Averatec AV5500-EA1 15" Notebook PC (Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)

Averatec AV5500-EA1 15

Averatec AV5500-EA1 15" Notebook PC (Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Drive)
Manufacturer: AVERATEC
Product Type: Personal Computer

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The 5500 Series notebook offers the power of a desktop without all the bulk! The power of the Mobile AMD Sempron Processor brings solid performance and real mobility at home, at work or on the go! Packed with superb digital features like IEEE 1394 Firewire, TV-Out and a 4-in-1 Media Card Reader, you won't lose a step when switching from your current desktop to this notebook. With this notebook it provides the option to go mobile, and you can't do that with a desktop.
Amazon.com Product Description
Averatec's AV5500-EA1 offers the power of a desktop without all the bulk, and is a great choice for a portable notebook for the home or for a small businessperson on the go. It features a vivid, bright 15-inch screen--great for watching videos or number-crunching spreadsheets--and a DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive. Other features include a battery-saving AMD Sempron 2600+ processor, 40 GB hard drive, multi-format memory card reader, Firewire port for connecting your digital camcorder, and a TV-out connection for hooking up to your TV.

The Basics

Hard Drive: The 40 GB IDE hard drive is on the small side compared to other notebooks. However, it does offer a decent enough capacity for storing documents and productivity software for road warriors--but not enough for much multimedia storage.
Processor: The 1.83 GHz AMD Sempron 2600+ processor is good for everyday computing tasks for home and small business users. And with AMD's low-voltage PowerNow technology, you'll experience extended battery life for more productivity when out and about.
Memory: The AV5500-EA1 is very affordable due to low amount of installed RAM--just 256 MB, which just isn't enough to fully wrangle today's memory-hungry office producivity suites. You can expand this notebook up to 1 GB of memory
CD/DVD Drive: The combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive can write and read CDs at 24x and rewrite at 10x speeds. It can read DVDs at 8x.
Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook features an 86-key keyboard that offers the functionality of a full-sized 101-key keyboard and a two-button touchpad pointing device.

Sound and Graphics
This AV5500-EA1 has an SiS Integrated Ultra256 video/graphics card with 64 MB of shared video RAM, which offers relatively strong 3D graphics rendering. The 15-inch TFT active matrix screen has a native 1024 x 768 resolution and can drive a 2048 x 1536-pixel external monitor. It also includes an integrated audio card and internal stereo speakers.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
Keep yourself connected with the integrated wireless LAN that's compatible with 802.11b and the faster 802.11g networks. You get a good offering of external connectivity options:

3 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players
1 Firewire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals
1 VGA monitor port
1 S-Video out
4-in-1 memory card reader (MMC, SD, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro
1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type II, 32-bit)
1 headphone jack and 1 microphone jack

It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems). "\

Preloaded System and Software
This notebook comes with Windows XP Home Edition and PowerDVD among it's large catalog of software.

Dimensions and Weight
Measuring 13.1 x 10.7 x 1.4 inches and weighing 6.8 pounds, the AV5500-EA1 offers easily portable multimedia.

Power
The 6-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery has an average battery life of 3 hours.

What's in the Box
This package contains the AV5500-EA1 notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, and operating instructions. It is backed by a one-year limiited hardware warranty and 6 months warranty for the battery.

Average customer rating: 2.5

Fusion software is horrible. Better to just buy an add-on drive.
Delivers what it promises

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Maxtor Fusion 500 GB NAS Personal Web Server with Gigabit Ethernet

Manufacturer: Maxtor
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000GBPFPS

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Product Description

<b>Included Accessories:</b> Maxtor Fusion hard drive, power adapter, Ethernet cable, install CD, setup and user's guides

With the Maxtor Fusion 500GB Personal Web Server, you can organize, personalize and safely share your digital life. Easily organize your digital content and communications, with a simple and self-expressive way to share video your life with friends, family and colleagues. Plug your Maxtor Fusion into a network router and organize a household's worth of video, music, photos and documents easily. Customize your content and create unique content for multiple audiences -- create themes like a family picnic or your band's first gig. Share things privately, publicly or even link to your blog to share the total digital experience of your life. Connectivity - Gigabit Ethernet inputs, two USB 2.0 outputs Transmission Speeds - 1000Mbps/100Mbps/10Mbps Requires router and broadband connection, via DSL or cable modem Operating Systems - Windows 2000/XP; Mac OS X 10.4 or higher System Requirements - PC with Pentium 500MHZ, or Apple G3 PowerPC (or higher); 50MB hard drive space; 256MB RAM; 10Mbps or faster Ethernet adapter; Video display with 1024 x 768 resolution; Internet Explorer 6, Firefox 1.5 or Apple Safari 1.2 browsers Physical Dimensions - 5.4 x 3.9 x 8.5 (136 x 65 x 217 mm)

Customer Reviews:

Fusion software is horrible. Better to just buy an add-on drive........2006-07-26

The Fusion installation CD didn't detect the drive until I turned off my Windows Firewall. Of course, this wasn't mentioned anywhere in the setup guide. Don't try to load a directory with more than a few high resolution (5 megapixel or more) photos, or it will take FOREVER to generate the thumbnails. The drag-and-drop popup Java applet file import is very slow to import (even over Gigabit ethernet), and dropping a folder into it doesn't create the folder with the files underneath it; instead, it just puts all the files into the root directory. VERY DISAPPOINTED in what had the potential to be a useful product. If you have 1-2 Megapixel photos or small documents, in just a few small directories, maybe this will work for you, but for $700? You can do better.

Delivers what it promises.......2006-07-06

I bought the Fusion Drive as soon as it was available from JR. I'm really impressed with the ease of set up, the utility of the drive and software, and all around look of the drive. The instructions are clear and the setup wizard takes you through how to set up a dynamic dns, how to set up your router, and all of the other details that would usually require some real technical know how. The important thing is to follow the instructions closely.

One very important think to keep in mind when setting up the drive: if you have VOiP, make sure the internet phone device is hooked up to your router; usually companies ask you to hook the phone to your cable modem, and then your router to the phone; this makes port forwarding unusable. So other than this minor reconfiguring of your internet connection, everything works seamlessly.

I imagine the interface and the look (and the choices of looks) will develop over time, but I have to say I've been very impressed with how well everything has been working (I've tried out the software from home from a remote location), and most important, how stable everything is. I'm doing everything from a Mac, and I always worry if enought testing has been done to ensure Mac compatibility, and so far, everything's been fine. I also like the fact that Maxtor has included USB 2.0 ports for future expansion. It's a steep price, but I recomment this drive to everyone in the market for a NAS drive.

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