Logitech Z-5500 THX-Certified 505-Watt 5.1 Digital Surround Sound System Review
April 23, 2008
Logitech Sound Systems have always been the best quality computer speaker system to own. I have owned them for years! The funny thing is, after owning this speaker system, you start to feel like you got the deal of your life. Read more
Apple MacBook Pro MA895LL/A 15″ Notebook PC 2007 Edition - Review and Where to Buy
November 14, 2007
I recently discovered something called a MacBook Pro. I had heard it was fast, sleek, power packed with tons of features like only Apple could provide. Get this, someone actually told me that I would trade in my PC laptop after checking this MacBook Pro out. So what did I find? Did I trade in my PC?
Well, I did find a power packed laptop only 1 inch thick when closed. Sure, this thing has a ton of features like, 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4 MB shared L2 cache, 2 GB RAM 677 MHz DDR2 SD-RAM (PC2-5300), a 120 GB Serial ATA hard drive, a slot load 8x Super Drive, 1 FireWire 400 port, 1 FireWire 800 port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, an ExpressCard / 34 slot, a DVI output with VGA support, a built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet adapter, built in 54 Mbps AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless adapter, built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor and a 15.4 inch widescreen display capable of 1440 by 900 resolution, just to name a few. But really, even with all of these features, would I want to trade in my PC for this thing?
Well, it’s not that I was not tempted. I mean, this thing has it all. Coupled with simplicity and ease of use of OS X, not to mention no more blue screens, and it offered a promise of stability, simplicity and reliability that no PC has offered me so far. It’s an awesome platform. Not perfect but so close. And with all of the Windows Vista problems too, who would want to go PC?
So, I traded my PC in right? No. Here is why. With all of the great and wonderful features, I have been using PC’s for over 15 years. I have never used an Apple for more than about 5 hours throughout my lifetime so I don’t know a lot about them. I love them. I just don’t know what I’m doing. So, there would be a learning curve.
Secondly, I have my PC’s customized with all of these apps that I love and use so often. I would have to tinker with trying to get them working on OS X. No Thanks.
Then, there is the price. Yes you are getting more for your money and a compatible PC notebook would cost the same or more, I understand that, but still I would be paying that much for something I know little about. So, in essence, paying for frustration. No thanks.
Conclusion
I was very impressed and with the video editing projects I have coming up I have been seriously looking into getting an Apple. I will not trade my PC in for one though but would love to have one of these MacBook Pro’s sitting right beside my PC. I mean come on. It is a sweet laptop. So fast, so smooth, so fine. It’s like a recently waxed Ferrari. I love this laptop and all it is capable of and highly recommend it if you are in the market.
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HP Pavilion DV6605US 15.4″ Widescreen Entertainment Laptop
November 9, 2007
The HP Pavilion DV6605US has a 15.4 inch wide screen display, 160GB Hard Drive, 1 GB of DDR/2 Ram, Built in Wireless, Lightscribe dual layer DVD & CD burner, an AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 TK-55 processor and has Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed.
This is a feature packed laptop at a great price. Will it do what you need it to do? Let’s have a look.
The DV6605 has plenty of nice features including a massive 160GB hard drive. Usually a hard drive that large is found in more expensive laptops. It also features a fast processor which is not as fast as the Duo Core but will do the job nicely.
This notebook has a DVD dual layer writer and CD burner with LightScribe technology which lets you print a cover right on the DVD. It beats a Sharpe any day!
Also, the DV6605 has a great look like only HP can bring to a laptop. Very sleek and stylish without compromising on features like the display.
Now for the bad, this thing comes loaded with trial ware which is very annoying. My suggestion if you get one is to go to add/remove programs and get rid of all the trial versions of pre-installed software unless you would like to try them out. These programs will only take up space and slow your computer down in the long run if you are not going to use them. Also, the video card is an NVIDIA GeForce 7150M. It’s not bad but it’s not the top of the line either. But, I guess that is to be expected in a budget laptop. The video card will allow most 3D applications to run fine but very intensive 3D games will likely get clunky.
Overall
This is a very nice laptop. If you are expecting to use this as a gaming platform forget about it. But, if you are looking for a laptop that is cheap, and feature rich go for this one. It will be very fast and powerful for all of your general computer needs besides heavy 3D gaming. Plus, it is backed by HP’s track records for quality laptops and will not be outdated very quickly. With the amount of storage, the wide screen display and such it is a great choice.
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