen TFT active matrix LCD screen (with 1280 x 800-pixel resolution) provides a bright, vivid display and allows images to be seen from a wider angle than most notebooks. The ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 is a relatively high-end video/graphics card, and will easily drive two monitors (the notebook's LCD and an external monitor) at high resolution. It also features an integrated audio card with headhphone and microphone jacks.
Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The AV6128H1-01 has an integrated 54g wireless LAN that's compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks. You get a good offering of connectivity options, including both super-fast USB 2.0 and Firewire options:
- 3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
- 1 VGA monitor port
- 1 Parallel port
- 1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
- 1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type II)
- 1 headphone jack
- 1 microphone jack
- Multiformat memory card reader compatible with Secure Digital, MultiMedia Card (MMC), and Memory Stick
It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).
Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 operating system with Advanced Security Technologies, which helps to reduce unwanted downloads and pop-ups while surfing the Web.
Dimensions and Weight
This notebook measures 14.1 x 10.6 x 1.4 inches and weighs 7.7 pounds.
Power
It's powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of up to 2 hours (depending on usage).
What's in the Box
This package contains the AV6128H1-01 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limiited hardware warranty.
Averatec AV6128H1 Notebook PC The new 6100 series mobile notebook PC defines high performance freedom with the comfort and functionality of a desktop and the ability to go everywhere. The 6100 series notebook is equipped with an Intel Pentium 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology (select models) for superior computing. Filled with performance rich features including a built-in digital media reader, ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 graphics video card with 64MB dedicated video RAM, built-in DVD+CD-RW drive or DVD Burner drive. Anticipating your wireless needs with built-in 802.11g wireless technology that will allow you to connect at speeds 5X faster than before. A stunning 15.4 inch wide screen, sleek style and 24/7 customer support. The 6100 series expands what you expect from a mobile notebook.
1 So much to offer
I shopped for a (under $1000) notebook for my wife basically for her digital photos and her Girl Scout files, I was very disappointed in what the local stores had to offer.
PROS:
This laptop looks great, has a nice large keyboard, and the 15 inch XGA display is beautiful with up to 128MB shared memory!
The front 4-in-1 Media Card Reader is impressive and works flawlessly.
It comes with only 512MB ram, but is easily upgraded with PC2700 type (333mhz) 200-pin DDR memory.
The AMD Processor is quick and pushes this laptop to achieve the desired results (photo editing and word processing).
I turned it the first time and within a few minutes I was already surfing the web as it easily found my router, and my network.
The sound on this laptop is much better than all of the other similarly (and some higher) priced laptops I looked at.
We watched a DVD the first night and had absolutely no complaints (and this was still using only the original 256MB of memory)!
Comes loaded with Roxio CD burning software and Microsoft Works 7.0, and PowerDVD.
CONS:
A bit larger/heavier than what I was originally shopping for, but I couldn't pass up on the great deal. And at 6.8 lbs, it's really not that heavy.
The video is NOT for gaming! But like I said, you'll have no problems watching movies and if you use the S-Video (TV Out) Port on a flat screen... WOW!
SUMMARY:
We have nothing to complain about.
All around great "budget" laptop.
This laptop will do everything except render the latest games.
What a Bargain!
