“Sony’s VAIO A series is the company’s flagship multimedia laptop. It’s also Sony’s first to come equipped with a 17in. widescreen display. As expected with any Sony product, the VAIO VGN-A197XP is visually distinctive and comes with a premium asking price. Based on Intel’s brand-new Dothan Pentium M processor, 1GB of DDR SDRAM, ATI’s top-end Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics chipset and both built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the VAIO VGN-A197XP pretty much has it all. If you’re looking to make a professional statement about yourself and your company, the VAIO VGN-A197XP is just the ticket. If value and performance are more important, you can better this offering for almost half the price. Having said that, you’ll not find a TFT screen as good as this one.”
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Acer Ferrari 3200 Laptop Review
Quote from the review:
“designed and built to stand out from the crowd. While the system’s general performance isn’t as impressive as its Ferrari F1-endorsed partner, gamers and high-end graphics users will relish the performance from ATI’s Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics chipset and the high-resolution 15in. screen. Battery performance is mediocre at around 2h 20m, but the Ferrari 3200 is still a refreshing piece of kit that will appeal to those who want a laptop that’s different – if you don’t mind paying the price premium for the Ferrari branding.
ATI Shows Commitment To Mac Lineup
From ATI’s press release:
Offering powerful performance improvements to the Mac lineup, these new graphics options, which include the MOBILITY RADEON 9700 and the RADEON 9200, provide Mac users with the high-end graphics experience they expect from ATI and Apple.
Continuing ATI’s leadership in the mobile sector, the 15- and 17-inch PowerBook G4 notebooks will feature the new MOBILITY RADEON 9700, the world’s fastest mobile graphics processing unit. ATI’s MOBILITY RADEON 9700 uses Low-k process technology to reduce the strain on battery life and at the same time provide accelerated performance. The MOBILITY RADEON 9700 sets a new standard for processing power in a notebook, which enables users to perform a wide range of graphics functions, ranging from gaming, to digital video editing.
