| Tech-edge e-zine's "Life with only a Notebook, PC or Mac?", Mid-market Class Desktop replacement Notebooks | |||||||
| Brand | Toshiba | Hewlett-Packard | Sony | Apple | Gateway | ||
| Model | Satellite 2405-S202 | Pavillion ze5000 | PCG VX89 | iBook M8603LL/A 14-Combo | 450X | ||
| MSRP | $1,699.00 | $1,809.00 BTO | $1,995.95 | $1,795.00 | $1,799.00 | ||
| Street | $1,399.00 - $50 rebate | $1,709.00 | $1,973.95 | $1,695.00 (free RAM) | $1,699.00 | ||
| Dims WxDxH in. | 12.9 x11.6 x 2.0 in. | 12.96 x 10.72 x 1.79 | 12.3 x 10.3 x 0.7-1.37 | 12.7 x 10.2 x 1.35 | 13.15 x 10.63 x 1.3 | ||
| Weight | 7.1 lbs | 7.5 lbs | 4.42 lbs | 5.99 lbs | 6.01 lbs. | ||
| Processor brand | Intel | Intel | Intel | Motorola | Intel | ||
| Processor type | P4-M | P4-M | P3-M | G3 RISC | P4-M | ||
| Processor speed | 1.6GHz | 2.0 GHz | 900 MHz | 700 MHz (1.4 GHz P3 comp.) | 1.8 GHz | ||
| RAM | 256MB PC2100 DDR | 512 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB (650 MB Max) | 256 MB DDR | ||
| HDD | 30GB | 40 GB IBM | 30 GB | 30 GB | 30 GB | ||
| Removable Batt. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Battery test | 2 hr 23 min | 2 hr 30 min | 2 hr 13 min | 5 hr 42 min | 2 hr 35 min | ||
| Video card | S3 16MB | ATI Mobility M6 | Intel 82815, 32 MB | ATI Mobility Radeon AGP, 16MB | ATI Radeon 32 MB | ||
| Display size | 14.1" TFT | 15.0" TFT | 14.1" TFT | 14.1" TFT | 15.0" TFT | ||
| Native display | 1024x768 | 1400x1050 | 1024x768 | 1024x768 | 1024x768 | ||
| Display modes | 800x600, 1024x768 | 800x600 - 1600x1200 | 800x600, 1024x768 | 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768 | 800x600, 1024x768 | ||
| Internal CD ROM | Yes | Yes | No, external | Yes | Modular | ||
| CD ROM type | CDR/CDRW/CD/DVD | CDR/CDRW/CD/DVD | DVD/CDRW or DVD/CD opt. | CDR/CDRW/CD/DVD | CDR/CDRW/CD/DVD | ||
| Speed W-RW-R-DV | Not specified | 16x10x24x8 | 8x4x24x8x | 8x8x24x8x | 16x10x24x8x | ||
| Internal FDD | Yes | Yes | No, optional external | No | Modular | ||
| PCMCIA number | 2 Type-2 | 2 Type-2 | 1 Type-2 | 0 | 2 Type-2 | ||
| USB 1.1Ý # | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| USB 2.0Ý # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Firewire # | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| I.LinkÝ # | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Serial port | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| Parallel port | ECP | Yes | No | 0 | Yes | ||
| PS2 port | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
| Built-in mouse | Touch-pad, scroll | Touch-pad, scroll button | Touch-pad w/ Jog Dial | Trackpad | EZ Pad + scroll | ||
| Monitor output | RGB | SVGA | VGA | SVGA + Digital Adaptor | SVGA | ||
| Ethernet type | 10/100 | 10/100 | 10/100 | 10/100 | 10/100 | ||
| Internal modem | V.90/56K | V.90/56K | Conexant Soft V.90/56k | V.90/56K | |||
| WiFi type | None | Internal, Optional | Internal ORiNOCO PC Card | Built-in antennas, 802.11b (Opt.) | Internal, Optional | ||
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Spkr Mfg. | OEM | Polk audio | OEM | OEM | OEM | ||
| Quality 1-10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||
| TV output type | NTSC composite | S-Video | No | S-Video and composite video | NTSC/PAL Compsite | ||
| Audio out type | Mini-stereo | Mini-stereo | Mini-stereo | Mini-stereo | Mini-stereo | ||
| Software bundle | Lotus SmartSuite Millennium, Norton AV 2002 | Corel WordPerfect Office 2000, Cyberlink, Quicken 2002 | Sony MultiMedia Digital Editing, Adobe Photoshop Elements, MS Word 2002, PC-Cillin 90 day eval., Quicken 2002. | AppleWorks 6, iPhoto,Ý iMovie, iTunes, PixelNhance, Otto Matic, Delmos Rising, Chess (games), World Book, FAXstf and OS X Mail. | MS Works 2002, Word, Encarta | ||
| OS Version | Windows XP Pro | Windows XP Home | Windows XP Home | Mac OS X & Classic 9.2.2 | Windows XP Home | ||