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    Ibuypower notebooks

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by NewBiee, Aug 7, 2004.

  1. NewBiee

    NewBiee Newbie

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    I have been comparing notebooks and found that notebooks from Ibuypower are inexpensive. I have compared the specs from Ibuypower to dells and it comes out $200 cheaper. I would like your input on the notebook and comparable notebooks of other brands. Thanks.

    Case ( Battalion-101 E-Turbo Series 15.0" SXGA+ 1400x1050 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter Original Metallic Silver/Black 2-Tone Color )
    Processor ( Intel® Centrino Mobile 1.6GHz CPU with 1M Cache )
    Memory ( 1024MB [512MB x2] DDR-333 PC-2700 [Notebook Memory] Kingston )
    Video Card ( Mobility 128MB ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 256-bit 3D Video )
    Hard Drive ( 60 GB 7200rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive )
    CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 8x DVD-ROM & 24X16X24 CD-RW Combo Drive [E-Series] )
    Sound Card ( 3D Wave Stereo Sound Onboard )
    Fax Modem ( Build-in 56K V.90 Fax Modem [Notebook] )
    Network Card ( Build-in 10/100 Network LAN [Notebook] )
    Mouse ( None )
    Flash Media Reader/Writer ( Build-in 3-in-i Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook] )
    Extras ( Extra Li-Ion Battery 14.8V 4400mAh [E-Series] )
    USB Port ( Build-in 3x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook] )
    IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( Build-in 1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port [Notebook] )
    TV Tuner ( None )
    Video Camera ( None )
    Headset ( None )
    Wireless Network Adapter ( Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Module )
    Operation System ( None- Pre-formatted Hard Drive Only )
    Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 1-Year Limited Warranty + 1-Year i-Care Deluxe 24/7 Phone Support )

    Total Price = $1,817.00
     
    NewBiee, Aug 7, 2004
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  2. 64bitcrazy

    64bitcrazy Notebook Enthusiast

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    One thing that you should take into consideration is the fact that the processor uses the banias core, instead of the newer dothan core. The banias core is widely regarded in the pc world as a revolutionary processor, but also a processor that was not ready for launching, meaning that it is not refined. The dothan core is definitely a lot more powerful. So although the configuration might look similar to other configurations that you have seen, the processors probably have the dothan core in them. This explains why the battalion e-turbo series is so much cheaper than other notebooks you have seen.
     
    64bitcrazy, Aug 10, 2004
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