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    'Jewel' notebooks

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by neenee, Mar 17, 2006.

  1. neenee

    neenee Notebook Consultant

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    hi everyone,

    i'm looking for opinions or reviews on 'Jewel' laptops.

    while checking some shops today, i came across a
    'Jewel' Topaz 9700 laptop, which is a 13.3" wide-screen
    laptop, with the following specs:

    13.3" wxga 1280x800
    intel celeron m 360 1.4ghz 1mb cache
    512mb ddr-ram
    60gb 5400rpm 8mb cache hdd
    intel extreme graphics 2 (shared video)
    8x dvd +-r/+-rw (dual layer)
    54/11mb intel wireless lan b+g
    3x usb 2.0, firewire
    tv-out
    56k modem, 10/100 lan
    4 in 1 cardreader

    without OS (odd?)

    price: 999 euros (1,213.98 USD)

    i have not heard of this brand before, and am
    unable to find reviews on it.

    if anyone has info, it would be very welcome.
     
    neenee, Mar 17, 2006
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  2. ivar

    ivar Notebook Deity

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    I think this is a small brand from Netherlands or Belgium which uses barebones from other manufacturers (like Uniwill). The same notebooks are often sold for a cheaper price in Germany, one of the similar German brandnames I know is Nexoc.


    I guess that your notebook is built upon the following barebone: Uniwill M30EI0

    http://uniwill.com/products/mobility/m30ei0/m30ei0.php?HL=3&M=1
     
    ivar, Apr 3, 2006
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    ivar, Apr 3, 2006
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  4. neenee

    neenee Notebook Consultant

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    okidoki. thanks for the replies - i ended up buying a vaio sz1xp.
     
    neenee, Apr 4, 2006
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    Well, if you have been looking for a lightweight 13" notebook in Europe, then
    Benq S53 might also be worthy of consideration
    (and almost 500 Euro cheaper in Germany: http://geizhals.net/eu/?cat=nb13 ).
     
    ivar, Apr 4, 2006
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    yup - i saw that brand too, but it wasn't very well-known
    for laptops where i looked, so i did not want to invest too
    much time reading up on it. thanks though ;)
     
    neenee, Apr 5, 2006
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