Best Notebooks - 1 to 2 GHz Processor Speed, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Operating System, 1 x ExpressCard Expandability

'no-frills media center laptop'

'no-frills media center laptop'

'For basic home users who want an affordable desktop-replacement laptop to watch movies, rip discs, and manage photos, the Satellite P105-S6024 is a great choice.'

'It works with GDDR3 memory and provides full support for DirectX 9 Shader Model 3.0 to enable amazing special effects in 3D games and applications.'

'a built-in TV tuner, similar to the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600's; all you need to do to watch is attach a dongle and the TV cable.'

'Both laptops are extremely capable Media Center laptops.'

'potential notebook owner'

'Both laptops are extremely capable Media Center laptops.'

'best equipped multimedia notebooks'

'There is almost no flex, except at the rear where the whole notebook casing flexes in when pushed hard'

'wide array of configuration options'

'When the notebook is off, one touch of the Dell MediaDirect button permits quick access to music, pictures, movies, and videos, regardless of their location--optical drive, hard drive, USB key, or the five-in-one media-card reader--through an intuitive Media Center Edition-like 10-foot user interface that includes full mouse and keyboard control.'

'Benchmarks aside, the laptop did not feel at all sluggish during our anecdotal use, when we performed basic tasks, such as checking e-mail, listening to music, and performing a quick system scan with Windows Defender.'

'the notebook sounds fantastic--as thumpy and crystal clear as any external speakers that come bundled with a desktop PC.'

'most powerful audio system'

'most complete Media Center laptop'

'excellent operating system'

'Also, this notebook has 128MB of video RAM, which is more favorable than some similarly priced notebooks.'

'no-frills media center laptop'

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'Dell goes full-throttle with its latest XPS notebook, the M1730, which packs an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, dual Nvidia graphics processors in an SLI configuration, and Ageia's PhysX controller, which theoretically makes games look more realistic than before.'

'new 17-inch high-performance gaming notebook'

'It's the first laptop ever to use a dedicated Ageia PhysX processing unit alongside two separate high-end graphics cards.'