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Kill Bill · 05-09-2008, 12:34 AM

Finished:

I first want to say Thank you to:
Frank at 3g For giving this to me
Alann at 3g on the phone and ordering it
Dad for buying this for me
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SETUP:
Intel Core 2 Penryn 2.5GHz (T9600 - As seen on Vista with boot camp)
2GB 667MHz DDR2 Ram
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 512mb SDRAM
250GB HDD 5400RPM
DVD Combo +/- Super Drive
Mac OS 10 Leopard with latest firmware
17'' Matte Screen
Multi Touch

---------------The Review--------------------
The setup is pretty simple and easy. It gives you a few questions and your off as well as
choosing your account picture you may take a snapshot of yourself. The search then index's your Account for files before
getting ready - 2-4 Mins

Boot time - 28.68 Seconds

Speed-
---------
Speed is overall pretty fast I mean its a T9600 or T9Series according to Vista Agh I need to back check.

Graphics
--------
The Graphics are pretty latest I mean it's an 8600M GT 512mb which means it wont drain the battery like a 7950GTX on a alienware or the 8800M GTX Dual on a Dell M1730
and I got 40-60FPS on Tomb Raider Legend with all features ticked which is pretty high end. Tomb Raider Anniversary shot 60-80FPS at me. iMovie/Fx Home Effects lab pro,
Final Cut Express 4 works very well with it as well as the iSight built in camera which takes advantage

Ram
------------------------
The ram so far for me wont need to be upgraded for about another year when apps go 4GB but 2GB seems pretty enough ATM.

HDD
------------------------------
The 5400RPM 250GB HDD Is very fast for the speed,matter in fact is 4-5x faster than a 5400RPM on a Sony Vaio

Combo Drive
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The combo Drive is very handy and good in small places but the noise it makes when you put in a dvd/cd can be scary as it goes cluck cluck before it gets on with it

Mac OS 10
----------------------------
This is a very good OS if your a hardcore multi-media user - like me. I backed up my osx 86 Distribution on my pc and put my backed up libary of iTunes on DVD's
Time Machine seems good, I hadn't tried it yet but I tested it on my OSX 86 on my pc and it worked flawless so this should be 100% faster

Extras
-----------------
Blue tooth pre-installed on this system is handy too. I connected my Phone (Motorola V3i Dolce & Gabanana) And can transfer my files back and foward
The wi-fi is very nice and easy to set up using airport and came pre-installed with the 802.11B/G/N I think .
Boot camp is very easy to use as after you install you pop in the recovery disc 1 and it transfers the windows drivers onto the Boot camp machine and your away
Spaces couldn't come more handy either as the way you can go back and foward between upto 12 screens is amazing
Backlight Keyboard really helps in darkness if say your in bed.

Thickness and weight:
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The thickness is even less than 1'' inch thin as it measures below 2.59cm and the weight is pretty nice considering its a 17'' and 6ibs I think (3KG)
The screen is amazing with the matte 1680x1050 which gives off true deep rich colors, (in front row with films it cant get any better)

Battery
------------------
The battery can go up to 5:20 Hours doing word processing and spread sheets etc.
Gaming on battery can last up to max on 2Hrs
Movie and digital editing with get 2 1/2 Hours doing

Cons:
Heat - Burns when doing multi-media but this is almost a desktop replacment so it really goes on desks.

Overall 10/10 - Really is a fantastic multi-media machine If it wasn't for the thickness and weight it would have got 9 1/2 due to heat but the weight and thickness really
pays of in the long term. Wait for the video review and un-boxing.

---
Geek Of Comedy A.K.A Kill Bill

Pictures tomorrow
Video un-boxing - Weekend
Full video review - Coming soon

05-09-2008, 12:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Kill Bill Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ireland Age: 12 Posts: 868	The Summary Review Quick Finished: I first want to say Thank you to: Frank at 3g For giving this to me Alann at 3g on the phone and ordering it Dad for buying this for me -------------------------------------- SETUP: Intel Core 2 Penryn 2.5GHz (T9600 - As seen on Vista with boot camp) 2GB 667MHz DDR2 Ram Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 512mb SDRAM 250GB HDD 5400RPM DVD Combo +/- Super Drive Mac OS 10 Leopard with latest firmware 17'' Matte Screen Multi Touch ---------------The Review-------------------- The setup is pretty simple and easy. It gives you a few questions and your off as well as choosing your account picture you may take a snapshot of yourself. The search then index's your Account for files before getting ready - 2-4 Mins Boot time - 28.68 Seconds Speed- --------- Speed is overall pretty fast I mean its a T9600 or T9Series according to Vista Agh I need to back check. Graphics -------- The Graphics are pretty latest I mean it's an 8600M GT 512mb which means it wont drain the battery like a 7950GTX on a alienware or the 8800M GTX Dual on a Dell M1730 and I got 40-60FPS on Tomb Raider Legend with all features ticked which is pretty high end. Tomb Raider Anniversary shot 60-80FPS at me. iMovie/Fx Home Effects lab pro, Final Cut Express 4 works very well with it as well as the iSight built in camera which takes advantage Ram ------------------------ The ram so far for me wont need to be upgraded for about another year when apps go 4GB but 2GB seems pretty enough ATM. HDD ------------------------------ The 5400RPM 250GB HDD Is very fast for the speed,matter in fact is 4-5x faster than a 5400RPM on a Sony Vaio Combo Drive ----------------------------- The combo Drive is very handy and good in small places but the noise it makes when you put in a dvd/cd can be scary as it goes cluck cluck before it gets on with it Mac OS 10 ---------------------------- This is a very good OS if your a hardcore multi-media user - like me. I backed up my osx 86 Distribution on my pc and put my backed up libary of iTunes on DVD's Time Machine seems good, I hadn't tried it yet but I tested it on my OSX 86 on my pc and it worked flawless so this should be 100% faster Extras ----------------- Blue tooth pre-installed on this system is handy too. I connected my Phone (Motorola V3i Dolce & Gabanana) And can transfer my files back and foward The wi-fi is very nice and easy to set up using airport and came pre-installed with the 802.11B/G/N I think . Boot camp is very easy to use as after you install you pop in the recovery disc 1 and it transfers the windows drivers onto the Boot camp machine and your away Spaces couldn't come more handy either as the way you can go back and foward between upto 12 screens is amazing Backlight Keyboard really helps in darkness if say your in bed. Thickness and weight: ------------------------------------- The thickness is even less than 1'' inch thin as it measures below 2.59cm and the weight is pretty nice considering its a 17'' and 6ibs I think (3KG) The screen is amazing with the matte 1680x1050 which gives off true deep rich colors, (in front row with films it cant get any better) Battery ------------------ The battery can go up to 5:20 Hours doing word processing and spread sheets etc. Gaming on battery can last up to max on 2Hrs Movie and digital editing with get 2 1/2 Hours doing Cons: Heat - Burns when doing multi-media but this is almost a desktop replacment so it really goes on desks. Overall 10/10 - Really is a fantastic multi-media machine If it wasn't for the thickness and weight it would have got 9 1/2 due to heat but the weight and thickness really pays of in the long term. Wait for the video review and un-boxing. --- Geek Of Comedy A.K.A Kill Bill Pictures tomorrow Video un-boxing - Weekend Full video review - Coming soon __________________ Hackintosh for Video editing: Intel Core Quad Q6600 2.4ghz/ 4096mb 800Mhz 6400CL5/ 2xXFX 8800ULTRA 768mb/ 500GB/Mac OS Leopard (iATKOS) / 22inch LG Flatron Wide 1680X1050/Abit IN9 32Max Wi-fi 680i SLI MoBo/ Macintosh for Video editing and Gaming: Macbook Pro 2.5GHz 17'' matte,2.5GHz C2D Penryn,2GB 667MHz,8600M GT 512mb,250GB 5400RPM, Mac OS Leopard (Latest Firmware) with Vista Ultimate VIA bootcamp. Website Last edited by Kill Bill; 05-09-2008 at 12:41 AM.